May 2014
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 4 5 7 10 2
Executive Summary Job openings increase in April. Job openings increased 2.3% month-over-month in April 2014 and were up 26.6% compared to the same time last year. This 2.3% growth in job openings is slightly lower than last month s 5.1% gain but still indicates steady growth across the nation. The Simply Hired Employment Outlook continues to show there are many more job openings today than there were a year ago, said James Beriker, president and CEO of Simply Hired. This is excellent news for job seekers who are ready for the next great opportunity, and we re here to make sure that they find and land the job that they really want. Transportation and law enforcement roles increase. More than half of all occupation categories (12 out of 23) experienced growth in job openings in April 2014. Transportation workers (16.1%) and law enforcement (15.9%) roles posted the largest amount of growth monthover-month. Doctors, nurses, therapist and technician (-3.1%) roles faced the largest decline in April 2014. Nearly two-thirds of all industries experience job growth. Job openings increased in 11 out of 18 industries in April 2014, with military (31.9%) and construction (16.2%) showing the largest gains. Hospitality (-5.5%) and media (-5.2%) saw decreases during this period. 3
U.S. Job Market Snapshot Nationwide trends based on job openings listed on simplyhired.com Job Openings, Nationwide 2013 2014 Job Openings 5M 2.3% month-over-month (from March 2014) 26.6% year-over-year (from April 2013) 4M Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 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 11 out of 18 industries in April 2014, with military (31.9%) and construction (16.2%) showing the largest gains. Hospitality (-5.5%) and media (-5.2%) saw decreases during this period. Transportation roles increase. More than half of all occupation categories (12 out of 23) experienced growth in job openings in April 2014. Transportation workers (16.1%) and law enforcement (15.9%) roles experienced the largest amount of growth month-over-month. Doctors, nurses, therapist and technician (-3.1%) roles faced the largest decline in April 2014. 4
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 7.7% 3.3% Automotive 10.8% 7.8% Construction 16.2% 22.8% Education -0.6% 1.6% Financial Services 7.1% 29.1% Government 3.6% 57.5% Healthcare -3.6% -4.5% Hospitality -5.5% -5.2% Legal 1.5% -15.0% Manufacturing 2.4% 15.3% Media -5.2% 0.4% Military 31.9% 27.2% Non-Profit -1.2% 27.4% Real Estate -1.0% 10.8% Retail 3.4% 19.8% Technology 1.5% -1.1% Transportation N/A N/A Travel 7.9% 23.9% 5
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 3.9% 12.8% HR, Compliance and Business Operators 2.5% 25.6% Financial Specialists, Accountants -0.4% 10.7% Computer Engineers -1.9% 8.9% Engineers (excluding computer) -2.2% 4.9% Scientists, Social Scientists, Lab Techs 4.2% 30.2% Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Techs -3.1% 5.8% Law Enforcement, Fire, Security 15.9% 31.6% Lawyers, Judges, Legal Support -0.4% 24.5% Office and Administrative Workers 6.0% 36.7% Educators (including Librarians) -0.6% 8.9% Journalists and Media Workers -4.6% 77.0% Food Workers -2.9% 5.1% Personal Care and Services 3.8% 33.3% Retail Salespersons 6.7% 10.5% Sales Representatives -3.0% 2.3% Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers 6.7% 24.6% Building and Groundskeepers 10.6% 27.5% Manufacturing Workers 1.0% 32.2% Construction and Extraction Workers 3.6% 31.1% Transportation Workers 16.1% NA Military Personnel -0.6% 3.4% Social Workers, Counselors and Religious Worker -1.8% 20.0% 6
Top Posting Companies by Metro HIGHLIGHTS Healthcare continues as industry with greatest job inventory. Nearly one-half of the top posting companies in April 2014 were healthcare-related (approximately 55 company locations), making healthcare the top posting industry. There were also a significant number of job openings at retail organizations 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WellStar Health System Tenet Healthcare Northside Hospital Piedmont Healthcare AT&T Boston, MA 1. Genesis Healthcare System 2. Oracle 3. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 4. Brigham and Women s Hospital 5. Harvard University Charlotte, NC 1. Carolinas Healthcare System 2. Harris Teeter 3. Bank of America 4. Bayada Home Health Care 5. Wells Fargo Chicago, IL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Advocate Health Care System Sears Holdings University of Chicago Deloitte PwC 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. Tenet Healthcare 5. CVS Caremark Continued on next page 7
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. HCA Healthcare 5. Banner Health Detroit, MI 1. General Motors 2. St. Mary Mercy Livonia 3. Chrysler 4. Henry Ford Health System 5. University of Michigan Houston, TX 1. HCA Healthcare 2. Memorial Hermann 3. Houston Methodist Hospital 4. Tenet Healthcare 5. Texas Children s Hospital Los Angeles, CA 1. Kaiser Permanente 2. Northrop Grumman 3. 24 Hour Fitness 4. Deloitte 5. McDonald s Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL 1. Miami Dade College 2. Tenet Healthcare 3. University of Miami 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. Target Brands 5. 3M New York, NY 1. JPMorgan Chase 2. Citigroup 3. Deloitte 4. Bank of America 5. Columbia University 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. Johnson & Johnson 5. TD Bank Phoenix, AZ 1. Banner Health 2. CVS Caremark Stores 3. Marriott 4. Scottsdale Healthcare 5. St. Joseph s Hospital Continued on next page 8
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. BNY Mellon 2. PNC 3. Deloitte 4. McDonald s 5. University of Pittsburgh Portland, OR 1. Intel 2. Nike 3. Kaiser Permanente 4. Providence Health & Services 5. Oregon Health and Science University Raleigh & Durham, NC 1. Harris Teeter 2. Duke Nursing 3. UNC Health Care 4. WakeMed 5. MetLife Sacramento, CA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sutter Health Kaiser Permanente Dignity Health Intel McDonald s 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. Centene 4. Tenet Healthcare 5. Saint Louis University 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. Northrop Grumman 2. General Dynamics 3. Booz Allen Hamilton 4. Accenture 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
About About the U.S. Employment Outlook The U.S. Employment Outlook 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: Ashley Cohen - Simply Hired ph: +1 303.522.0783 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, http://www.simplyhired.com. Any images directly from this report must be shown with the following copyright notice below the graphic: 2013 Simply Hired, Inc. 10