- February labor demand little changed following two months of strong gains – While professionals see little problem, challenges persist for Service/Production occupations with 4 unemployed for every advertised vacancy Online advertised vacancies dipped 44,400 in February to 5,056,700 in The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. The decline follows strong [...]

TWO-THIRDS OF STAFF IN CREATIVE SECTORS CONSIDERING A JOB CHANGE Nine out of 10 Workers Are Willing to Consider Options Outside of their Current Employer Company executives struggling to attract and retain top talent may find that the challenge is even greater than they fear, according to the results of a new survey. The third-annual 24 [...]

Experience, Positive Attitude and Work Ethic Top Ways to Get Hired The third quarter hiring outlook for all regions of North America predicts an increase in hiring for commercial and light industrial jobs, according to a recent hiring trends survey conducted by Express Employment Professionals, one of the largest privately-held staffing companies. According to 665 employers across the [...]

Recruiters posted more than 18,000 online job ads for data analysts in January of 2012, growing 35% versus 2011, according to WANTED Analytics™. During January 2012, more than 18,000 job ads were posted online that required data analysis skills, according to WANTED Analytics™ (http://www.wantedanalytics.com), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace. [...]

- Rebound in demand in Manufacturing & Construction occupations differs significantly Online advertised vacancies rose 61,300 in January to 4,383,400, according to the released Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series. Nationally, there are 8.8 million more unemployed than advertised vacancies and the Supply/Demand rate stands at 3 unemployed for every vacancy. “The monthly increase [...]

More than 900 new job ads for Recruiters and Employment Specialists were posted online during the past 90 days, a 117% year-over-year increase, according to WANTED Analytics™. Over the past 90 days, employers and staffing firms placed more than 900 job ads for Recruiters and Employment Specialists that require social media skills, according to WANTED Analytics™(http://www.wantedanalytics.com), [...]

- Labor demand rises 93,800 in December for an average monthly gain for 2011 of about 22,000 – Nationally, there are 9.4 million more unemployed than advertised vacancies Online advertised vacancies rose 93,800 in December to 3,951,000, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today.  The December increase offset the dips [...]

More than 28,000 new jobs were advertised online for Computer Application Software Engineers during September and, with a 23% year-over-year growth in hiring demand, Recruiters find these openings increasingly hard-to-fill, according to WANTED Analytics™. During September, Recruiters placed more than 28,000 new online job ads for Computer Application Software Engineers, according to WANTED Analytics™(http://www.wantedanalytics.com), the leading [...]

American manufacturing companies cannot fill as many as 600,000 skilled positions – even as unemployment numbers hover at historic levels – according to a new survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. The survey, “Boiling Point? The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing,” polled a nationally representative sample of 1,123 executives at manufacturing companies recently and [...]

More than 5,000 new jobs were advertised online for Recruiters and Employment Specialists during September, a 10% year-over-year growth, according to WANTED Analytics™. During September, more than 5,000 new online job ads for Recruiters and Employment Specialists were advertised online, according to WANTED Analytics™(http://www.wantedanalytics.com), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace. In [...]