Jobs in the National Basketball Association, Are They Available in Todays Economy?
It’s no secret that the country is in a recession. It’s also no secret that the country is in an economic crisis. It’s actually so well known, that both Presidential candidates have admitted it, and voters will be deciding who they think can fix the problem the best. This not an ideal situation for the country. The situation has had an adverse effect on the current job market. What’s unknown is if the current economic situation will effect jobs in the sports world, most notably The National Basketball Association. A good way to understand job opportunities in the NBA, is to look at the actual numbers of jobs for NBA teams. In an article by Newsok.com in August of 2008, a breakdown of available jobs in the NBA was outlined. As Mike Baldwin article reports: -Basketball operations (Jobs 20 to 25 employees) -Sales (Jobs 12-20) -Marketing (Jobs 10-12) -Broadcasting (Jobs 6-10) – Guest relations,suite services (Jobs 4-8) -Season-ticket retention (Jobs 3-5) -Ticket operations (Jobs 3-4) -Merc
