There aren''t many silver linings in a national job market that has shed 2.5 million payroll positions over the past 28 months. According to CareerJournal.com, in the scramble to find stable jobs, many workers are changing careers and flocking to industries that have suffered through chronic worker shortages in recent years, such as nursing and teaching.
Enrollment in four-year U.S. nursing programs rose 12% in the past two years after falling throughout the 1990s, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Similar trends are playing out in teaching. California has seen a 40% increase in the number of people taking teacher-qualification exams during the past two years.
The unemployment rate has reached a nine-year high, and there are nine million unemployed people, according to the U.S. Department of Labour. According to CareerJournal.com, many people find it difficult to change careers because they think they have to do it in one big leap.
CareerJournal.com suggests career change
Which can offer relief from unemployment
