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An in-depth look at where the jobs really are and which metro areas have the most candidates the answers may surprise you!
sure, there are more jobs in new york City but there are more people as well!
The best places to find jobs arent always the first ones that come to mind.
Where The Jobs are
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Top Ten Places with the Most Job Opportunities per Capita
HARTFoRd, CT
SAN JoSE, CA
Top Industries That Created Jobs: information Technology Healthcare & Medical Accounting & Finance Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: sales representatives project Managers Bank Tellers Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Medical Assistants Customer service representatives
Average Salary: $42,000 Unemployment Rate: 8.0% Cost of Living: 24% above natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 148%
Top Industries That Created Jobs: information Technology engineering & Architecture sales & sales Management Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: software engineers project Managers Java developers Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Medical Assistants Financial Analysts
Average Salary: $57,000 Unemployment Rate: 8.4% Cost of Living: 52% above natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 379%
BLoomINGToN, IL
Bloomington is the birthplace of the beer nut and they are still produced here today.
mANCHESTER, NH
Top Industries That Created Jobs: information Technology sales & sales Management Transportation & logistics Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: project Managers Business Analysts drivers Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Certified Nursing Assistants Bank Tellers
Average Salary: $36,000 Unemployment Rate: 6.2% Cost of Living: 5% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 701%
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Healthcare & Medical information Technology sales & sales Management Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Java developers licensed nursing Assistants physical Therapists Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Warehouse Workers sales Associates
Average Salary: $46,000 Unemployment Rate: 4.8% Cost of Living: 20% above natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 221%
CHEyENNE, Wy
dES moINES, IA
Des Moines is the number one spot for U.S. insurance companies and is also home to the presidential Iowa Caucuses.
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Healthcare & Medical Transportation & logistics sales & sales Management Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: registered nurses Certified Nursing Assistants Customer service Associates Easiest Jobs to Hire for: receptionists Certified Nursing Assistants Bank Tellers
Average Salary: $40,000 Unemployment Rate: 5.7% Cost of Living: 4% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 191%
Top Industries That Created Jobs: information Technology Healthcare & Medical Accounting & Finance Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: sales representatives personal Bankers Business Analysts Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer service representatives Medical receptionists sales representatives
Average Salary: $39,000 Unemployment Rate: 5.0% Cost of Living: 9% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 275%
CoLUmBUS, IN
SPRINGFIELd, IL
Springfields most famous former resident is Abraham Lincoln , who lived here until he went to the White House .
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Transportation & logistics information Technology sales & sales Management Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: speech language pathologists Manufacturing engineers Customer service Associates Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Medical Assistants Human resources Generalists shipping Clerks
Average Salary: $43,000 Unemployment Rate: 6.0% Cost of Living: 8% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 597%
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Healthcare & Medical sales & sales Management Transportation & logistics Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: occupational Therapists owner operators Financial Advisors Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer service representatives Medical Assistants restaurant servers
Average Salary: $35,000 Unemployment Rate: 6.7% Cost of Living: 10% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 421%
CASPER, Wy
Nicknamed The Oil City, Casper was famous for its many gushers (not the fruit snacks).
BILLINGS, mT
Billings was named for Frederick H. Billings, a former president of the Northern Pacific Railroad .
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Healthcare & Medical sales & sales Management Transportation & logistics Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: store Managers Bank Tellers surgical registered nurses Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Security Officers phlebotomists
Average Salary: $40,000 Unemployment Rate: 4.6% Cost of Living: 4% below natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 318%
Top Industries That Created Jobs: Healthcare & Medical sales & sales Management Transportation & logistics Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: registered nurses physical Therapists sales representatives Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Certified Nursing Assistants drivers
Average Salary: $35,000 Unemployment Rate: 4.6% Cost of Living: is equal to natl avg Job Posting Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 618%
Its easy to assume that the easiest places to hire employees are in bustling metropolises...
Where The candidaTes are
Top Ten Easiest Places to Hire Employees these are the places with the most candidates per job.
but how can it be easy when theres so much competition for those coveted candidates?
