Top Ten US Cities to Find Candidates: Q3 2013

WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE Top Ten Easiest Places to Hire Employees With eight of its cities occupying spots on our top ten list, the South is the land of soul food, blues-and the most candidates per job. Check out all the best metro areas for hiring in the third quarter of 2013: 10 1. Palm Bay, FL 2. Greensboro, NC 3. Warner Robins, GA + 4. Hinesville, GA 6. Pascagoula, MS 7. New Haven, CT 8. Port St. Lucie, FL 9. Rocky Mount, NC 14 12 1 12 13 5. Miami, FL 119 10. Riverside, CA 18 5 THE TOP TEN METROS AT-A-GLANCE 1. PALM BAY, FL 2. GREENSBORO, NC 3. WARNER ROBINS, GA EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Management & Business » Clerical & Administrative » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Customer Service » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail » Sales & Sales Management EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Customer Service Representatives » Cashiers EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Customer Service Representatives » Receptionists » Administrative Assistants Cashiers » Phlebotomists » Servers » Managers TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Owner Operators » Registered Nurses TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Owner Operators » Customer Service Representatives » Assistant Store Managers » Registered Nurses » Customer Service Representatives » Assistant Store Managers » Licensed Practical Nurses AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: $44,000 7.8% $40,000 9.6% $40,000 8.1% CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 170% CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: COST OF LIVING: 4% below nat'l avg (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 5% below nat'l avg 4% below nat'l avg 44% 114% Originally called Tillman, it was renamed Palm Bay in the 1920s thanks to the number of palm trees that bordered the bay. Greensboro went from being a village to a city in just ten years thanks to texxtile plants in the 1890s. Nicknamed tthe "International City" thanks to its residents that come from all over the world because of Robins Air Force Base. 4. HINESVILLE, GA 5. MIAMI, FL 6. PASCAGOULA, MS EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Sales & Sales Management » Construction & Extraction » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Customer Service » Personal & Home Services » Transportation & Logistics » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Customer Service Representatives EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Customer Service Representatives » Package Handlers. » Retail Sales Associates » Cashiers » Construction Laborers » Administrative Assistants » Housekeepers » Welders TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Store Associates » Customer Service Representatives » Truck Drivers » Customer Service Representatives » Assistant Store Managers Retail Sales Associates Assistant Store Managers » Customer Service Representatives » Physical Therapists AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: $37,000 10% $45,000 7.5% $44,000 8.8% CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: 8% above nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: 8% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 22% (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 12% below nat'l avg 42% 15% Hinesville is the home of tthree signers of the Déclaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. (Button sounds like a made up name, but it's not.) Thanks to its location on the Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the U.S.-it's no wonder they're the richest city in the country. Gulf Coast, the population in Pascagoula exploded during WWII when shipbuilding became a major industry in the area. 7. NEW HAVEN, CT 8. PORT ST. LUCIE, FL Easiest Places To Find Employees EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Sales & Sales Management EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative (Numbers 11 - 50) » Customer Service » Healthcare & Medical » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail 11. Stockton, CA 16 12. Sebastian, FL 17 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Administrative Assistants » Customer Service Representatives 13. Fort Myers, FL 118 » Cashiers » Loss Prevention Associates 14. Fayetteville, NC 120 » Medical Assistants » Medical Assistants 15. Palm Coast, FL 9t 134 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: Physicians » Physical Therapists » Certified Nursing Assistants 16. Tampa, FL 17. El Paso, TX » Sales Representatives » Registered Nurses » Owner Operators 16 18. Jacksonville, FL 120 AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 19. Pensacola, FL 14 $44,000 8.8% $39,000 9.5% 20. Atlanta, GA 165 CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: COST OF LIVING: (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 50% (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 21% 21. Las Vegas, NV 15 27% above nat'l avg 2% above nat'l avg 22. Vallejo, CA 17 23. Raleigh, NC 14 New Haven had the first public tree planting program in the U.S.-nice job! ted on the east coast Florida, Port St. Lucie is the perfect location for a round of golf, just ask Hthe PGA. 24. Burlington, NC 19 25. Los Angeles, CA 152 26. Killeen, TX 14 27. Sumter, SC 16 28. Flint, MI +12 29. Augusta, GA 4 9. ROCKY MOUNT, NC 10. RIVERSIDE, CA 30. New York, NY 161 31. Winston-Salem, NC 135 EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service 32. Columbia, SC 33. Memphis, TN 34. Ocala, FL » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail 416 » Customer Service » Healthcare & Medical 128 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: 35. Vineland, NJ EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: 19 » Cashiers » Customer Service Representatives 36. San Diego, CA 127 » Production Workers » Medical Assistants » Customer Service Representatives » Administrative Assistants 37. Charleston, SC 61 426 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: 38. Huntsville, AL » Customer Service Representatives Sales Representatives » Branch Managers Physicians 39. Rochester, NY 14 » Assistant Store Managers » Owner Operators 40. Gainesville, GA 432 41. Houston, TX 18 AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: $35,000 13.3% $41,000 11% 42. Hartford, CT 14 CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH 43. Mobile, AL 129 COST OF LIVING: 12% above nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: 7% below nat'l avg (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): (Q3 2012 to Q3 2013): 44. Charlotte, NC 18 31% 13% 45. Philadelphia, PA 142 46. Jackson, MS 47. Modesto, CA 15 Based at the falls of the Tar River, Rocky Mount was the site of one of the first cotton mills in North Carolina. Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry. Yummy! 117 48. Baton Rouge, LA +28 49. Bay City, MI 41 50. Savannah, GA 123 Be sure to look for quarterly updates of our Top Places to Find a Job and Make a Hire [INFOGRAPHIC]. BEYOND.com. The CAREERNETWORKTM Beyond.com | Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeyondHR Follow us on Twitter @Beyond_com Sources: Beyond.com - Q3 2013 Career Trends, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes.com and Areavibes.com. Contact: Julie Shenkman at [email protected] or 1-866-694-JOBS