U.S. Employment Outlook. April 2014

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1 April 2014

2 Table of Contents Executive Summary Key highlights from this month s report U.S. Job Market Snapshot Nationwide employment changes at a glance Industry and Occupation Outlook Job growth and competition in major industries and occupations Top Posting Companies The top five companies posting jobs in 25 major metros About Information on the report and Simply Hired

3 Executive Summary Solid growth in job openings. In March 2014, job openings increased 5.1% month-over-month and were up 27.5% compared to the same time last year. This follows a 4.6% increase in the February 2014 and indicates steady growth nationwide. There continue to be exciting, new possibilities for job seekers who want to take the next big step in their careers, said James Beriker, CEO of Simply Hired. Based on our data, the opportunities continue to grow for job seekers who are motivated and inspired to seize the job they really want. More jobs open up in almost every occupation. Nearly all occupation categories (21 out of 23) experienced growth in job openings in March Journalists and media worker (46.0%) and manufacturing worker (19.4%) roles experienced the largest amount of growth monthover-month, while doctors, nurses, therapist and technician (-3.1%) roles faced the largest decline during this time period. Job openings increase in two-thirds of all industries. In March 2014, job openings increased in 12 out of 18 industries. Government (25.2%) and real estate (8.4%) showed the largest gains, while healthcare (-9.9%) and hospitality (-8.6%) saw decreases during this period. 3

4 U.S. Job Market Snapshot Nationwide trends based on job openings listed on simplyhired.com Job Openings, Nationwide Job Openings 5M 5.1% month-over-month (from February 2014) 27.5% year-over-year (from March 2013) 4M Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar For job opening information based on industry and/or occupation, see Industry and Occupation Outlook Industry and Occupation Outlook HIGHLIGHTS Job openings increase in two-thirds of all industries. Job openings increased in 12 out of 18 industries in March 2014, with government (25.2%) and real estate (8.4%) showing the largest gains. Healthcare (-9.9%) and hospitality (-8.6%) saw decreases during this period. Journalist and media roles increase. Nearly all occupation categories (21 out of 23) experienced growth in job openings in March Journalists and media worker (46.0%) and manufacturing worker (19.4%) roles experienced the largest amount of growth month-over-month. Doctors, nurses, therapist and technician (-3.1%) roles faced the largest decline in March

5 Job Openings by Industry Trends in job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in each major industry INDUSTRY M-o-M CHANGE Y-o-Y CHANGE Agriculture 1.2% -6.3% Automotive -1.9% -10.4% Construction 1.9% 7.8% Education 1.0% 9.0% Financial Services 6.1% 21.7% Government 25.2% 42.7% Healthcare -9.9% -2.3% Hospitality -8.6% 3.7% Legal -8.3% -8.0% Manufacturing -0.6% 12.7% Media 7.5% 3.3% Military 0.1% 2.5% Non-Profit -1.1% 31.2% Real Estate 8.4% 17.6% Retail 0.5% 27.6% Technology 1.7% -1.4% Transportation 2.7% N/A Travel 6.2% 10.7% 5

6 Job Openings by Occupation Trends in job openings listed on SimplyHired.com in each major occupation category OCCUPATION CATEGORY M-o-M CHANGE Y-o-Y CHANGE Managers 1.4% 11.3% HR, Compliance and Business Operators 4.0% 28.6% Financial Specialists, Accountants 1.9% 16.5% Computer Engineers 14.1% 9.6% Engineers (excluding computer) 0% 8.4% Scientists, Social Scientists, Lab Techs 2.8% 29.8% Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Techs -3.1% 10.9% Law Enforcement, Fire, Security 4.8% 17.0% Lawyers, Judges, Legal Support 10.0% 27.3% Office and Administrative Workers 6.9% 36.4% Educators (including Librarians) 6.9% 18.2% Journalists and Media Workers 46.0% 96.7% Food Workers 0.1% 13.2% Personal Care and Services 4.3% 34.3% Retail Salespersons 0.1% 6.5% Sales Representatives 0.4% 13.5% Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers 4.8% 23.3% Building and Groundskeepers 6.5% 20.4% Manufacturing Workers 19.4% 15.3% Construction and Extraction Workers 12.5% 32.1% Transportation Workers 8.8% NA Military Personnel 5.4% 16.2% Social Workers, Counselors and Religious Worker 5.2% 28.4% 6

