Recession-Proof Jobs

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/01/AR2008110100229.html

By Michelle Singletary
Sunday, November 2, 2008; Page F01

For the past several months, I've had a hard time picking selections for the Color of Money Book Club.

Many of the books stacked against the wall in my office were written before what I call the Great Millennium Meltdown. Although some forecast trouble ahead, much of the financial advice lacks today's context. That's not a criticism. Nobody knew how bad things would get.

So as I began looking for a selection for November, I searched for a book that I thought could truly be helpful to a lot of people trying to make ends meet. This is what I found: "150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs" (Jist Publishing, $16.95).

Jist, a division of EMC, is a leading publisher of materials to help people in their job or career searches. This book was written by two Jist editors, Sue Pines and Stephanie Koutek, and Laurence Shatkin, who has spent more than 25 years in the career information business.

"Nobody's job is 100 percent secure, but you can take steps to reduce your chances of being laid off in the event of an economic downturn and to increase your chances of bouncing back if you are laid off anyway," the authors write.

Oh, how those words are applicable for today's tribulations.

Although recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate held at 6.1 percent in September, the number of unemployed has increased over the past 12 months by 2.2 million, to a total of 9.5 million.

In September, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) rose by 167,000, to 2 million. Over the past 12 months, the number has increased by 728,000. The long-term unemployed accounted for 21.1 percent of the total unemployed in September.

FULL 2 page story at link.

[peppermintsunshine]

1. Thanks for that...I had thought being a teacher was one of those...

I sure hope it's listed.