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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.