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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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Mobile or Social Media Skills: Which Is More In-Demand for HR Jobs?

By Abby Lombardi on May 15, 2013 in Human Resources.

Both mobile and social media skills are growing in demand for HR professionals. We thought it would be interesting to compare these 2 growing talents in the human resources space, their hiring trends, and which is more in-demand in the US. In April, there were just over 119,000 jobs for HR professionals in the US. Approximately, 4,000 jobs required social media skills, representing about 3.4% of HR hiring. In comparison, just over 2,100 HR ads required mobile skills – or about 1.8% of total HR demand in April 2013. Interestingly, 4 years ago, there were more HR jobs that required mobile skills. However, social media skill demands have grown at a faster pace and surpassed mobile demand in early 2011. In April, there were 38% more ads for social media skills than there were last year, whereas mobile skill demand grew about 31% compared to April 2012.

Hiring Demand for Mobile and Social Media Skills in HR Jobs

Hiring Demand for HR Jobs with Mobile and Social Media Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

So what jobs commonly require each of these skills? Below are the 10 most commonly advertised job titles for each specialty. It's probably not too surprising that Recruiter titles dominate both lists. In fact, the social media titles are all sourcing and recruiting related. Recruiters are the most in-demand HR job title, but Recruiters need to be able to use mobile/texting and social media to promote their job listings and contact candidates. The mobile titles varied slightly with Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources Specialist, and Account Executive titles.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Mobile HR Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Social Media HR
  1. Recruiter
  2. Technical Recruiter
  3. Robert Finance Accounting Recruiting Manager
  4. Senior Recruiter
  5. Robert Technology Senior Information Technology Recruiter
  6. Human Resources Assistant
  7. Human Resources Specialist Military
  8. Human Resources Assistant Military
  9. Account Executive Robert Management Resources
  10. Senior Technical Recruiter
  1. Recruiter
  2. Technical Recruiter
  3. Senior Recruiter
  4. Corporate Recruiter
  5. Information Technology Recruiter
  6. Recruiting Coordinator
  7. Senior Technical Recruiter
  8. Acquisition Specialist
  9. Sourcing Specialist
  10. Sourcer

Our Hiring Scale shows that both mobile and social media related HR jobs will be moderately difficult to recruit. Social media HR jobs score a 65 on our Hiring Scale, while mobile skilled jobs score slightly lower at a 60. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 representing the most difficult-to-fill conditions. However, out average posting period shows that social media jobs are online for 5 days less than mobile HR jobs. HR jobs requiring social media skills remain online for 39 days, or about 5.5 weeks. In comparison, HR jobs with mobile skill requirements are online for an average of 44 days, or about 6.3 weeks.

Hiring Scale for HR jobs with Social Media Skill Requirements

Hiring Scale for HR jobs with Social Media Skill Requirements

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for HR Jobs Requiring Mobile Skills

Hiring Scale for HR Jobs Requiring Mobile Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

What other HR skills would you like to see compared? Let us know in the comments below or by emailing us at marketing@wantedanalytics.com.

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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Is Washington, DC the Capital of Hiring?

By Abby Lombardi on May 9, 2013 in Computer/Math/IT, Health Care, Occupations.

We often look at hiring demand in Washington, DC to see if the nation's capital follows the same trends as the rest of the country. It's been a long time since we looked at job ads for this metro area and wanted to provide an update. As of March 2013, the unemployment rate in the DC metro is 5.2%, significantly lower than the 7.5% national average. In April, there were about 245,000 jobs available online, representing a modest 1% year-over-year growth in hiring demand.

Hiring Demand in Washington, DC – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

The occupational fields that were most in-demand in Washington, DC during April were Network and Computer Systems Administrators, Software Developers, Web Developers, Computer Systems Analysts, and Registered Nurses. 4 of these 5 most in-demand fields were tech related. Across all tech occupations, there were 56,000 jobs in the DC metro area during April. However, this actually represents a 7% decline in demand compared to April of 2012. Below are the 10 most commonly advertised job titles in the DC area. Again, many of these are tech related, although 2 healthcare jobs made the list.

