The economy might be doing better than you think

Think the economy is still not doing well? Think again. Sittercity.com reported a 128 percent increase in job postings in the last quarter of 2009 over our first quarter postings and more than 9,700 new jobs posted in December alone. We asked you why, and a recent survey of you all showed that almost a third of you that posted a job on the site did so because you recently found a new job or changed jobs.

Even better, the number of actual jobs being generated on Sittercity.com might be even higher, too, than the above statistic since it leaves out those of you that find a sitter through search rather than posting a job. On average, half of you post jobs when seeking a sitter on our site, while the other half of you conduct searches to find your perfect sitter match.

Caregiving is a necessity, not a luxury, as you all know, but we found this bit of news particularly exciting. We’re also excited at the number of jobs that we’ve been able to create during a hard economic period–at this point, there’s a new job posted on Sittercity.com every four minutes!

So start 2010 on a high note…things are getting better, and a positive attitude never hurts either. Happy sitting!

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