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Hiring Demand in the Metropolitan Area with the Highest Unemployment

By Abby Lombardi on May 20, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Last week, we reported on hiring demand in Midland, Texas, the metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate. We saw that hiring demand had actually decreased over the past 90 days when compared to the same 90-day period in 2012. Today, we wanted to see if cities with high unemployment are also declining, or if they follow a different trend. The metro area with the highest unemployment (as of the most recent BLS reports in March 2013) is Yuma, Arizona. Here, the unemployment rate is currently 26%, much higher than the national rate of 7.6%. Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 3,900 jobs available online. While Midland saw a decline in demand, this is actually a 5.6% year-over-year increase versus the same 90-day time period last year. Demand in Yuma reached a peak in October of last year, but then declined drastically in the last 2 months of the year, and has been fairly steady since the beginning of 2013.

Hiring Demand in Yuma, Arizona – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand in Yuma, Arizona

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 5 industries with the most demand in Yuma, AZ over the past 90 days were:

  1. Other General Government Support
  2. Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs)
  3. General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
  4. Medical Laboratories
  5. Elementary and Secondary Schools

All of the industries listed above experienced year-over-year growth. Government Support organizations not only posted the most ads in the past 90 days, but also had the highest percentage increase. While there was just 1 ad posted online during this 90-day time frame last year, this year saw more than 120 ads.

Some of the occupational fields with the most job ads in the past 90 days were Truck Drivers, Registered Nurses, First-line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, Retail Sales, and Supervisors of Food Preparation Workers. Of these 5 fields, 3 declined in demand compared to last year: RN's, Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, and Retail Salespersons. The unique job titles that are most commonly advertised are listed below.

  1. Physical Therapist
  2. Occupational Therapist
  3. Registered Nurse
  4. Driver
  5. Teller
  6. Owner Operator
  7. Sales Representative
  8. Store Manager
  9. Customer Service Representative
  10. Store Associate

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Competing for Gaming Talent

By Ashley Rowe on May 19, 2013 in Computer/Math/IT, Hiring Demand Indicators.

Companies have been using gamification techniques to engage customers and they're are also incorporating these strategies into employee and candidate programs through orientation, onboarding, health and wellness, and employee referral campaigns. As gamification evolves and more employers utilize these strategies, will hiring for gamification and video gaming skills continue to grow? When comparing April 2012 to April 2013, demand rose 23%. Over the past 4 years, there was a surge in demand during October and December 2011 for Video Gaming User Specialists.

Hiring Demand for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

Hiring Demand for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

  1. Video Gaming User Specialist
  2. Video Games Sales Specialist
  3. Technical Support
  4. Brand Ambassador
  5. Technician Support Video Gaming
  6. Seasonal Military Game Advisor Store
  7. Brand Advocate Microsoft
  8. Technician Support Broadband Gaming Program
  9. Camp Instructor
  10. Video Games Sales Specialist

Most of the job titles above are new to the list since the last time we reported on this topic. The only two jobs that still commonly require gamification and video gaming skills are Video Gaming User Specialist and Video Game Sales Specialists, which both moved up the list. 40% of the job titles listed are tech related. The remaining jobs are in marketing, sales, and educational fields. The educational title of Camp Instructor refers to summer technology programs at college campuses that will teach young people how to create video games.

It is likely to be difficult to hire candidates with gamification or video gaming experience, scoring a 64 on our Hiring Scale. (Our Hiring Scale ranges from 1 – 99, with 99 representing hard-to-fill.) San Francisco, the city with the greatest number of job ads, currently has some of the most difficult recruiting conditions, scoring a 76. Recruiters in San Francisco may potentially reduce hiring difficulty by sourcing talent in a nearby city with more favorable conditions, such as San Jose (CA), which scores a 47 on our Hiring Scale. San Jose presents the second best recruiting conditions next to Utica-Rome (NY), currently scoring a 13.

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Francisco (CA)

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Francisco

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Jose (CA)

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Jose

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Bilingual Spanish Speaking Jobs Decline in April

By Ashley Rowe on May 17, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Hiring demand for Spanish speaking jobs continues to be one of our more popular blog topics. Since we last highlighted bilingual Spanish hiring trends about 9 months ago, we thought it was time to revisit demand for this skill set. In June 2012, we found that hiring for Spanish speaking candidates was on the rise, increasing 33% year-over-year when compared to June 2011. After that, demand continued to rise until it dipped in October, likely an annual 4th quarter decline. Hiring for jobs that require Spanish language skills in 2013 started ahead of 2012. But, in April demand fell 11% lower than the same time last year. One reason demand in April 2013 fell is because there was a surge in demand for Registered Nurses that speak Spanish at this time last year, highlighted in light blue below. Demand for this occupation in April 2013 declined 61% since last April.

