Jobs Report Good News For Some

Despite what forecasters were expecting the jobs report that came out today from the US Labor Department was less than ideal.  Analysts had expected there to be positive jobs growth in December 2009 but 85,000 jobs were lost instead.

The hardest hit were jobs in manufacturing and construction.  Manufacturing lost 27,000 jobs while construction lost about 53,000 positions.  The service sector had little change.

There were some sectors however that made some gains.  The professional and business services sector gained 50,000 jobs in December while the health services sector also added 35,000 jobs.  So this is good news for those who are looking for sales managing jobs or sales rep jobs.

It is also good news for those you sell to the business services sector.  If you're market is in any professional services, you should be happy.  That means if you sell to accountants, bankers, administrative personnel, executives and other people who work in offices generally, will fare well in sales as jobs grow in these areas.

Of course, sales jobs continue to be in demand as the economic recession continues, but this jobs report will mean that there will be more demand for sales jobs in the future.