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Double Digit Employment Gains in May (May 30, 2012) - Riverside, Denver and Dallas Show Double Digit Employment Gains in May, Says New CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index Managerial recruitment activity dropped slightly by 3.8 points in May, following a sharp decrease in April, according to the new CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index. The May 2012 Index, which measures managerial hiring activity online, lost some ground over the past two months as it struggles to recover to its all-time high of 116.9 reached in March 2012. "This month's losses in managerial recruitment were minor but we are still ahead of where we were three years ago," says Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com. Several cities had increased hiring this month: Riverside (+16%), Denver (+11%), and Dallas (+10%) saw double digit increases. Other cities showing sizable gains were Tampa (+9%), Boston (+8%), Phoenix (+8%), and Memphis (+8%). "We are pleased to see respectable gains in so many cities in May," says Jay Martin, COO, JobSerf. "Dallas and Houston both saw increases in managerial hiring this month, which dovetails with the state's dropping unemployment rate." The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index per capita hiring levels for U.S. cities in May are:
2. Boston - 136 3. San Francisco - 113 4. Seattle - 107 5. Atlanta - 88 6. Baltimore - 87 7. Chicago - 83 8. Nashville - 81 9. Denver - 80 10. Houston - 70 11. New York City - 70 12. Dallas - 69 13. Philadelphia - 66 14. Hartford - 62 15. Pittsburgh - 62 16. Minneapolis - 59 17. Cleveland - 59 18. Indianapolis - 59 19. San Diego - 58 20. Louisville - 57 21. St. Louis - 55 22. Milwaukee - 54 23. Phoenix - 53 24. Cincinnati- 49 25. Tampa - 49 26. Los Angeles - 46 27. Miami - 45 28. Detroit - 44 29. Memphis - 42 30. Riverside - 22 To read the full report and get more information on the best and worst cities to find a job, visit www.careercast.com/career-guidance/employment-trends. About JobSerf JobSerf, Inc. is a privately held Texas-based corporation that pioneered the job search outsourcing (JSO) industry with its revolutionary 'Find & Apply' service. The company's patent-pending process provides for an affordable means to both 'find & apply' for jobs on behalf of clients. For more information, visit the website at www.jobserf.com. About CareerCast.com CareerCast.com, created by Adicio, is a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from across North America, job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content, videos and blogs, and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 800 niche career sites. CareerCast.com also compiles the Jobs Rated Report (www.jobsrated.com), where 200 jobs across North America are ranked based on detailed analysis of specific careers factors. Permalink . - . Todays Bugler . - . Email this article . - . Readership Feedback
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