The Top 50 Places to Find a Candidate

If you're looking for qualified candidates, think warm. Turns out California and the Southeast are hot spots for talent acquisition. Take a look at the specific metro areas that came out on top this quarter. WHERE THE CANDIDATES ARE Top Ten Easiest Places to Hire Employees – these are the places with the most candidates per job. 3 8 1. Palm Bay, FL 12 6. Fort Myers, FL ↑14 2. Palm Coast, FL 12 7. Hinesville, GA 16 3. Stockton, CA ↑4 8. Modesto, CA 13 4. Riverside, CA 15 9. Winston-Salem, NC 14 5. Greensboro, NC 13 10. Port St. Lucie, FL 17 6. 10 The Top Ten Metros At-A-Glance Originally called Tillman , it was renamed Palm Bay in the 1920s thanks to the number of palm trees that boarded the bay. Palm Coast is steeped in history; it goes all the way back to 1969. PALM BAY, FL PALM COAST, FL Easiest Industries to Hire for: Easiest Industries to Hire for: Average Salary: $43,000 Average Salary: $38,000 » Clerical & Administrative » Healthcare & Medical » Clerical & Administrative Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service » Manufacturing & Production >> Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rate: Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 9.6% Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 12.2% » Administrative Assistants » Food Service Workers » Customer Service Representatives Cost of Living: 8% below nat'l avg Cost of Living: 10% below nat'l avg » Administrative Assistants » Warehouse Workers » Warehouse Workers Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Registered Nurses Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Medical Assistants Candidate Growth Candidate Growth (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): » Bank Tellers 112% » Bank Tellers 70% » Software Engineers » Administrative Assistants Stockton's population soared when many moved here during the California Gold Rush. Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry. Yummy! STOCKTON, CA RIVERSIDE, CA Easiest Industries to Hire for: Easiest Industries to Hire for: Average Salary: $39,000 » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative Average Salary: $41,000 » Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service » Clerical & Administrative » Customer Service Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rate: Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 17.2% Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 12.8% » Warehouse Workers » Warehouse Workers >> » Customer Service Representatives Cost of Living: 13% above nat'l avg » Warehouse Associates Cost of Living: 12% above nat'l avg » Receptionists » Administrative Assistants Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Shift Supervisors Candidate Growth Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Candidate Growth (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): » Administrative Assistants (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): » Administrative Assistants » Customer Service Representatives » Retail Sales Associates 89% 75% » Owner Operators Greensboro went from being a village to a city in just ten years thanks to textile plants in the 1890's. Thomas Edison had another great idea when he made Ft. Myers his winter home. So did his good friend, Henry Ford. GREENSBORO, NC FORT MYERS, FL Easiest Industries to Hire for: Easiest Industries to Hire for: Average Salary: $38,000 Average Salary: $39,000 » Customer Service » Clerical & Administrative » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative » Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service >> Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rate: Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 9.4% Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 8.8% » Customer Service Representatives » Administrative Assistants » Warehouse Workers Cost of Living: 9% below natl avg » Warehouse Workers Cost of Living: 2% below nat'l avg » Warehouse Associates Receptionists >> Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Occupational Therapists Candidate Growth Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Customer Service Representatives » Physical Therapists » General Managers Candidate Growth (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): » Truck Drivers 120% 78% >> » Registered Nurses Hinesville is the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall , George Walton , and Button Gwinnett. (Button sounds like a made up name, but it's not.) Modesto is a 29-time Tree City USA honoree. Bonus fact, George Lucas of Star Wars fame is originally from Modesto. HINESVILLE, GA MODESTO, CA Easiest Industries to Hire for: Easiest Industries to Hire for: » Information Technology Average Salary: $38,000 Average Salary: $37,000 » Manufacturing & Production » Customer Service » Customer Service » Clerical & Administrative Accounting & Finance >> Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rate: Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 8.5% Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 12.6% » Warehouse Workers » Warehouse Loaders Cost of Living: 6% above nat'l avg » Food Service Workers » Administrative Assistants Cost of Living: 11% below nat'l avg » Receptionists » Medical Receptionists Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Physical Therapists » Human Resources Managers Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Shift Supervisors » Speech Language Pathologists Company Drivers Candidate Growth Candidate Growth (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): 91% 98% » Project Managers >> >> In 1929, the Reynolds Building was completed in Winston-Salem. The building is well known for being the prototype for the Empire State Building in NYC. Located on the east coast of Florida, Port St. Lucie is the perfect location for a round of golf, just ask the PGA. WINSTON-SALEM, NC PORT ST. LUCIE, FL Easiest Industries to Hire for: Easiest Industries to Hire for: » Clerical & Administrative Average Salary: $39,000 » Manufacturing & Production » Clerical & Administrative Average Salary: $40,000 >> » Customer Service » Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail » Customer Service >> Unemployment Rate: Unemployment Rate: Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 9.2% Easiest Jobs to Hire for: 9.7% » Administrative Assistants » Warehouse Associates » Administrative Assistants » Customer Service Representatives » Customer Service Representatives Cost of Living: 10% below nat'l avg Cost of Living: 5% below nat'l avg » Retail Sales Associates Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: Registered Nurses Top Job Titles Employers Need to Fill: » Physical Therapists Candidate Growth Candidate Growth (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): (Q3 2011 to Q3 2012): >> >> » Oracle Consultants 120% » Retail Sales Associates 50% » Tax Preparers » Assistant Store Managers Easiest Places To Find Employees (Numbers 11 - 50) 11. Sumter, SC 117: 18. New Haven, CT 16 25. Rocky Mount, NC 16 32. Montgomery, AL 119 39. Muskegon, MI 124 46. Myrtle Beach, SC 132 12. Warner Robins, GA 16 19. Punta Gorda, FL 160 26. Augusta, GA 132 33. El Paso, TX 137 40. Atlantic City, NJ 119 47. Anderson, IN 14 13. Pascagoula, MS 11 20. Vallejo, CA 16 27. Burlington, NC 112 34. Fresno, CA 19 41. Las Vegas, NV $14 48. Sacramento, CA 19 14. