U.S.

Employment Trends Report

November 2010

Press Contact:
Allison Bedard
ph: +1 415.512.0770
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Contents

Executive Summary
Key highlights from this month’s report p. 1

U.S. Job Market Snapshot

Nationwide employment changes at a glance p. 2

Local Market Outlook

Job growth and competition in 50 major metros p. 3

Industry and Occupation Outlook

Job growth and competition in major industries and occupations p. 9

Top Hiring Companies

The top 5 companies hiring in 25 major metros p. 11

About
Information on the Report and Simply Hired p. 14

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 Executive Summary
• National growth remains steady. November was a month for consistency, as the
national growth rate remained relatively constant from October to November. Nationwide
job openings increased 5.1%, just a percent more than the 4.4% increase from September
to October.

• First automotive hiring in years. The automotive industry showed its first sign of life
post-recession, with job openings growing 19.8% (a 121.5% improvement from November
2009). Two major US auto companies, General Motors and Chrysler, recently announced
plans to hire by the thousands in coming months. GM already listed 77 jobs in Detroit
before the month end.

• Finance and accounting hiring strong. Financial specialists and accountants continued to
be in demand, showing a 41.8% growth in job openings. “While there’s been an increase
in finance and accounting jobs this month, many of these job openings are in sectors
outside the financial services industry,” said Gautam Godhwani, CEO of SimplyHired.com.
“It’s clear that the financial services industry still has a way to go before it fully recovers.”

• Positive seasonal hiring effects continue. With holiday shopping well underway,
seasonal hiring continued to boost the national job market. Job openings for retail
salespersons increased 92.9%, and with 2,158 job openings, UPS became the third top
hiring company nationwide.

Employment Impact: Year End

• Hiring slows in non-retail industries. Construction (-1.3%), media (-0.5%), non-profit
(-3.1%) and technology (-10.6%) all posted negative changes in job openings for
the month. This annual lull in hiring is typical in November and December, as many
companies without an immediate need for new employees elect to pause hiring until
the start of the new year.

• Military hiring drops. Job openings for military personnel decreased -23.5% in
November, coinciding with an industry-wide decrease of -45%. These decreases reflect
a slowing in military recruitment around year end, similar to the slowing in other
industries.

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U.S. Job Market Snapshot
Nationwide trends based on job openings listed on SimplyHired.com

Job Openings, Nationwide

13.2%
11% 10.5% 10.3%
7.7%
5.1%
4.4%
3.7% 3.2%
1.8% 1.7%
-2.8%

Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

▲ 5.1% ▲ 88.7%
month-over-month year-over-year
(from October 2010) (from November 2009)

For job opening information based on industry and/or occupation, see Industry and Occupation Outlook

Job Competition, Nationwide

2:1 unemployed persons per job opening

For job competition in specific metropolitan areas, see Local Market Outlook

Top Hiring Companies, Nationwide

RANK COMPANY JOB OPENINGS M-o-M CHANGE Y-o-Y CHANGE
1 Pizza Hut 6,926 – –
2 Taco Bell 2,036 – –
3 Staples 2,012 30.8% 126.7%
4 UPS 1,832 58.6% –
5 Wells Fargo 1,775 6.6% 315.5%

For top hiring companies in specific metropolitan areas, see Top Hiring Companies by Metro

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Local Market Outlook
HIGHLIGHTS
• Job growth in almost all metros. 49 of 50 major metropolitans experienced a month-over-month
growth in job openings this November, with Greenville (SC) showing the highest growth at 14.4%.
The Hartford & New Haven (CT) area posted no change for the month.

• Least competitive metros hold steady. While most metros shifted ranks in this month’s job
competition list, the nine least competitive maintained their positions. Washington, DC; West
Palm Beach; Boston; Baltimore; Milwaukee; Oklahoma City; Minneapolis & St. Paul; Denver; and
San Francisco were still the best metros for job seekers, each with a 2:1 or 1:1 unemployment ratio.

Job Openings by Metro

Number of job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in the top 50 metropolitan areas

JOB JOB
POPULATION
METROPOLITAN AREA OPENINGS OPENINGS
RANK
(M-o-M) (Y-o-Y)
1 New York (NY) 7.7% 109.0%
2 Los Angeles (CA) 4.7% 94.9%
3 Chicago (IL) 6.6% 95.2%
4 Philadelphia (PA) 5.4% 99.1%
5 San Francisco Bay Area (CA) 1.4% 121.8%
6 Boston (MA) 4.6% 90.7%
7 Dallas & Fort Worth (TX) 6.2% 94.5%
8 Washington, DC (DC) 3.5% 63.9%
9 Atlanta (GA) 2.5% 87.4%
10 Detroit (MI) 3.1% 119.0%
11 Houston (TX) 5.4% 80.8%
12 Seattle & Tacoma (WA) 3.6% 83.0%
13 Tampa & St. Petersburg (FL) 6.1% 98.4%
14 Minneapolis & St. Paul (MN) 3.3% 118.2%
15 Phoenix (AZ) 6.1% 115.1%
16 Cleveland & Akron (OH) 10.2% 107.3%
17 Miami & Fort Lauderdale (FL) 1.5% 100.3%

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JOB JOB
POPULATION
METROPOLITAN AREA OPENINGS OPENINGS
RANK
(M-o-M) (Y-o-Y)
18 Denver (CO) 2.6% 107.7%
19 Sacramento (CA) 7.2% 99.1%
20 Orlando (FL) 5.3% 96.6%
21 St. Louis (MO) 4.4% 111.5%
22 Pittsburgh (PA) 1.4% 38.1%
23 Baltimore (MD) 4.5% 76.1%
24 Portland (OR) 3.6% 95.7%
25 Indianapolis (IN) 5.1% 123.3%
26 San Diego (CA) 2.1% 80.0%
27 Hartford & New Haven (CT) 0.0% 115.6%
28 Charlotte (NC) 6.3% 104.8%
29 Raleigh & Durham (NC) 10.5% 97.6%
30 Nashville (TN) 6.7% 99.3%
31 Kansas City (MO) 4.5% 110.1%
32 Cincinnati (OH) 5.2% 122.8%
33 Milwaukee (WI) 4.4% 98.8%
34 Columbus (OH) 6.6% 120.9%
35 Greenville (SC) 14.4% 131.0%
36 Salt Lake City (UT) 5.0% 83.4%
37 San Antonio (TX) 6.2% 85.1%
38 Grand Rapids (MI) 6.4% 112.5%
39 West Palm Beach (FL) 5.0% 91.6%
40 Birmingham (AL) 7.9% 112.2%
41 Norfolk & Newport News (VA) 6.6% 94.0%
42 New Orleans (LA) 2.4% 77.2%
43 Memphis (TN) 7.0% 97.0%
44 Buffalo (NY) 6.5% 83.8%
45 Oklahoma City (OK) 6.8% 92.5%
46 Greensboro & Winston-Salem (NC) 11.3% 95.8%
47 Harrisburg (PA) 6.2% 93.8%
48 Providence (RI) 6.7% 101.8%
49 Albuquerque & Santa Fe (NM) 8.0% 91.7%
50 Louisville (KY) 7.0% 121.0%

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Job Competition by Metro (ranked by Population)
Ratio of unemployed persons to job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in the top 50 metropolitan areas

POPULATION UNEMPLOYED PERSONS :

METROPOLITAN AREA
RANK JOB OPENINGS

1 New York (NY) 3:1

2 Los Angeles (CA) 4:1
3 Chicago (IL) 2:1
4 Philadelphia (PA) 2:1
5 San Francisco Bay Area (CA) 2:1
6 Boston (MA) 1:1
7 Dallas & Fort Worth (TX) 2:1
8 Washington, DC (DC) 1:1
9 Atlanta (GA) 2:1
10 Detroit (MI) 4:1
11 Houston (TX) 2:1
12 Seattle & Tacoma (WA) 2:1
13 Tampa & St. Petersburg (FL) 3:1
14 Minneapolis & St. Paul (MN) 1:1
15 Phoenix (AZ) 2:1
16 Cleveland & Akron (OH) 3:1
17 Miami & Fort Lauderdale (FL) 5:1
18 Denver (CO) 2:1
19 Sacramento (CA) 4:1
20 Orlando (FL) 4:1
21 St. Louis (MO) 2:1
22 Pittsburgh (PA) 2:1
23 Baltimore (MD) 1:1
24 Portland (OR) 2:1
25 Indianapolis (IN) 2:1