10 Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles in the Washington, DC Metro Area

  1. Project Manager
  2. Java Developer
  3. Software Engineer
  4. Systems Engineer
  5. Network Engineer
  6. Program Manager
  7. Systems Administrator
  8. Manager
  9. Occupational Therapist
  10. Physical Therapist

Between the IT and healthcare fields, it's likely that IT jobs will be more difficult for Recruiters to fill. On our Hiring Scale, IT jobs score an 83 in Washington, DC, which is also higher than the national average. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 being the most difficult conditions. A score of 83 means they will be very difficult-to-fill. Healthcare jobs, in comparison, score a 53. However, this is still higher than the national average for medical and healthcare jobs.

Hiring Scale for Tech Jobs in Washington, DC

Hiring Scale for Tech Jobs in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Healthcare Jobs in Washington, DC

Hiring Scale for Healthcare Jobs in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Will Human Resources Jobs in Canada Bounce Back?

By Abby Lombardi on May 8, 2013 in Human Resources.

The last time we reported on hiring demand for HR professionals in Canada, we saw that the number of job ads steeply declined at the end of 2012. We thought this might be a seasonal trend, since historical hiring shows declines in the last quarter of the year for these occupations. Now that we are one-third of the way through 2013, we wanted to take a look at more recent rends to see if demand has bounced back. In the past 120 days (the first 4 months of the year), there were approximately 19,000 unique jobs available online for human resources positions in Canada. Demand seemed to be picking up between January and March, but declined again in April. Hiring demand in the past 120 days represented a slight 0.6% decline when compared to the same 120-day period in 2012. Approximately 80% of these job ads were posted online directly by the employers and 20% were advertised by staffing agencies or third party recruiting firms.

Hiring Demand for HR Professionals in Canada – 4 Year Trend

Hiring Demand for HR Professionals in Canada

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 5 cities in Canada with the most job ads in the past 120 days were Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. Toronto had just over 5,100 jobs available online. Despite seeing the highest demand of any city in Canada, this is a 1% year-over-year decline in hiring. In fact, all of the top 5 cities experiences declining demand. Edmonton was down 15% over the past 120 days, the largest decline of these top 5 cities.

The 10 HR related job titles that are most in-demand in Canada are:

  1. Human Resources Manager
  2. Recruiter
  3. Payroll Administrator
  4. Human Resources Generalist
  5. Payroll Clerk
  6. Human Resources Administrator
  7. Human Resources Advisor
  8. Human Resources Coordinator
  9. Director Human Resources
  10. Human Resources Consultant

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Hiring Demand for National Teacher Appreciation Day

By Abby Lombardi on May 7, 2013 in Teachers.

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and we wanted to celebrate by looking at recent hiring trends for Teachers and other educators. In April, there were about 216,000 jobs available online for various teaching professions, a 16% year-over-year increase compared to April of 2012.

Hiring Demand for Teachers and Educators in the US

Hiring Demand for Teachers

Source: WANTED Analytics

Preschool Teachers were the most in-demand occupation during April. More than 30,000 jobs for Preschool Teachers were posted online at a 15.9% year-over-year increase. Vocational Education Teachers (Postsecondary) and Teacher Assistants rounded out the top 3 educational occupations in April. The full list of the 10 most in-demand teaching occupations are below.

  1. Preschool Teachers, except Special Education
  2. Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  3. Teacher Assistants
  4. Secondary School teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education
  5. Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
  6. Tutors
  7. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
  8. Teachers and Instructors, All Other
  9. Self-Enrichment Education teachers
  10. Middle School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education

We also looked at the types of educational industries that had the highest demand in April. Colleges and Universities topped the list, with more than 26,000 job ads in April (a 12% increase from April 2012.) Elementary and Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges, Child Day Care Services, and Exam Preparation and Tutoring rounded out the top 5 industries. Junior Colleges saw the highest growth of these 5 groups, with 28.% more jobs this April than were available last year.

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Demand for Bloggers Reaches New High

By Abby Lombardi on May 6, 2013 in Occupations.

The last time we reported on jobs for Bloggers, we saw that demand was booming quickly. Since then, hiring hasn't slowed. In the past 30 days, there were about 3,500 unique jobs being advertised online for Bloggers in the US. This is a 55% year-over-year increase when compared to the same 30-day time period last year, and is also a new high in demand.

Hiring Demand for Bloggers in the US – 4-Year Trend

Hiring Demand for Bloggers

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some of the occupations that most commonly advertised for Bloggers in the past 30 days were Creative Writers, Public Relations Specialists, Reporters and Correspondents, Marketing Managers, and Real Estate Agents. Most of these occupations would make sense since they are writing or PR/marketing related. However, we were surprised to see Real Estate Agents on this list. As it turns out, many real estate companies are looking for people to blog about the housing market in their area.

Below are the 5 skills that are most commonly required in blogging jobs.

  • Detail oriented
  • WordPress
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Self-starting/Self-motivated

Our Hiring Scale shows that jobs for Bloggers are likely to be moderately hard-to-fill, scoring a 68 out of a possible 99. San Francisco, which had the third highest demand in the past 30 days, is currently the area with the most difficult recruiting conditions. Other locations with high demand include New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.

Hiring Scale for Bloggers in San Francisco, CA – Hard-to-Fill Location

Hiring Scale for Bloggers in San Francisco

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Why Are Mobile Marketers Hard-to-Recruit?

By Abby Lombardi on May 1, 2013 in Advertising/Marketing.

Marketing professionals with mobile skills and experience are one of the hard-to-fill jobs on our Hiring Scale. We thought we'd take a look at some of the reasons why Recruiters are likely to be challenged when sourcing potential candidates for these open positions. First, we'll take a look at the Hiring Scale scores for these jobs. On average, mobile marketing positions score an 87 on our Hiring Scale. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 representing the most difficult recruiting conditions. A job with an average score of 87 would be considered very hard-to-fill. Also, when you look at the below "heat map" of Hiring Scales in major metro areas, most areas are orange and red. Only a couple of locations are yellow, and none are green. So, it's likely that conditions will be rather difficult across the US.

Hiring Scales for Mobile Marketers in Major US Metro Areas

Hiring Scales for Mobile Marketers in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

One reason that hiring is likely to be difficult is the growing hiring demand. In the past 90 days, more than 22,000 jobs were available online for mobile marketing professionals. This is a 25% year-over-year increase, when compared to the same 90 days period in 2012. The below hiring trend chart shows that hiring has been growing steadily over the past 4 years.

Hiring Demand for Mobile Marketers in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Mobile Marketers

Source: WANTED Analytics

There are currently 1,843 employers recruiting for mobile marketers. Not only are there a lot of companies hiring, but many companies are sourcing for several mobile marketing positions all at the same time. Below are the 10 companies with the most ads currently online for mobile marketers. As you can see, some of these are sourcing for 200+ jobs at the same time across the US. This means they will not only be competing against each other to attract candidates, but will also be competing against themselves to fill all jobs in a timely manner.

10 Companies with Most Job Ads for Mobile Marketers

Companies currently hiring for mobile marketers

Source: WANTED Analytics

However, growing demand isn't the only reason that Recruiters are likely to experience difficulties when sourcing potential candidates. There is a limited candidate supply in the US – approximately 19,000 people in the US work in mobile marketing. If there were 22,000 jobs in the past 90 days available, and only 19,000 potential candidates across the US, that means there aren't even enough people to fill all the open jobs.