7 Top Posting Companies by Metro HIGHLIGHTS Healthcare continues as industry with greatest job inventory. Nearly half of the top posting companies in March 2014 were healthcare-related (approximately 55 company locations), making healthcare the top posting industry. There were also a significant number of job openings at financial services and academic institutions. Top Posting Companies, 25 Major Metros Top five companies with the most job openings listed on simplyhired.com in 25 major metropolitan areas Atlanta, GA WellStar Health System Tenet Healthcare SunTrust Banks Emory Healthcare Grady Health System Boston, MA 1. Genesis Healthcare System 2. Oracle 3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 4. Staples 5. Brigham and Women s Hospital Charlotte, NC 1. Carolinas Healthcare System 2. Harris Teeter 3. Bank of America 4. Wells Fargo 5. TIAA-CREF Chicago, IL Advocate Health Care System Sears Holdings University of Chicago Presence Health Accenture Cleveland and Akron, OH 1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation 2. University Hospitals 3. McDonald s 4. PNC 5. Deloitte Dallas and Fort Worth, TX 1. Baylor Health Care System 2. Texas Health Resources 3. HCA Healthcare 4. McDonald s 5. Tenet Healthcare Continued on next page 7

8 Top Posting Companies, 25 Major Metros Top five companies with the most job openings listed on simplyhired.com in 25 major metropolitan areas Denver, CO 1. Centura Health 2. HealthONE 3. University of Colorado 4. McDonald s 5. HCA Healthcare Detroit, MI 1. Chrysler 2. General Motors 3. St. Mary Mercy Livonia 4. University of Michigan 5. Henry Ford Health System Houston, TX 1. HCA Healthcare 2. Memorial Hermann 3. Texas Children s Hospital 4. McDonald s 5. Houston Methodist Hospital Los Angeles, CA 1. McDonald s 2. Kaiser Permanente 3. Northrop Grumman Hour Fitness 5. Deloitte Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL 1. Miami Dade College 2. University of Miami 3. Tenet Healthcare 4. Broward Health 5. Baptist Health South Florida Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN 1. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2. Life Time Fitness 3. Fairview Health Services 4. US Bank 5. Wells Fargo New York, NY 1. JPMorgan Chase 2. Deloitte 3. Columbia University 4. Bank of America 5. Citigroup Orlando, FL 1. Central Florida Health Alliance 2. Adventist Health System 3. Florida Hospital 4. Orlando Health 5. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Philadelphia, PA 1. Bayada Home Health Care 2. PNC 3. Genesis Healthcare 4. TD Bank 5. Main Line Health System Phoenix, AZ 1. Yuma Regional Medical Center 2. Banner Health 3. CVS Caremark Stores 4. Marriott 5. Scottsdale Healthcare Continued on next page 8

9 Top Posting Companies, 25 Major Metros Top five companies with the most job openings listed on simplyhired.com in 25 major metropolitan areas Pittsburgh, PA 1. PNC 2. BNY Mellon 3. University of Pittsburgh 4. Deloitte 5. West Penn Allegheny Health System Portland, OR 1. Intel 2. Nike 3. Providence Health & Services 4. Kaiser Permanente 5. Oregon Health and Science University Raleigh & Durham, NC 1. Harris Teeter 2. Duke Nursing 3. UNC Health Care 4. WakeMed 5. University of North Carolina Sacramento, CA Sutter Health Kaiser Permanente McDonald s Dignity Health Intel Seattle and Tacoma, WA 1. Amazon 2. Microsoft 3. University of Washington 4. Nordstrom 5. T-Mobile St. Louis, MO 1. BJC Healthcare 2. Washington University in St. Louis 3. Tenet Healthcare 4. Saint Louis University 5. Monsanto Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL 1. BayCare Health System 2. HCA Healthcare 3. Central Florida Health Alliance 4. Citigroup 5. McDonald s Washington, DC 1. Adventist Healthcare 2. Northrop Grumman 3. General Dynamics 4. Booz Allen Hamilton 5. Capital One San Francisco Bay Area, CA 1. Sutter Health 2. Kaiser Permanente 3. Apple 4. Google 5. HP Note: List only includes companies with 50 or more jobs available 9

10 About About the The is a monthly analysis and forecast of employment trends in the United States. These findings are based on monthly job seeker activity on simplyhired.com, which publishes millions of listings from a number of online sources including company career pages, job boards and niche job websites. 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 Simply Hired is a job search engine that collects job listings from all over the web, including company career pages, job boards and niche job websites. Then, similar to major search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, Simply Hired matches and displays relevant jobs to job seekers on the Simply Hired website, mobile app, and numerous partner sites. Simply Hired operates job search engines in 24 countries and 12 languages. For questions, comments or more information related to this report, please contact: Mickey Nelson - Simply Hired ph: press@simplyhired.com Press Contact Simply Hired, Inc. grants permission to freely copy, publish and repurpose the data included in this report for media, education, research and the promotion of this work, provided that no changes or alterations are made to excerpts, and full attribution of authorship is made to simplyhired.com and linking to our homepage, Any images directly from this report must be shown with the following copyright notice below the graphic: 2013 Simply Hired, Inc. 10

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