Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Industries Where Jobs Are Growing Most

                            As the nation's economic recovery repeatedly jerks forward and then stumbles, here's some good news: 11 of 12 major industries are posting more jobs online than a year ago, according to data gathered by Indeed.com. click here for more details "Indeed.com" ,which aggregates online job postings, found that the transportation, hospitality and retail industries posted the largest increases in job listings since last year. Each had at least 40% more job listings in June 2010 than in June 2009, despite the weak improvement in overall employment numbers recently. Here are all 12.


1)Transportation:
                           Up 73%. The transportation industry's growth is usually closely tied to that of the greater economy, so the fact that it has had an increase in job postings since June 2009 is not amazing. Since April, though, transportation postings have increased by more than 20,000. Total job listings: 97,870.


2)Hospitality:
                            Up 47%. As the saying goes, people always need to eat. A great many of the hospitality industry's job listings are for jobs in food service. The most posted ones include bartender, cook and restaurant manager. Total job listings: 92,690

3)Retail:
                            Up 41%. Most of the retail industry's postings are for customer service positions. "It is less expensive to keep the customers you have than to try to go out and win new customers," says Bill Gessert, president of the International Customer Service Association. Total job listings: 346,953.


4)Media and Newspapers:
                             Up 39%. Media's relatively few job listings mean that any increase in postings has a relatively large effect on the percentage change in postings. Top job postings include graphic designer, art director and editor. Total job listings: 40,046.


5)Information Technology:
                               Up 30%. IT's surge is especially impressive considering that it is the third-largest industry for job postings. Some of the most listed jobs include graphic designer, software engineer and technical writer. Total job listings: 301,434.




6)Accounting:
                               Up 14%. The accounting industry's job postings have largely remained stable since last year. Some popular jobs include accountant, business analyst and bookkeeper. Total job listings: 129,616.


7)Construction:
                               Up 15%. Construction job postings have also stayed relatively constant. The most-clicked job in online postings is construction manager, and the city with the most construction clicks is Houston. Total job listings: 100,887.

8)Education:
                               Up 19%. Education jobs were most often clicked in New York City, with popular listings including teacher and program manager. Total job listings: 113,561.


9)Financial Services and Banking:
                               Up 15%. Aside from a dip in postings in late 2009, financial service jobs have climbed steadily if slowly since last June. Total job listings: 221,535.


10)Manufacturing:
                               Up 25%. Manufacturing job postings have fluctuated, but since January 2010 they have increased steadily. Top jobs include maintenance technician, welder and warehouse supervisor. Total job listings: 97,542.


11)Real Estate:
                              Down 4%. The only industry to suffer a net loss in job listings since June 2009. Its postings were up earlier this year but have recently declined. Total job listings: 25,031



12)Health Care:
                              Up 2%. The most-listed industry online, health care would need a big change in numbers to experience a big percentage change. It is widely considered a recession-resistant field, because health care services are always in demand. Total job listings: 670,028.

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