Estimated Candidate Supply of Mobile Marketers in the US

Candidate Supply of Mobile Marketers in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

So, what do you do if you are recruiting for an open mobile marketing position and are experiencing challenges with sourcing candidates? First, look to areas with lower demand constraints on their talent pool. Cities like Memphis, Tennessee and Springfield, Massachusetts currently only have a couple of employers sourcing for open positions. Keep in mind that these are current conditions – as hiring demand in each location changes, you may have to change the cities you look to for candidates.

Also, consider opening your search to candidates that don't have "marketing" in their job title. For example, Product Manager is actually the most commonly advertised mobile marketing job title. Other common ones include business development, product development, communications, and creative job titles.

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Are PHR's or SPHR's In Demand for HR Jobs?

By Abby Lombardi on April 29, 2013 in Human Resources.

Over the past 90 days, more than 14,000 jobs ads for human resources professionals specified that candidates would need either a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. This is an 8.5% increase in the number of jobs that specify this certification in their ads. However, this only represents about 7% of all HR-related job ads posted online during the past 90 days.

Hiring Demand for SPHR or PHR Certifications in HR Jobs – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for SPHR or PHR Certifications in HR Jobs

Source: WANTED Analytics

Within this field, the HR Managers and Specialist occupations had the most jobs requiring SPHR or PHRs. The most commonly advertised job titles that require an SPHR or PHR are:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Senior Recruiter
  3. Corporate Recruiter
  4. Human Resources Representative
  5. Technical Recruiter

According to our Hiring Scale, it's likely that employers will find positions that require these certifications hard-to-fill. Nationally, this requirement scores a 78 on the Hiring Scale. (The Hiring Scale ranges from 1-99, with 99 representing the most difficult market conditions.) The below heat map shows that there aren't any green metro areas, which would depict "easy" recruiting conditions. In fact, the best location in the US to find potential candidates with SPHR's or PHR's is Eugene, Oregon. Although Eugene doesn't necessarily have the largest talent pool in the US, it has just a few open positions. So, employers that are able to source candidates from this area are likely to experience very little competition from other companies trying to attract the same candidates.

Hiring Scales for HR Jobs Requiring SPHR's or PHR's

Hiring Scales for HR Jobs Requiring SPHR's or PHR's

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring for the Most In-Demand Job Title: Physical Therapists

By Abby Lombardi on April 25, 2013 in Labor Market Dynamics.

Physical Therapists continues to hang on as the most commonly advertised job title. We wanted to take a more in-depth look at hiring demand for this occupation in the US. Despite being the most demanded title, hiring had actually declined significantly. During the past 90 days, there were about 100,000 jobs available for Physical Therapists. This is down 21% from the same 90-day period in 2012. Employers posted 58% of the job ads (approximately 59,000 ads,) whereas staffing firms and recruiting agencies accounted for the remaining 42% of demand.

Hiring Demand for Physical Therapists – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Physical Therapists

Source: WANTED Analytics

The five metropolitan areas with the most job ads during the past 90 days were:

  1. New York, NY
  2. Washington, DC
  3. Philadelphia, PA
  4. Chicago, IL
  5. Boston, MA

Despite having the highest number of unique ads, all 5 of these locations experienced year-over-year declines in demand. Chicago, IL had the largest decline, with 28% fewer ads in 2013 compared to the same 90-day time period in 2012.

Below is a heat map of Hiring Scales for Physical Therapist positions in the US. On average, this job scores a 75 on our Hiring Scale (out of a highest possible score of 99) showing that these jobs are likely to be difficult-to-recruit. In addition, the average posting period for Physical Therapist jobs is 61 days – or about 8.7 weeks. This is the length of time that Recruiters and hiring managers can expect to leave job ads online and prepare to interview (not necessarily the time-to-fill.) There are only a few "green" locations in the map below, which would represent the locations likely to experience the least difficulties with recruiting Physical Therapist candidates. Currently, the best location in the US is Buffalo, NY. Here, the Hiring Scale score is an 18, the lowest in the country.

Hiring Scales for Physical Therapist Jobs in the US

Hiring Scales for Physical Therapists in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

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