SimplyHired.com®, the world’s largest job search engine, released its February 2012 Employment Outlook highlighting national and local markets, as well as industry and employer trends.Nationwide, job openings increased slightly in the first month of 2012, up 1.5 percent month-over-month and 9.2 percent year-over-year.
SimplyHired.com released its January 2012 Employment Outlook highlighting national and local market outlooks, as well as industry and employer trends. According to the report, nationwide job openings fell slightly in December – down 1.9 percent month-over-month. However, December is a notoriously slow month for hiring, and job growth remained up 10.6 percent year-over-year when compared to 2010.
SimplyHired.com released its December Employment Outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, as well as industry and employer trends.
According to the report, nationwide job openings increased for the fifth consecutive month, up 2.7 percent month-over-month and 7.4 percent year-over-year. Most industries and occupations experienced job growth. Average job competition decreased, most likely a combined result of a slight decrease in unemployment and a slight increase in job openings due to seasonal hiring.
SimplyHired.com released its November employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the fourth consecutive month, up by 5.9% month-over-month and 10.0% year-over-year. Openings were previously up 0.7% month-over-month and 9.0% year-over-year.
SimplyHired.com released its October employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the third consecutive month, up slightly by 0.7% month-over-month and 9.0% year-over-year. Openings were previously up 4.5% month-over-month and 16.5% year-over-year.
SimplyHired.com released its September employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the second consecutive month, up 4.5% month-over-month and 16.5% year-over-year. The job competition ratio remained the same at 4:1 (four job seekers for every one open position).
SimplyHired.com released its July employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends. Nationwide job openings declined slightly this month, dropping -3.8% month-over-month from May. Despite the decrease, job openings were still up 21.9% from June 2010. The national job competition ratio continued to improve this month, dropping from 5:1 to [...]
SimplyHired.com released its May employment trends outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings declined slightly this month, dropping -2.6% month-over-month from April. Despite the decrease, job openings were still up 26.1% from 2010. The national job competition ratio improved this month, dropping from 6:1 to 5:1. Though job growth slowed, many states reported lower unemployment rates, which could account for the improved ratio.
Janco reports that the May 2011 BLS data shows a slight increase (1.16% 7,300) in the number of IT-related jobs in April. The CEO of Janco, Victor Janulaitis said, “The increase as reported by the BLS is 1.16% versus the.79% from the prior month. However, the data does not reflect the recent increases in energy costs. From the data it is not clear that IT employment is signaling that the recovery has started.” He added, “The fact that total employment for telecommunications, data processing, information services, and system design sectors has risen by 18,700 jobs (seasonally adjusted) since January 2011 and by 31,700 in the last 12 months is a good sign.”
After returning to pre-recession levels last month, nationwide job openings continued to increase in April, gaining 6.7% month-over-month and 33.9% year-over year. In March, SimplyHired.com reached pre-recession numbers of job listings, and the government released the most optimistic employment report we’ve seen in a long time. The continued job growth SimplyHired.com has seen in April will likely result in more hiring in the coming months.
Hiring in the travel industry decreased -15.6% in April, nearly two months after crude oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel. This sharp decline in hiring so close to popular travel months is likely an attempt by airlines and other oil-reliant travel businesses to buffer the unavoidably high cost of oil.
Hiring in the retail industry increased 23.6%, the largest growth across all industries. The concurrent 92.0% increase in job openings for retail salespersons signifies the beginning of summer seasonal hiring for retailers.