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POPULATION UNEMPLOYED PERSONS :

METROPOLITAN AREA
RANK JOB OPENINGS

26 San Diego (CA) 3:1

27 Hartford & New Haven (CT) 2:1
28 Charlotte (NC) 2:1
29 Raleigh & Durham (NC) 2:1
30 Nashville (TN) 2:1
31 Kansas City (MO) 2:1
32 Cincinnati (OH) 3:1
33 Milwaukee (WI) 1:1
34 Columbus (OH) 2:1
35 Greenville (SC) 3:1
36 Salt Lake City (UT) 2:1
37 San Antonio (TX) 2:1
38 Grand Rapids (MI) 4:1
39 West Palm Beach (FL) 1:1
40 Birmingham (AL) 2:1
41 Norfolk & Newport News (VA) 2:1
42 New Orleans (LA) 2:1
43 Memphis (TN) 2:1
44 Buffalo (NY) 2:1
45 Oklahoma City (OK) 1:1
46 Greensboro & Winston-Salem (NC) 3:1
47 Harrisburg (PA) 2:1
48 Providence (RI) 3:1
49 Albuquerque & Santa Fe (NM) 2:1
50 Louisville (KY) 3:1

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Job Competition by Metro (ranked by Unemployment Ratio)
Ratio of unemployed persons to job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in the top 50 metropolitan areas

UNEMPLOYED PERSONS :
RANKING CHANGE METROPOLITAN AREA
JOB OPENINGS

1 Miami & Fort Lauderdale (FL) 5:1

2 ▲1 Sacramento (CA) 4:1
3 ▼1 Detroit (MI) 4:1
4 Los Angeles (CA) 4:1
5 ▲1 Orlando (FL) 4:1
6 ▼1 Grand Rapids (MI) 4:1
7 Providence (RI) 3:1
8 ▲1 Tampa & St. Petersburg (FL) 3:1
9 ▲4 San Diego (CA) 3:1
10 ▼2 New York (NY) 3:1
11 ▼1 Greensboro & Winston-Salem (NC) 3:1
12 ▼1 Greenville (SC) 3:1
13 ▼1 Cincinnati (OH) 3:1
14 Louisville (KY) 3:1
15 ▲1 Cleveland & Akron (OH) 3:1
16 ▲1 St. Louis (MO) 2:1
17 ▼2 Portland (OR) 2:1
18 ▲3 Memphis (TN) 2:1
19 ▼1 Birmingham (AL) 2:1
20 ▲2 Chicago (IL) 2:1
21 ▲3 Buffalo (NY) 2:1
22 ▲1 Phoenix (AZ) 2:1
23 ▼4 Philadelphia (PA) 2:1
24 ▼4 Harrisburg (PA) 2:1
25 ▲2 Indianapolis (IN) 2:1

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UNEMPLOYED PERSONS :
RANKING CHANGE METROPOLITAN AREA
JOB OPENINGS

26 ▲2 Houston (TX) 2:1

27 ▼2 Atlanta (GA) 2:1
28 ▼2 New Orleans (LA) 2:1
29 Nashville (TN) 2:1
30 Charlotte (NC) 2:1
31 ▲3 Kansas City (MO) 2:1
32 Columbus (OH) 2:1
33 Pittsburgh (PA) 2:1
34 ▼3 Salt Lake City (UT) 2:1
35 ▲2 San Antonio (TX) 2:1
36 ▼1 Hartford & New Haven (CT) 2:1
37 ▲3 Seattle & Tacoma (WA) 2:1
38 Albuquerque & Santa Fe (NM) 2:1
39 Raleigh & Durham (NC) 2:1
40 ▲1 Dallas & Fort Worth (TX) 2:1
41 ▼5 Norfolk & Newport News (VA) 2:1
42 San Francisco Bay Area (CA) 2:1
43 Denver (CO) 2:1
44 Minneapolis & St. Paul (MN) 1:1
45 Oklahoma City (OK) 1:1
46 Milwaukee (WI) 1:1
47 Baltimore (MD) 1:1
48 Boston (MA) 1:1
49 West Palm Beach (FL) 1:1
50 Washington, DC (DC) 1:1

