NOVA Workforce is excited to publish our latest regional labor market dashboard for January through March, 2017. Important highlights include:
- There were 91,474 job postings advertised online during this time period, indicating an increase of 11.3% in the number of available jobs over the last quarter of 2016.
- There were 13,430 cybersecurity and healthcare positions alone, representing 14.7% of all advertised positions.
- The employer highlight features Navy Federal Credit Union, which has announced job expansion in the NOVA region.
- The industry spotlight is on Outpatient Care Centers, one of the fastest-growing healthcare industries in the region.
For additional labor market research publications, data resources, or to contact us, please visit our website at www.nvcc.edu/workforce under the “Labor Market Research” tab. NOVA Workforce also thanks the Alexandria/Arlingtion Regional Workforce Council and The Skillsource Group for their support with the Regional Quarterly dashboard.