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Simply Hired U.S. Employment Outlook Shows Job Openings Grew 1.73% in December 2014
Simply
Hired, the largest independent job search engine with properties in
24 countries and 12 languages, today released its January
2015 U.S. Employment Outlook report. The new report finds that
nationwide job openings increased 1.73% month-over-month in December
2014. This represents a substantial gain over the 0.06% increase
reported by Simply Hired for November 2014, and marks the fifth
consecutive month of positive growth in job listings.
"The Simply Hired Employment Outlook shows good news in the new year for
job seekers," said James Beriker, President and CEO of Simply Hired.
"Job listings grew 1.73% in December 2014, which is an important leading
indicator of hiring in the months to come. Buoyed by more than a quarter
of positive job growth, job seekers have significant opportunities for
employment heading into 2015."
Key findings from the monthly Simply Hired Employment Outlook report
include:
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Job openings increase aross the U.S. Nationwide job openings
grew 1.73% month-over-month in December 2014. This represents a
substantial gain over the 0.06% increase reported by Simply Hired for
November 2014, and marks the fifth consecutive month of positive
growth in job listings.
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All of the top 25 major metros post gains. Job openings
increased in 25 of the top 25 largest U.S. metros in December 2014.
The largest month-over-month gains were seen in Charlotte, NC (4.78%)
and Washington, DC (4.43%).
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Diverse industries and occupations experience growth. Job
openings increased in 7 out of 18 industries in December 2014, with
military (24.54%), non-profit (21.05%) and hospitality (8.48%) seeing
the largest rise. A majority of occupation categories (35 out of 54)
experienced growth over this period, with aviation workers (16.57%)
and water vessel operators (15.88%) posting the largest
month-over-month gains.
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Healthcare continues as industry with greatest job inventory. Nearly
one-half of the top posting companies in December 2014 were
healthcare-related. There were also a significant number of job
openings at financial services and technology companies.
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Metro highlight: Denver, CO: Simply Hired data for the Denver
region identifies healthcare, financial services and technology as the
top posting industries in the metro region. The area's top posting
companies include Centura Health (#1), Banner Health (#2), Vail
Resorts (#3), HealthONE (#4) and HCA Healthcare (#5).
About Simply Hired
Simply
Hired, a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, operates
job search engines in 24 countries and 12 languages. With more than 34
million unique visitors per month, the company provides job seekers
access to millions of job openings across all job categories and
industries, reaching job seekers on the web, mobile devices, email, and
via thousands of partner sites including The Washington Post, Fox
Business, Bloomberg (News - Alert) Businessweek, Computerworld, and International
Nurses Association. Simply Hired enables employers to efficiently and
cost-effectively reach candidates searching for jobs through its
full-service pay-per-click (PPC) and self-service pay-per-post job
advertising solutions. Simply Hired was founded in 2004 and is privately
held with funding from Foundation Capital and IDG Ventures. For more
information, visit www.simplyhired.com.
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