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1. Minneapolis, Mn 2. pascagoula, Ms 3. palm Bay, Fl 4. palm Coast, Fl 5. Winston-salem, nC 6. Warner robins, GA 7. stockton, CA 8. Greensboro, nC 9. riverside, CA 10. Valdosta, GA
PASCAGoULA, mS
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Manufacturing & production sales & sales Management Healthcare & Medical Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Cashiers Medical Assistants
Thanks to its location on the Gulf Coast, the population in Pascagoula exploded during WWII when shipbuilding became a major industry in the area.
Average Salary: $42,000 Unemployment Rate: 5.2% Cost of Living: 12% above natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 106%
Average Salary: $39,000 Unemployment Rate: 9.3% Cost of Living: 8% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 66%
Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer services representatives Warehouse Workers paralegals Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: project Managers Java developers Customer service representatives
Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Customer service Associates occupational Therapists Mobile Crane operators
PALm BAy, FL
Originally called Tillman , it was renamed Palm Bay in the 1920s thanks to the number of palm trees that boarded the bay.
PALm CoAST, FL
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Manufacturing & production Healthcare & Medical Accounting & Finance Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Warehouse Associates Bank Tellers Security Officers
Palm Coast is steeped in history; it goes all the way back to 1969.
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Customer service Manufacturing & production Healthcare & Medical Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer service representatives Warehouse Workers Human resources Generalists Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: occupational Therapists registered nurses software engineers
Average Salary: $43,000 Unemployment Rate: 9.0% Cost of Living: 2% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 191%
Average Salary: $38,000 Unemployment Rate: 11.7% Cost of Living: 10% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 133%
Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Financial Advisors Medical Assistants phlebotomists
WINSToN-SALEm, NC
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Customer service Transportation & logistics Merchandising, purchasing & retail Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer service representatives phlebotomists sales Associates
In 1929, the Reynolds Building was completed in Winston-Salem. The building is well known for being the prototype for the Empire State Building in NYC.
WARNER RoBINS, GA
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Clerical & Administrative Manufacturing & production Healthcare & Medical Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Administrative Assistants Warehouse Workers Medical receptionist
Nicknamed the International City thanks to its residents that come from all over the world because of Robins Air Force Base .
Average Salary: $38,000 Unemployment Rate: 8.9% Cost of Living: 10% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 155%
Average Salary: $39,000 Unemployment Rate: 7.4% Cost of Living: 8% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 127%
Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: occupational Therapists sales Associates Financial Analysts
Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: registered nurses Financial Advisors Customer services Associates
SToCkToN, CA
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Manufacturing & production Healthcare & Medical Transportation & logistics Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Warehouse Workers Medical Assistants Bank Tellers
Stocktons population soared when many moved here during the California Gold Rush .
GREENSBoRo, NC
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Customer service Manufacturing & production Accounting & Finance
Greensboro went from being a village to a city in just ten years thanks to textile plants in the 1890s.
Average Salary: $37,000 Unemployment Rate: 14.5% Cost of Living: 36% above natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 106%
Average Salary: $36,000 Unemployment Rate: 9.7% Cost of Living: 11% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 169%
Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Customer service representatives Couriers Human resources Generalists Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: registered nurses owner operators Administrative Assistants
Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Truck drivers occupational Therapists sales representatives
RIvERSIdE, CA
vALdoSTA, GA
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Manufacturing & production Healthcare & Medical public Utilities & services Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Warehouse Workers Medical Assistants delivery drivers Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: personal Bankers Administrative Assistants sales Associates
Average Salary: $39,000 Unemployment Rate: 11.8% Cost of Living: 12% above natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 95%
Easiest Industries to Hire for: Manufacturing & production sales & sales Management Travel, Hospitality & restaurant Easiest Jobs to Hire for: Warehouse Workers sales Associates Bank Tellers Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: occupational Therapists sales representatives restaurant shift supervisors
Average Salary: $33,000 Unemployment Rate: 8.4% Cost of Living: 5% below natl avg Candidate Growth (Q2 2011 to Q2 2012): 164%
Be on the lookout each quarter for the most up-to-date version of this [INFOGRAPHIC] that celebrates those metro regionsboth large and small and highlights the industries that are creating jobs.
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sources: Beyond.com Q2 2012 Career Trends, the Bureau of labor statistics, Forbes.com. and AreaVibes.com. Contact: Julie shenkman at Julies@Beyond.com or 1-866-694-JoBs