Best Places to Hire Candidates Q4 2013

WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE Top Ten Easiest Places to Hire Employees In the South, the competition for jobs is just as hot as the barbeque and the temperatures. In fact, seven of our top ten cities are located in the land of Dixie. Check out all the best metro areas for 10 hiring in the fourth quarter of 2013: 1. Palm Bay, FL 2. Greensboro, NC 3. Hinesville, GA 4. Warner Robins, GA 11 6. New Haven, CT T1 7. Fayetteville, NC 8. Palm Coast, FL 17 ↑1 17 9. Riverside, CA 11 5. Pascagoula, MS 11 10. Vineland, NJ 125 THE TOP TEN METROS AT-A-GLANCE 1. PALM BAY, FL 2. GREENSBORO, NC 3. HINESVILLE, GA EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Clerical & Administrative » Clerical & Administrative » Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service » Customer Service » Healthcare & Medical » Accounting & Finance EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Administrative Assistants » Customer Service Representatives » Customer Service Representatives » Medical Assistants » Customer Service Representatives » Administrative Assistants » Machine Operators Administrative Assistants » Heavy Equipment Mechanics TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Registered Nurses » Licensed Practical Nurses » Occupational Therapists Truck Drivers » Assistant Managers » Management Trainees » Customer Service Representatives » Sales Associates » General Managers AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE $44,000 6.8% $40,000 7.2% $42.000 8.4% CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): 20% COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: 16% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: 16% below nat'l avg 6% below nat'l avg (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): 62% -13% 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. Hinesville is the home of three signers of the Déclaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnet. (Button sounds like a made up name, but it's not.) 4. WARNER ROBINS, GA 5. PASCAGOULA, MS 6. NEW HAVEN, CT EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service » Healthcare & Medical » Healthcare & Medical » Healthcare & Medical » Construction & Extraction » Customer Service EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Cashiers Administrative Assistants » Cashiers » Administrative Assistants » Medical Assistants » Medical Assistants » Medical Assistants » Pipefitters » Licensed Practical Nurses TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: Truck Drivers TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Clinical Nurses » Cashiers » Dietary Aides Truck Drivers » Customer Service Representatives » Restaurant Managers Restaurant General Managers » Physical Therapists UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: $41,000 6.4% $42,000 8.3% $44,000 7.2% CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: COST OF LIVING: 16% below nat'l avg (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): -24% COST OF LIVING: 14% above nat'l avg (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): 17% below nat'l avg -37% -3% Nicknamed the "International City" thanks to its residents that come from all over the world because of Robins Air Force Base. Thanks to its location on the Gulf Coast, Hhe population in Pascagoula exploded during WWII when shipbuilding became a major industry in the area. New Haven had the first public tree planting program in the U.S.-nice job! 7. FAYETTEVILLE, NC 8. PALM COAST, FL Easiest Places To Find Employees EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Healthcare & Medical » Real Estate & Building Maintenance » Information Technology » Customer Service (Numbers 11 - 50) » Clerical & Administrative » Healthcare & Medical 11. Winston-Salem, NC 120 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: 12. Rocky Mount, NC 43 » Customer Service Representatives » Administrative Assistants » Administrative Assistants 13. Pensacola, FL 14. Wilmington, NC 15. Stockton, CA 16 » Building Maintenance Workers » Medical Technicians 144 » Medical Assistants 14 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: 16. Killeen, TX 10 » Repair Technicians » Owner Operators » Registered Nurses » Social Workers » Sales Associates 17. Bay City, MI 132 » Licensed Practical Nurses 18. Las Vegas, NV 19. Flint, MI 13 AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 19 $41,000 8.1% $40,000 9.2% 20. Atlanta, GA CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): -16% CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: 10% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): -48% 21. Augusta, GA 22. El Paso, TX 18 5% below nat'l avg 45 23. Jacksonville, FL 45 Not to brag, but Fayetteville is best known as the home of Fort Bragg. Palm Coast is steeped in history; it goes all the way back to 1969. 24. Port St. Lucie, FL +16 25. Norwich, CT 26. Colorado Springs, CO 145 137 27. Merced, CA 168 28. Poughkeepsie, NY 159 29. Rochester, NY 110 9. RIVERSIDE, CA 30. Memphis, TN 13 10. VINELAND, NJ 31. Virginia Beach, VA 32. Spartanburg, SC 151 EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: 141 » Healthcare & Medical »Customer Service » Customer Service 33. Huntsville, AL 34. Florence, SC » Healthcare & Medical 15 » Transportation & Logistics » Manufacturing & Production 125 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: 35. Jacksonville, NC 129 » Customer Service Representatives » Medical Assistants 36. Worcester, MA 132 » Cashiers » Forklift Op » Medical Assistants » Truck Drivers t Operators 37. Columbia, SC 15 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: 38. Albany, GA 147 » Truck Drivers Registered Nurses 39. Columbus, GA 139 » Customer Service Representatives Financial Advisors 40. Savannah, GA 110 » Sales Associates » Certified Nursing Assistants 41. Atlantic City, NJ 142 AVERAGE SALARY: $42,000 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: $38,000 103% 42. Hanford, CA 155 9.4% CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH 43. Fort Myers, FL 430 COST OF LIVING: 1% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: 9% above nat'l avg (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): (Q4 2012 to Q4 2013): 44. Anniston, AL 142 -34% -12% 45. Goldsboro, NC 17 46. Jackson, MS 47. Mobile, AL Soil in Vineland is well suited Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry. Yummy! 14 to growing grapes, hence the name. 48. Providence, RI 14 49. Modesto, CA 12 50. Charleston, SC 13 Be sure to look for quarterly updates of our Top Places to Find a Job and Make a Hire [INFOGRAPHIC]. BEYOND.com. The CAREERNETWORKM Beyond.com | Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeyondHR Follow us on Twitter @Beyond_com Sources: Beyond.com - Q4 2013 Career Trends, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes.com. and Areavibes.com. Contact: Julie Shenkman at [email protected] or 1-866-694-JOBS