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Vermont Survey Finds 2,148 Job Openings

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -

Vermont plans to reach out to alumni of Vermont colleges and universities with job openings to get them to move back to the state.

That's part of a new effort Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Wednesday to get young people who have left Vermont to make the state their home.

The Labor Department says a survey of nearly 600 Vermont companies found that about half of them had job openings for 2,148 workers.

Many of the jobs were in health care and sales. Construction, farming, computer and mathematical industries also had openings.

The jobs will also be listed on the Labor Department's database.

The state also plans to launch an ad campaign geared toward young workers and work with colleges and universities to recruit alumni who have moved away.

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