Hiring Demand for the Most Commonly Advertised Occupations for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

Hiring Demand for the Most Commonly Advertised Occupations for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills
SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Customer Service Representatives most commonly require bilingual Spanish speaking skills, up 4% from last year. The retail professions listed below also experienced an increase in the number of jobs being advertised, each increasing more than 30% since 2012. Healthcare and social assistance positions make up a larger percentage of the below list than they had in the past. Tellers aren't as in demand as they were previously, declining 18%. In June 2012, Tellers were the second most advertised occupation and in April it descended to ninth on our list.

Most Commonly Advertised Occupations that Require Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

  1. Customer Service Representatives
  2. Retail Salespersons
  3. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  4. Registered Nurses
  5. Insurance Sales Agent
  6. Social and Human Service Assistants
  7. Medical Secretaries
  8. Medical Assistants
  9. Tellers
  10. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

New York and Los Angeles continue to have the greatest number of jobs posted online. Miami, Chicago, and Houston round out the 5 locations with the most demand. Of these locations, Miami (FL) experienced the highest growth in the past year, rising 11%. The heat map below shows the metro areas with the densest volume of job ads in dark blue.

Job Ad Volume Heat Map for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

Job Ad Volume Heat Map for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring Demand in the Metro Area with the Lowest Unemployment

By Abby Lombardi on May 13, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Currently, the Midland, Texas metropolitan area boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the US. The latest numbers from March show unemployment there at 3.1%, significantly lower than the national average of 7.6%. We wanted to take a look at recent hiring trends in this metro area. Does demand follow a similar trends as the rest of the US? Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 8,000 jobs available online in the Midland metro area. Surprisingly, this is a 9% year-over-year decline in demand. After reaching a 4-year high in April 2012, demand has declined steadily.

Hiring Demand in Midland, Texas – 4 Year Trend

Hiring Demand in Midland, Texas

Source: WANTED Analytics

The industries with the most job ads during the past 90 days are:

  1. Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
  2. Commercial Banking
  3. Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
  4. Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
  5. Limited-Service Restaurants

Although Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers had the most openings, Commercial Banking grew the most compared to last year. Demand was up 293% versus the same 90-day period in 2012. Some of the companies with the most job openings were Warren Equipment Company, AT&T, and Chevron.

The most in-demand fields were Truck Drivers, Retail Supervisors, Retail Sales, Maintenance and Repair Workers, and Petroleum Engineers. Most of these match the above industries, except retail workers. However, when you look at the below list of commonly advertised unique job titles, there are several retail and store management titles. In addition, several administrative titles are listed below. The most commonly advertised unique job titles in the Midland, TX metro area are:

  1. Administrative Assistant
  2. Driver
  3. Sales Representative
  4. Store Manager
  5. Customer Service Representative
  6. Assistant Manager
  7. Assistant Store Manager
  8. Receptionist
  9. Registered Nurse
  10. Sales Associate

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Hiring Demand for Work with Moms on the Rise

By Ashley Rowe on May 12, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

It's that time of year again when we celebrate our mothers. Happy Mother's Day to all moms! In honor of this special occasion, we reviewed job ads to see which positions require moms or working with mothers. During the past 30 days, there were about 10,000 job ads posted online that reference "moms" or "mothers". This is actually a 10% increase over the same 30-day period last year.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles that Reference Moms or Mothers

  1. Our Newborn Photographer
  2. Registered Nurse
  3. Registered Nurse Labor Delivery
  4. Registered Nurse Mother/Baby
  5. Newborn Photographer Sales Representative
  6. Online Writer Bloggers Reporters Nationwide
  7. Registered Nurse Registered Nurse Relo Critical Care ICU Telemetry Medical Surg Cvor
  8. Registered Nurse Post Partum
  9. Photography Sales Representative
  10. Baby Photography Sales Representative

The majority of the job titles listed above require candidates to work with mothers and appear mostly in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. Over the past 30 days, demand for mom-related jobs in this area rose 46% when compared to the same 30-day period in 2012. Since we last discussed hiring for moms, Our Newborn Photographer moved up 4 spaces to claim the #1 spot. Demand increased for mother and baby photography positions, as they now make up 40% of this list. Registered Nurse is new to the list and quickly advanced to the top. Registered Nurse Mother/Baby and Newborn Photographer Sales Representative both dropped a couple places. The last 3 job titles are also new to the list with 2 of those being photography job titles.

