Simply Hired, the world’s largest job search engine and recruitment advertising network released the U.S. Employment Trends Report for October 2010 and with it comes good news to the Metroplex workforce. While Simply Hired reports the national unemployed persons per job opening ration to be 3:1, the Dallas/Fort Worth metro comes in at 2:1 and has a significant job openings increase from last year. The report also lists the number of job openings in each major industry nationwide, ordered by the most gains year-over-year (October 2009 through October 2010).
Transportation 319.7%
Technology 152.6%
Manufacturing 141.0%
Financial Services 117.4%
Construction 101.1%
Legal 93.1%
Hospitality 91.1 %
Media 84.8%
Healthcare 84.8%
Real Estate 83.2%
Automotive 78.6%
Retail 65.5%
Government 56.2%
Education 37.4%
Non-Profit 37.4%
Travel 37.0%
Agriculture 17.1%
Military -24.8%
Regionally, job openings in Dallas/Fort Worth have increased 93.1% year-over-year in October 2010. The top five hiring companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth market are as follows: