Top 10 US Cities to Make a Hire | Beyond.com Q1 2013

WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE Top Ten Easiest Places to Hire Employees - these are the places with the most candidates per job. The Southeast is stacked with candidates -but that's not the only region where employers have plentiful hiring options. Check out all the top places to hire in the first quarter of 2013: 10 1. Palm Bay, FL 2. Warner Robins, GA + 6. Gainesville, GA 118 7. Albany, GA 152 3. Greensboro, NC 4. Stockton, CA 5. Pascagoula, MS 14 8. Palm Coast, FL 13 11 9. New Haven, CT 18 16 10. Hinesville, GA 16 THE TOP TEN METROS AT-A-GLANCE 1. PALM BAY, FL 2. WARNER ROBINS, GA 3. GREENSBORO, NC Originally called Tillman, it was renamed Palm Bay in the 1920's thanks to the number of palm trees that boorded the bay. Nicknamed the "International City" thanks to its residents that come from all over the world because of Robins Air Force Base. Greensboro went from being a village to a city in just ten years Hhanks to textile plants in the 1890's. EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative » Healthcare & Medical » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative » Cusomer Service » Management & Business » Customer Service EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Administrative Assistants » Warehouse Associates » Warehouse Associates » Customer Service Representatives » Administrative Assistants » Medical Receptionist » Medical Assistants » Construction Laborers » Assemblers TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Registered Nurses » Physicians » Physicians » Retail Sales Associates » Occupational Therapists Medical Billing Specialists » Owner Operators » Sales Associates » Bar Tenders AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: AVERAGE SALARY: $48,000 8.0% $42,000 7.2% $45,000 9.9% COST OF LIVING: 5% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH 4% below nat'l avg (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 4% below nat'l avg (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 411% 106% 204% 4. STOCKTON, CA 5. PASCAGOULA, MS 6. GAINESVILLE, GA Stockton's population soared when many moved here during tthe California Gold Rush. Thanks to its location on the Gulf Coast, the population in Pascagoula exploded during WWII when shipbuilding became a major industry in the area. Parts of Gaineswille lie along the shore of one of country's most popular inland water destinations, Lake Lanier. (It wes that or a fact about Gaineswille being "The Chicken Capital of the World") EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Manufacturing & Production » Healthcare & Medical EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Manufacturing 8& Production » Clerical & Administrative » Construction & Extraction » Customer Service » Customer Service » Clerical & Adminsitrative EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Warehouse Associates » Administrative Assistants » Warehouse Workers » Administrative Assistants » Construction Laborers » Receptionists » Bank Tellers » Restaurant Servers » Medical Schedulers TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: » Physical Therapists » Restaurant Managers » Physicians » Registered Nurses » Owner Operators » Restaurant Crew Members » Assistant Store Managers » Structural Welders » Bank Tellers AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: $45,000 14.7% $49,000 10.7% $46,000 6.9% COST OF LIVING: 8% below nat'l avg COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 240% 20% above nat'l avg (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 6% below nat'l avg 128% 160% 7. ALBANY, GA 8. PALM COAST, FL Easiest Places To Find Employees Albany, GA is coincidentally named for Albany, NY as both cities are Located at the navigable heads of rivers. Palm Coast is steeped in history; it goes all the way back to 1969. (Numbers 11 - 50) 11. Kingston, NY 12 EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: 12. Flint, MI » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative 13. Modesto, CA 15 » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail 14. Riverside, CA 17 15. Decatur, AL 127 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: » Laborers Warehouse Associates 16. Canton, OH 14 » Records Clerks » Administrative Assistants » Administrative Assistants 17. Pensacola, FL 15 » Medical Assistants 18. Anderson, IN 116 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: 19. Muskegon, MI 130 » Customer Service Representatives » Physicians » Sales Representatives » Physicians » CNC Programmers 20. Bay City, MI 117 » Phlebotomists 21. Rocky Mount, NC 13 AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 22. Burlington, NC 41 $42,000 9.2% $41.000 10.3% 23. Vineland, NJ 125 COST OF LIVING: 10% below nat'l avg CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH 24. Huntsville, AL 191 8% below nat'l avg (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 25. Athens, GA 26. Dover, DE 216% 132% 16 17 27. Mobile, AL 14 28. Rochester, NY 137 29. Atlantic City, NJ 17 9. NEW HAVEN, CT 10. HINESVILLE, GA 30. Augusta, GA 16 31. Atlanta, GA 127 Hinewille is the home of three signers of the Decloration Hall, George Walton and i (Button sounds like a made up name, but Le's net) New Haven had the first public tree planting program in the U.S.-nice job! on of Independence: Lyman Gwinnet 32. Jackson, MS 12 33. Winston-Salem, NC 424 34. Vallejo, CA 35. Sumter, SC 421 EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST INDUSTRIES TO HIRE FOR: » Clerical & Administrative » Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service 419 » Healthcare & Medical 36. Memphis, TN 411 » Healthcare & Medical Manufacturing & Production 37. Auburn, AL 122 EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: EASIEST JOBS TO HIRE FOR: 38. Jacksonville, FL » Administrative Assistants » Administrative Assistants » Medical Assistants » Medical Records Clerks 39. Fresno, CA 130 » Certified Nursing Assistants » Materials Handlers 40. Montgomery, AL 47 TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: TOP JOB TITLES EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL: 41. Norwich, CT 150 » Physicians » Physicians Food Service Workers » Company Drivers 42. Columbia, SC 122 » Personal Bankers 43. Manchester, NH 170 » Sales Associates 44. Port St. Lucie, FL 434 AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: AVERAGE SALARY: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: $52,000 8,8% 45. Las Vegas, NV f1 8.8% $43,000 46. Carson City, NV 155 COST OF LIVING: 27% above nat'l avg CANDIDATE GROWTH COST OF LIVING: CANDIDATE GROWTH (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 12% below nat'l avg (Q1 2012 to Q1 2013): 47. Fayetteville, NC 12 101% 156% 48. Gulfport, MS 119 49. Greeley, CO 14 50. Savannah, GA 121 US employment is always changing, so keep an eye out for quarterly updates of our Top Places to Find a Job and Make a Hire [INFOGRAPHIC]. BEYOND.m. Beyond.com | Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeyondHR | Follow us on Twitter @Beyond_com Sources: Beyond.com - Q1 2013 Career Trends, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes.com. and Areavibes.com. Contact: Julie Shenkman at [email protected] or 1-866-694-JOBS