Indeed’s Industry Employment Trends provide a perspective on the job market nationwide and the new data we just released for January 2010 is a promising indicator of what’s to come. This is the first time job postings have increased for half of the major industries since we introduced Industry Trends a year ago.

This time last year, the number of job postings had been declining in every major industry and since then this trend has persisted for most industries. However, the January 2010 data turned that on its head: six major industries (Education, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Media and Newspaper, Real Estate and Retail) now show an increase in the number of job postings compared to this time last year.

Real Estate is one industry that has bounced back remarkably. In January 2009 there was a 58% decrease in the number of job postings compared to the previous year and now Real Estate shows positive growth with 16% more job postings than a year ago.

You can stay up-to-date with the changing trends by checking our Industry Employment Trends each month.

January 2010 Industry Trends Report

Industry	Job Postings	Annual Change
Accounting	101,989	-8%
Construction	70,854	-19%
Education	90,218	22%
Financial Services and Banking	169,475	-4%
Healthcare	541,200	-3%
Hospitality	85,446	45%
Information Technology	221,053	-5%
Manufacturing	70,555	4%
Media and Newspaper	28,812	4%
Real Estate	24,102	14%
Retail	238,932	16%
Transportation	52,302	-3%

This has been a brutal year for the job market, with unemployment higher than we’ve seen in decades. But there are signs of recovery. Four major industries had more job listings in November than a year ago: education grew 38%, hospitality 20%, retail 17% and real estate 4%. And there are micro-segments that are growing even faster.

Here are the 10 fastest growing opportunities of 2009:

1. Twitter
2. Cloud Computing
3. iPhone
4. Facebook
5. Corporate Social Responsibility
6. Blogger
7. Pediatrician
8. Hospitalist
9. Social Media
10. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

The emergence of social media opportunities is striking, with Twitter being the #1 growth trend along with Facebook (#4), Blogger (#6), and Social Media (#9). Other strong technology-related trends are Cloud Computing at #2 and iPhone at #3.

This year’s episodes of financial malfeasance have boosted the demand for Corporate Social Responsibility experts (#5). Healthcare hasn’t grown as an industry recently, but fast-growing pockets include Pediatrician (#7), Hospitalist (#8), and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) (#10).

We’ll continue to report the top job trends in the New Year, so let us know if there are any you want us to track and good luck in your job search.

We’ve just released our Job Postings Per Capita index for the UK. The 15 most populous urban areas are ranked by the number of job postings for every thousand people during the month of November 2009. The map illustrates the data: the bigger the dot, the more job postings there are per capita.

Job Postings per Capita is a measure of job competition. Lower ranked areas have fewer jobs available per person and more competition for each job. Glasgow and Belfast are at the bottom, with only four job postings per thousand people.

London is the #1 job creator with 18 job postings per thousand people. With over four times as many open positions per capita as Glasgow and Belfast, it tends to be a lot easier to find a job in London.

The top five urban areas are:
London
Bristol
Liverpool
Nottingham
Sheffield

Our Job Postings per Capita index should be helpful in deciding where to look for opportunities. Try our job search and don’t forget to set up daily job alert emails!

Indeed is five years old this month! Our launch, in November 2004, radically changed the way people search for jobs: for the first time, you could instantly search millions of jobs from thousands of job boards and corporate career sites.

Our goals are to continue to be the best and most comprehensive place on the web to search for jobs, to help millions of people find jobs and enable employers to source millions of qualified candidates.

All of us at Indeed would like to thank those who have given us their support over the last five years – including job seekers, advertisers, partners and commentators – allowing Indeed to become what it is today:

• The #1 employment website in the US by job search unique visitors and page views (comScore Media Metrix, Oct 2009).

• Websites in 19 countries and 10 languages.

• 24 million unique visitors and one billion job searches per month worldwide.

• The leading pay-for-performance recruitment advertising network.

• The source of thousands of success stories from job seekers and recruitment advertisers.

• A leading data provider, including Job Analytics, job trends, industry trends, job market competition, and salaries.

Thank you for your ongoing support and we wish you the very best for the holidays.

The Indeed Team

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Each year, the US holiday season is preceded by a boost in hiring among retailers and package shippers. Considering the changing state of the job market, we wondered how this year’s holiday hiring season compared to last year’s.

Below are rankings of the top holiday keywords and companies in October 2009 and the changes since a year ago. Against a backdrop of overall hiring decline, rising keywords include Sales Associate, Cosmetics and Stock Room.

Rank	Change	Keywords	Job Listings
1		Customer Service	552,592
2		Delivery	301,585
3		Inventory	190,866
4		Temporary	189,475
5		Driver	180,868
6	1	Sales Associate	71,338
7	1	Shipping	44,872
8		Cashier	38,550
9	4	Christmas	36,381
10	4	Thanksgiving	34,402
11	2	Loss Prevention	26,669
12	2	Teller	25,720
13	4	Cosmetics	12,834
14	2	Kiosk	9,186
15	1	Stock Room	7,003

Rising companies are shown below and include AT&T and UPS, both of which moved up four positions since last year.

Rank	Change	Company	Job Listings
1	4	AT&T	41,349
2		Sears	26,077
3	4	UPS	14,441
4	1	RadioShack	12,452
5	1	T-Mobile	12,368
6	5	Kmart	12,087
7	2	Macy’s	8,101
8	2	Verizon Wireless	6,783
9	1	Kohl’s	4,282
10		Toys R Us	3,558

We hope this information will help you focus on holiday opportunities that are still showing promise. If you’re looking for holiday-related work this season, explore the links above and try other keywords with our Job Trends. Also, don’t forget to use our Salary Search to prepare for your interviews.