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Job vacancies way up in June

Of all vacancies 13.2 per cent were in the Health Care & Social Assistance field
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A total of 484 vacancies were recorded for Nipissing District throughout the month of June according to The Labour Market Group.

This represents a large increase; 17.8 per cent more than May's total of 411.

The top vacancy job was Personal Support Worker, with 10 openings.

The June figure is also notably greater than June last year; up 8.8 per cent than the same month last year, where 445 vacancies were recorded.

The report says 207 unique employers posted vacancies. Of the 484 vacancies 458 (94.6%) were found through online sources, 82 (16.9%) requested a bilingual candidate for the position and 123 (25.4%) required some form of driver's license.

Of all vacancies 13.2 per cent were in the Health Care & Social Assistance field.