Employment opportunities keep looking up in many areas as employers are more optimistic than ever! ManpowerGroup, an employment service firm, surveyed more than 11,000 employers in the 100 largest US metropolitan areas about hiring plans during the 4th quarter of 2015 and the survey revealed employers in all states plan to increase payroll budgets.
“The US labor market continues to show broad-based, stable growth, with significant milestones over time such as hiring prospects at a seven-year high, unemployment at 5.1% and weekly jobless claims recently reaching a 40-year low,” said Jonas Prising, CEO of ManpowerGroup. “But as the labor market tightens, employers are increasingly telling us they are having difficulty finding skilled candidates — a situation not helped by the low labor participation rate.”
Some areas are still recovering but there are many cities that continue to see increases in career opportunities. For the top cities hiring this fall, read on!
Stockton-Lodi, California
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 33
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 6
Net: 27%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 28
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 2
Net: 26%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 25
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 0
Net: 25%
Dayton, Ohio
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 32
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 8
Net: 24%
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 30
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 6
Net: 24%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota-Wisconsin
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 26
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 3
Net: 23%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 27
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 4
Net: 23%
Richmond, Virginia
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 30
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 7
Net: 23%
El Paso, Texas
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 25
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 3
Net: 22%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 26
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 4
Net: 22%
Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 26
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 5
Net: 21%
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 25
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 4
Net: 21%
Columbus, Ohio
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 25
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 4
Net: 21%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 24
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 3
Net: 21%
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 26
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 5
Net: 21%
Salt Lake City, Utah
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 26
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 5
Net: 21%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 24
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 3
Net: 21%
Tucson, Arizona
Percent planning to increase staff levels: 25
Percent planning to decrease staff levels: 4
Net: 21%