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Industry and Occupation Outlook
HIGHLIGHTS
• Automotive and Transportation hiring picks up. Both the automotive and the transportation
industries saw an increase in hiring in November. Automotive job openings increased 19.8% this
month as major US automakers begin rehiring, while transportation job openings increased 11.2%,
likely as a result of increased seasonal hiring by cargo and mail carriers.

• Retail hiring continues to rise. Demand for retail salespersons continued its upward trend as
more and more companies prepare for the holiday season. Retail job openings almost doubled,
growing a considerable 92.9% from October.

Job Openings by Industry

Number of job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in each major industry

INDUSTRY JOB OPENINGS (M-o-M) JOB OPENINGS (Y-o-Y)

Agriculture 3.0% 33.2%
Automotive 19.8% 121.5%
Construction -1.3% 87.9%
Education 4.5% 47.0%
Financial Services 3.6% 114.5%
Government 0.3% 44.8%
Healthcare 7.6% 96.7%
Hospitality 1.9% 90.4%
Legal 3.6% 94.8%
Manufacturing 7.1% 131.7%
Media -0.5% 38.8%
Military -45.0% -50.6%
Non-Profit -3.1% 22.1%
Real Estate 3.2% 66.2%
Retail 4.9% 64.0%
Technology -10.6% 97.5%
Transportation 11.2% 344.3%
Travel 8.3% 17.9%

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Job Openings by Occupation Category
Number of job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in each major occupation category

OCCUPATION CATEGORY JOB OPENINGS (M-o-M) JOB OPENINGS (Y-o-Y)

Managers 2.9% 100.2%
Human Resources Specialists, Compliance Officers
-42.0% 6.8%
and Business Operators
Financial Specialists and Accountants 41.8% 161.0%
Computer Engineers and Programmers -1.1% 82.7%
Engineers (excluding Computer) 2.0% 82.0%
Scientists, Social Scientists and Lab Techs 2.4% 57.5%
Doctors, Nurses, Therapists and Health Techs 16.2% 71.9%
Social Workers, Counselors and Religious Workers 7.2% 73.5%
Law Enforcement, Fire and Security 6.2% 80.4%
Lawyers, Judges and Legal Support -9.9% 123.3%
Office and Administrative Workers 6.6% 128.4%
Teachers, Librarians and Education Workers 16.7% 92.8%
Journalists and Media Workers 7.0% 59.0%
Cooks, Servers and Food Workers 1.0% 77.6%
Personal Care and Services 6.1% 34.8%
Retail Salespersons 92.9% 256.1%
Sales Representatives -79.1% -61.5%
Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers -0.5% 94.2%
Building and Groundskeepers 2.4% 76.2%
Farmers, Fishers and Forestry Workers 1.2% 154.3%
Manufacturing Workers 2.8% 111.1%
Construction and Extraction Workers -8.9% 60.2%
Drivers, Pilots and Transportation Workers 0.1% 207.8%
Military Personnel -23.5% 59.2%

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Top Hiring Companies by Metro
HIGHLIGHTS
• General Motors hiring in Detroit. With 77 listings, GM had the third most job openings in Detroit
this month. More hiring is expected in future months, as this marks the beginning of GM’s first
significant hiring campaign in nearly three years.

• Hiring low in Orlando. The fifth most competitive metro for job seekers, Orlando had only three
companies with more than 50 job openings this month: two in healthcare, and one in fast food
service. This trend suggests that Orlando job competition is due to a low number of available jobs
in the area.

