Our July Industry Employment Trends show Transportation job postings increasing 103% year-over-year and Healthcare continuing to have the most jobs available. We took a closer look at Transportation and Healthcare to help job seekers identify abundant and growing opportunities in these top performing industries.
Below are the fastest growing segments within Transportation, all of which have been trending upward since their low-point in January 2009. Click the links below to see all available jobs and how they’ve trended over time.
The top 5 Transportation job keywords
With more job listings than any other industry during 2010, we’ve identified some of the fastest growing career opportunities in Healthcare.
The top 5 Healthcare job keywords
We hope this will help you identify the most promising opportunities in these industries. You can explore the links above and find other Job Trends by entering additional keywords.
August 20th, 2010
Our July Industry Employment Trends show year-over-year job posting growth in 11 out of 12 industries. Transportation and Manufacturing, often viewed as early indicators of economic improvement, enjoyed the strongest job posting gains.
Transportation has been a top performer in recent months, and became the first industry to show greater than 100% year-over-year job posting growth. The most active markets for this industry, as measured by job seeker clicks, were Houston, Atlanta, and New York.
The number of Manufacturing job postings exceeded 100,000 for the first time since we launched Industry Employment Trends in February 2009. Jobs for Maintenance Technicians and Production Supervisors received the highest number of job seeker clicks.
Healthcare job postings declined 2% year-over-year, but the industry continues to have the most jobs available.
Real Estate showed an 8% increase in year-over-year job postings, a significant improvement over June which showed a decline.
July 2010 Industry Employment Trends
| Industry |
Job Postings |
Annual Change |
|
| Accounting |
125,730 |
11% |
| Construction |
100,136 |
19% |
| Education |
115,863 |
19% |
| Financial Services and Banking |
222,521 |
16% |
| Healthcare |
691,223 |
-2% |
| Hospitality |
90,259 |
34% |
| Information Technology |
299,652 |
32% |
| Manufacturing |
100,597 |
44% |
| Media and Newspaper |
40,885 |
40% |
| Real Estate |
26,311 |
8% |
| Retail |
336,880 |
39% |
| Transportation |
107,484 |
103% |
Be sure to check back each month for Industry Employment Trends, a leading indicator for the job market. Also, take a look at our recently updated Job Market Competition index for the latest on the number of jobs available in your area.
August 4th, 2010
