Where the Jobs Are
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which sectors were growing jobs during COVID?
Healthcare and aged care, logistics and last-mile delivery, essential retail, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and remote education technology all grew during the pandemic period. Each of these was a sector where the underlying demand was either structural or pandemic-accelerated.
Q: What do the COVID growth sectors reveal about the future labour market?
That the long-term employment growth is in sectors that combine human irreplaceability with genuine social value: care, education, complex services, and infrastructure. These are not glamorous categories, but they are durable ones — resistant to automation for the same reasons they were resistant to COVID disruption.
Q: How should individuals use this analysis for career planning?
By identifying which of the growth sectors intersect with capabilities they have or could develop, and making a deliberate move toward those intersections before the competition for those roles increases. The COVID period revealed the next decade’s growth sectors more clearly than any consultant’s forecast.
Q: Can Morris Misel speak about labour market foresight and career strategy?
Yes. For keynotes on the future of work and employment, visit morrismisel.com/event-organisers.
Published: The Herald Sun (page 9) / Sydney Morning Telegraph, Saturday 11 April 2020 Frequently Asked Questions Q: Which sectors were growing jobs during COVID? Healthcare and aged care, logistics and last-mile delivery, essential retail, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, a.
The shift around Where the Jobs Are is not purely structural. It changes what capabilities organisations value, how people find meaning in their roles, and what conditions make good work possible. Leaders who understand this early retain the talent they need and build cultures that attract it.
The most important question is not whether Where the Jobs Are will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.