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Where Candidates Should Look for Employment

By Ashley Rowe on May 4, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Forbes recently listed 10 Best Cities for Finding Employment Right Now. This selection of cities is based on diversity of industries, cost of living, range in size of companies offering employment, and level of education among its residents. If candidates begin flocking to these cities, Recruiters in these areas may want to keep an eye out for new talent, as their candidate pool grows. Below, we listed demand in these cities and the most advertised occupations in these areas.

Best Cities for Finding Employment

  1. Bethesda, MD
  2. Austin, TX
  3. Jacksonville, FL
  4. Grand Rapids, MI
  5. Columbus, OH
  6. Seattle, WA
  7. Phoenix, AZ
  8. New York, NY
  9. Richmond, VA
  10. Oklahoma City, OK

Combined these cities had over 905,600 job ads posted online during the last 30 days. The New York (NY) metro area clearly takes the lead in hiring demand with about 308,000 more ads than the next city on the list, Seattle, WA. Job listings in New York accounted for 48% of all demand. The Phoenix (AZ) metro area had the largest increase in the past year, rising 24%.

Hiring Demand in the Best Cities for Employment

Hiring Demand in the Best Cities for Employment

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Below are the 10 occupations with the highest demand over the past 30 days in the 10 best cities for employment. Software Developers, Applications tops the list. About half of the Software Developer job ads appeared in the Seattle metro area. Of the occupations listed below, only half of them experienced year-over-year growth when compared to the same 30-day period last year, including Software Developers, Registered Nurses, Marketing Managers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, and First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Truck Drivers saw the largest increase of the below, up 24%. The remaining occupations each saw declines in demand. Computer Systems Analyst experienced the biggest decrease in demand, dropping 10% since last year.

Most In-Demand Occupations in the Best Cities for Employment

Most In-Demand Occupations in the Best Cities for Employment

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Is Restaurant Hiring on the Menu?

By Ashley Rowe on May 2, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Last week, we highlighted that tightening consumer budgets may be affecting their discretionary spending. We looked at trends in the retail sector to see if employers were feeling an impact reflected in hiring. Today, we're looking at another popular discretionary category, full-service and limited-service restaurants. If consumers are feeling the squeeze, then they may be dining out less, which in turn would mean restaurants might be hiring less. Recent hiring trends demonstrate that this is not the case. Restaurant hiring was at its highest during January 2013. Since then, hiring declined slightly. However, demand over the past 30 days was 27% higher than the same 30-day period in 2012.

Hiring Demand for Full-Service and Limited-Service Restaurants

Hiring Demand for Full-Service and Limited-Service Restaurants
SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Each metro area with the highest demand for restaurant jobs experienced year-over-year growth. The New York metro area had the highest demand while Los Angeles experienced the largest increase. When we last covered restaurant hiring demand, Atlanta (GA) made the list. Although Atlanta descended to the #6 slot, this metro area still experienced 26% growth over last year.  Below are the 5 locations with the largest job ad volume and their percentage of increase when comparing the past 30 days to the same 30-day period last year.

Metros with the Most Demand for
Full-Service Restaurant and Limited-Service Restaurant Jobs
  1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island – 16%
  2. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville – 23%
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana – 41%
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – 2%
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington – 35%

Nationwide, restaurants most commonly advertised for:

  • First Line Supervisors of Food Preparation Serving Workers
  • Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
  • Food Service Managers
  • Cooks, Restaurant
  • Waiters and Waitresses

Of these positions, Waiters and Waitresses had the highest growth in demand, rising 71% year-over-year. Recruiting conditions for Waiters and Waitresses are likely to be favorable, scoring a 5 on our Hiring Scale. Our Hiring Scale scores hiring difficulty on a scale of 1 – 99, with 99 indicating hardest-to-fill. On the other hand, Food Service Managers are likely to be the most difficult-to-fill out of these positions, scoring a 60. McAllen (TX) is likely to offer the best conditions for sourcing this talent, scoring a 5, while Boulder (CO) presents the most challenging conditions, scoring a 91. In McAllen, the current candidate supply outnumbers demand and in Boulder, the talent pool isn't large enough to meet the numbers of jobs being advertised.

Hiring Scale for Food Service Managers

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Update on the Most In-Demand Programming Languages

By Ashley Rowe on April 27, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Hiring demand for common programming languages continues to be one of our most popular blog topics. We last reported on the most in-demand programming languages in October and we thought that it was time for an update. We reviewed popular programming languages and listed them below in order of greatest demand.

10 Most Advertised Programming Languages

  1. Structured Query Language (SQL)
  2. JavaScript (JS)
  3. Java
  4. Hypertext Processor (PHP)
  5. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
  6. Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
  7. Python Extensible Programming Language (Python)
  8. Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (PERL)
  9. Ruby on Rails (Ruby or RoR)
  10. Microsoft C# .NET

Combined, there were over 442,500 listings for these programming languages, a .5% year-over-year decrease when comparing March 2013 to March 2012. Structured Query Language continues to have the greatest number of job ads posted online with more than 215,500 ads appearing in March 2013. JavaScript is second in demand with over 161,000 ads. At #7 on the above list, Python had the largest growth in the past year, rising 19%. AJAX experienced the biggest decrease, shrinking 23%. These programming languages were most commonly required for the following occupations.

  1. Web Developers
  2. Software Developers, Applications
  3. Computer Systems Analysts
  4. Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  5. Computer Programmers
  6. Database Administrators
  7. Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
  8. Computer User Support Specialists
  9. Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
  10. Information Technology Project Managers

The cities with the highest number of job ads posted online for these 10 programming languages are listed below. This list hasn't changed much since the last time we discussed this topic. The biggest difference is that Chicago (IL) was replaced with Boston (MA). Of these locations, Los Angeles experienced the largest increase in-demand and New York was the only area to decline.

Cities with the Most Demand for the Most Advertised Programming Languages

4.25.13 Cities with the Most Demand for the Most Advertised Programming Languages

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Of the most commonly advertised programming languages, AJAX is likely to be the hardest-to-fill, scoring an 85 on our Hiring Scale. Our Hiring Scale ranks hiring difficulty on a scale of 1 – 99, with 99 indicating difficult-to-fill. Ruby, PHP, and JavaScript also each score above 80. The Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area currently has the best conditions for sourcing candidates familiar with AJAX, scoring a 43. This city also presents the least difficult conditions for finding Ruby candidates. Fresno (CA) has the most favorable recruiting conditions for PHP skills and Eugene (OR) for JavaScript.

Hiring Scale for AJAX Programming Skills

Hiring Scale for AJAX Programming Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Is There Big Hiring in the Big Apple?

By Abby Lombardi on April 23, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Every month, the New York City metro area consistently outnumbers all other metros in hiring demand. In March, there were more than 437,000 ads available online in the greater New York area. Despite having 170,000 more ads than 2nd place Los Angeles, this is a 1% decline in demand compared to March of 2012. Approximately 89% of available job ads during March were posted by employers, whereas staffing firms and recruiting agencies only accounted for about 11% of ads.

Hiring Demand in New York City Metro Area – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand in New York City Metro Area

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below is a list of the 10 industries that had the most jobs advertised online during  March. 8 of the 10 industries experienced year-over-year declines in demand. Only limited service restaurants and securities brokerages saw increases, both with over 40% more jobs this March than last year. General medical and surgical hospitals, which is the industry with the most ads across the US, had the largest decline compared to 2012. There were 47% fewer ads in March for the New York City area than appeared online last year.

Industries with the Most Hiring Demand in New York City – March 2013 vs. March 2012

Industries with the most hiring demand in NYC

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 10 most in-demand job titles in the New York metro area are:

  1. Administrative Assistant
  2. Project Manager
  3. Java Developer
  4. Business Analyst
  5. Teller
  6. Physical Therapist
  7. Sales Associate
  8. Customer Service Representative
  9. Occupational Therapist
  10. Accountant

IT, and specifically Web Development, was the most in-demand field in New York during March. This is not too surprising, considering the growth of tech in the New York area. Sales occupations were the second most commonly advertised field.

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Hiring Goes Green for Earth Day

By Abby Lombardi on April 22, 2013 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

Happy Earth Day! In celebration, we looked at hiring demand for "green" jobs in the US. In total, there were more than 256,000 jobs posted online in the past 90 days that are considered "green." This is an 8.4% increase, when compared to the same 90-day period in 2012. It seems that every year, the number of environmentally beneficial jobs increases.

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below are the most commonly advertised "green" job titles:

  1. Electrical Engineer
  2. Mechanical Engineer
  3. Electrician
  4. Manufacturing Engineer
  5. HVAC Technician
  6. Senior Electrical Engineer
  7. Owner Operator
  8. Environmental Engineer
  9. HVAC Service Technician
  10. Maintenance Supervisor

Engineering-related jobs are highly in-demand to create the next generation of environmentally-friendly products. In addition, we see many Electrician and HVAC positions, since  many homes and buildings are trying to reduce energy costs by installing "greener" air conditioning and heating systems.

The cities that saw the most demand over the past 90 days were New York, Houston, Washington (DC), Los Angeles, and Boston. Of these 5 metro areas, only Washington DC experienced a year-over-year decline in demand. Over the last 90 days, there were about 5,400 "green" jobs advertised online in the DC metro area, which is 4% fewer than were posted online in 2012. In comparison, Houston had the largest increase, with 21% more green jobs available online in the last 90 days versus the same time period in 2012.

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