Simply Hired, the largest independent job search engine with properties in 24 countries and 12 languages, today released its November 2014 U.S. Employment Outlook report which finds that job openings grew 3.17% month-over-month in October 2014. This increase continues the ongoing job growth reported by Simply Hired over the past several months.
“Steady growth in the U.S. employment market continues as the number of available job listings grew 3.17% in October 2014,” said James Beriker, President and CEO of Simply Hired. “The Simply Hired Employment Outlook also shows gains in every one of the top 25 metros buoyed by healthcare postings and strong job growth in nursing roles.”
Key findings from the monthly Simply Hired Employment Outlook report include:
- Every major metro experienced job growth. Job openings increased in all of the 25 largest U.S. metros in October 2014. The largest month-over-month gains were Chicago (5.97%) and Detroit (5.89%).
- Most industries and occupations post gains. A strong majority of industries (15 out of 18) experienced month-over-month growth in job openings in October 2014, with non-profit (13.05%) and real estate (9.61%) showing the largest rise. Job openings increased in 42 out of 54 occupation categories. Firefighters (13.55%) and nurses (13.01%) roles experienced the largest amount of growth month-over-month.
- Healthcare reigns as industry with greatest job inventory. Nearly one-half of the top posting companies in October 2014 were healthcare-related. There were also a significant number of job openings at financial services and academic institutions.
- Metro highlight: Atlanta. Simply Hired data for Atlanta, Georgia ranks financial services, healthcare and technology as the top three posting industries in the metro region. Atlanta’s top posting companies include WellStar Health System (#1), Deloitte (#2), Northside Hospital (#3), Grady Healthcare (#4) and Piedmont Healthcare (#5).
About Simply Hired
Simply Hired, a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, operates job search engines in 24 countries and 12 languages. With more than 34 million unique visitors per month, the company provides job seekers access to millions of job openings across all job categories and industries, reaching job seekers on the web, mobile devices, email, and via thousands of partner sites including The Washington Post, Fox Business, Bloomberg Businessweek, Computerworld, and International Nurses Association. Simply Hired enables employers to efficiently and cost-effectively reach candidates searching for jobs through its full-service pay-per-click (PPC) and self-service pay-per-post job advertising solutions. Simply Hired was founded in 2004 and is privately held with funding from Foundation Capital and IDG Ventures. For more information, visit www.simplyhired.com.