Thursday, July 25, 2019

Klamath Falls Staffing Shares Hot Jobs for the 3rd Quarter of 2019



Express Employment Professionals does a survey every quarter to find out hiring trends over many different fields of work. Here are the results to the survey, so you can know what fields are ready to hire in Klamath Falls, OR.

Better Half of 2019

There’s a forty-six percent of upward trends in the employment markets. Ten percent are expected to go down. Ninety-seven percent of responders of the survey said that they are not living in an area that is going through any recession. In the next couple of years, there are some signs of caution.
The top fields that have jobs hiring are General Labor/Industrial at 46%, Accounting/Finance at 9%, Skilled Labor/Industrial at 32%, Healthcare at 6%, and Administrative/Office Clerical at 20%.

Concerns

The more important question is whether people think that the country is going into another recession or not. Ninety-five percent said yes to a recession in the next 3-6 months. Seventy-six percent said no within 6 months-1year. Fifty-three percent said no within 2 years.

Compensation

If a company wants a skilled job candidate, compensation is the main thing to focus on. Skilled candidates hold the cards right now since companies have a hard time finding employees or have the right experience. Seventy-six percent of employers admit that it’s become somewhat or very difficult to fill their job openings. One of the ways candidates will accept a position is compensation since wages may increase in the next 3 months.

If you’re expecting a wage increase, the wages will be based on performance, cost of living, and both.

Benefits, Advancement, Etc.

To be able to hire a skilled employee, companies must go further than competitive pay, flexibility, work environments, and training and development. Candidates know that they can have more selection on jobs they choose because they’ll have great pay anywhere they work.

So, what are the main reasons people refuse a job offer? Klamath Falls staffing shares that the reasons are inflexible schedule at 9%, lack of benefits at 12%, lack of advancement and opportunity at 13%, not the perfect fit at 25%, and low pay at 28%.

Express Employment Professionals in Klamath Falls, OR is a Full-Service Staffing Agency that continually exceeds expectations by providing services to companies in our community while also helping job seekers find employment.

Express Employment Professionals of Klamath Falls, OR
104 N 11th St
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
(541) 273-5000