2010 U.S. Employment Trends Report
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:

1. U.S. Army
www.army.mil

2. Texas Health Resources
www.texashealth.org

3. Yum! Brands
www.yum.com

4. HCA
www.hcahealthcare.com

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