Top Hiring Companies, 25 Major Metros

Top five companies with the most job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in 25 major metropolitan areas
Note: Parentheses after each company denote month-over-month change

Atlanta, GA
1. Emory University – 314 jobs (-25.5%)
2. Time Warner – 310 jobs (17.0%)
3. Yum! Brands – 200 jobs (7.0%)
4. Northside Hospital – 178 jobs (4.3%)
5. Home Depot – 133 jobs (-14.9%)
Chicago, IL
1. Provena Health – 1,199 jobs (3.9%)
2. Advocate Health Care – 827 jobs (34.8%)
3. Yum! Brands – 167 jobs (4.7%)
4. HCR Manor Care – 133 jobs (15.1%)
5. Sears – 112 jobs (-6.6%)

Baltimore, MD
1. ManTech International – 127 jobs (15.8%)
2. Yum! Brands – 74 jobs (9.3%)
3. L-3 Communications – 73 jobs (1.6%)
4. Genesis HealthCare – 51 jobs (22.4%)
Boston, MA
1. MIT – 1,192 jobs (7.6%)
2. Harvard University – 472 jobs (125.1%)
3. Faulkner Hospital – 443 jobs (-0.5%)
4. Caritas Christi Health Care – 240 jobs (-6.6%)
5. Staples – 212 jobs (41.6%)
Cleveland, OH
1. Yum! Brands – 156 jobs (-1.9%)
2. Extendicare Health Services – 87 jobs (23.6%)
3. Kindred Healthcare – 56 jobs (2.7%)
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX
1. Yum! Brands – 185 jobs (12.8%)
2. Texas Health Resources – 180 jobs (4.5%)
3. HCA – 163 jobs (30.1%)
4. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas – 107 jobs (-3.7%)
5. Baylor Health Care – 99 jobs (3.4%)
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Denver, CO
1. Banner Health – 1,118 jobs (14.3%)
2. HCA – 141 jobs (1.1%)
3. Yum! Brands – 125 jobs (-4.3%)
4. EchoStar Communications – 62 jobs (-1.5%)
5. Centura Health – 58 jobs (-10.6%)
Detroit, MI
1. Yum! Brands – 128 jobs (11.1%)
2. St. John Providence Health – 95 jobs (-1.6%)
3. General Motors – 77 jobs (4.6%)
Houston, TX
1. University of Texas – 161 jobs (8.0%)
2. Yum! Brands – 139 jobs (6.0%)
3. HCA – 132 jobs (14.6%)
4. Methodist Hospital – 106 jobs (130.3%)
5. Hewlett-Packard – 103 jobs (16.0%)
Indianapolis, IN
1. Yum! Brands – 107 jobs (4.5%)
2. Clarian Health – 106 jobs (2.9%)
3. Indiana University – 62 jobs (-7.4%)
4. Community Hospitals of Indiana – 57 jobs (2.8%)
Los Angeles, CA
1. Yum! Brands – 294 jobs (4.7%)
2. U.S. Air Force – 255 jobs (0.8%)
3. Starbucks – 239 jobs (20.9%)
4. Sears – 195 jobs (28.8%)
5. AOL – 189 jobs (31.7%)
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Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL
1. HCA – 76 jobs (22.0%)
2. Kaplan – 75 jobs (4.8%)
3. Baptist Health South Florida – 74 jobs (17.5%)
4. Yum! Brands – 68 jobs (7.0%)
5. Memorial Healthcare – 61 jobs (-7.0%)
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
1. UnitedHealth Group – 326 jobs (8.3%)
2. U.S. Army – 210 jobs (-7.7%)
3. Yum! Brands – 130 jobs (-0.9%)
4. 3M – 117 jobs (92.5%)
5. Indian Health Service – 90 jobs (2.8%)
New York, NY
1. The McGraw-Hill Company – 753 jobs (48.5%)
2. AOL – 570 jobs (-4.4%)
3. State University of New York – 521 jobs (-19.5%)
4. Pfizer – 318 jobs (-13.6%)
5. Staples – 276 jobs (27.2%)
Orlando, FL
1. Yum! Brands – 109 jobs (3.6%)
2. Florida Hospital – 74 jobs (-12.1%)
3. Gentiva Health Services – 54 jobs (16.4%)
Philadelphia, PA
1. Bayada Nurses – 531 jobs (-8.0%)
2. Devereux Foundation – 190 jobs (-46.7%)
3. HCR Manor Care – 158 jobs (12.3%)
4. Genesis HealthCare – 129 jobs (11.4%)
5. Sears – 128 jobs (29.3%)
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Phoenix, AZ
1. Banner Health – 2,740 jobs (12.8%)
2. Vanguard Health Systems – 205 jobs (77.4%)
3. Indian Health Service – 162 jobs (1.0%)
4. Catholic Healthcare West – 148 jobs (-4.1%)
5. Yum! Brands – 138 jobs (0.7%)
Pittsburgh, PA
1. University of Pittsburgh – 140 jobs (5.9%)
2. Carnegie Mellon University – 113 jobs (-0.6%)
3. Yum! Brands – 77 jobs (4.4%)
4. HCR Manor Care – 70 jobs (17.2%)
5. Education Management Corporation – 65 jobs (-7.2%)
Portland, OR
1. Providence Health and Services – 169 jobs (1.1%)
2. Oregon Health & Science University – 160 jobs (-2.5%)
3. Intel – 79 jobs (18.3%)
4. Gentiva Health Services – 74 jobs (64.8%)
5. Yum! Brands – 73 jobs (-5.7%)
Sacramento, CA
1. Sutter Health – 248 jobs (131.4%)
2. Yum! Brands – 79 jobs (-3.9%)
3. Catholic Healthcare West – 60 jobs (-1.6%)
4. Starbucks – 56 jobs (23.1%)
5. Affiliated Computer Services – 52 jobs (-1.7%)
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
1. Cisco Systems – 339 jobs (1.5%)
2. AOL – 315 jobs (-5.8%)
3. Sutter Health – 216 jobs (16.0%)
4. eBay – 193 jobs (1.0%)
5. Google – 186 jobs (1.8%)
Note: List only includes companies with 50 or more jobs available
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Seattle and Tacoma, WA
1. Expedia – 243 jobs (25.4%)
2. Providence Health and Services – 185 jobs (-0.2%)
3. Amazon.com – 180 jobs (-6.5%)
4. University of Washington – 148 jobs (6.4%)
5. MultiCare Health System – 110 jobs (-17.0%)
St. Louis, MO
1. Yum! Brands – 119 jobs (-11.5%)
2. Saint Louis University Hospital – 114 jobs (31.4%)
3. St. Anthony’s Medical Center – 71 jobs (-5.7%)
4. BJC Health – 70 jobs (-0.2%)
5. SSM Health Care – 50 jobs (-6.1%)
Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL
1. HCA – 314 jobs (28.2%)
2. IASIS Healthcare – 136 jobs (-19.5%)
3. Yum! Brands – 98 jobs (-14.7%)
4. BayCare Health System – 93 jobs (6.7%)
5. University Community Hospital – 55 jobs (4.3%)
Washington, DC
1. U.S. Navy – 504 jobs (4.0%)
2. Georgetown University – 362 jobs (-2.2%)
3. AOL – 255 jobs (67.8%)
4. Verizon Communications – 246 jobs (1.1%)
5. ManTech International – 236 jobs (4.3%)
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 About the U.S. Employment Trends Report

The U.S. Employment Trends Report is a monthly summary and analysis of employment
trends in the United States. These findings are based on monthly job seeker activity
on SimplyHired.com, which aggregates millions of listings from over 30,000 employ-
ment sites, and data obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some findings may be
projected from recent historical data. Data may not be representative of all industries,
occupations and/or metro areas. “Metropolitan Areas” in this report are the 50 most
populous in the U.S., as ranked by the Nielsen Company’s Designated Market Area (DMA)
list. “Occupation Categories” are derived from the Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

About Simply Hired

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