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Majority of hottest jobs demand better, more education: sobering statistics: 83% of us without college degree, 25% lack high school diploma or GED.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 29-MAR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1320 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Majority of hottest jobs demand better, more education: sobering statistics: 83% of us without college degree, 25% lack high school diploma or GED.(Focus Workforce)

Article Excerpt
The statistics from the Mississippi Employment Security Commission (MESC) are sobering: seven out of the 10 fastest growing job categories demand education beyond high school. But 83% of Mississippians do not have a college degree, and one in four adults doesn't even have a high school diploma or GED.

"Our workforce is not adequately training for the jobs that are in the highest demand today and in the future," said Jan Garrick, spokesperson for the MESC. "Everyone feels they deserve a good job. But the jobs people will be able to get will nowhere meet their expectations if they don't get an education."

According to a report by MESC, the top 10 jobs that will grow most rapidly are in the healthcare and computer fields. There are two things driving the jobs demand, Garrick said. The aging baby boom population is driving the healthcare jobs. The other is the fact Mississippi is finally catching up as far as computer-related jobs.

"Before we had so many low-end manufacturing jobs, and now there are more jobs that are computer related," Garrick said.

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