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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Heather LoBue [mailto:Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 15, 2016 08:56<br>
<b>To:</b> Heather LoBue <Heather.LoBue@sonoma-county.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> August 2016 Job Market Tracker Report<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Attached is the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s <b>August 2016 Job Market Tracker</b>.<b> </b>Included is our monthly analysis of real-time online job postings, aggregated from over 25,000 sources, as well as a <b>bonus feature</b> of hiring trends
in the <b>Retail industry</b>. You can now find past JMT reports <a href="http://edb.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1033&id=2039" target="_blank" title="Cmd+Click to follow link"><span style="color:#954F72">here</span></a> on our website! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please consider taking a minute to participate in the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GT6KRJH"><span style="color:#954F72">feedback survey</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
The results from the survey will provide information about how you use the report. The EDB wants to ensure the Job Market Tracker is as useful as possible and provides the information you need about current hiring trends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215868">AUGUST 2016 HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Over 9,500 job postings were advertised in August 2016, an increase of 1,203 postings compared to the same period last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">With 967 postings, the Retail Trade industry had the most job postings in the August reporting period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Santa Rosa had 295 new job postings since August 2015, as it continues to have the most job postings of any Sonoma County city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please see attached for full report.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <b><i>***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT***</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starting in October 2016, the EDB will be transitioning the release of the monthly Job Market Tracker Reports to an online email marketing platform. Using
Constant Contact to deliver the monthly reports will allow us to manage subscriptions more effectively. Please look for the new email format in October!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, feedback, customized report requests, or would like to schedule a meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Heather LoBue at <a href="mailto:heather.lobue@sonoma-county.org">heather.lobue@sonoma-county.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Heather LoBue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Business Services Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell",serif">Sonoma County Economic Development Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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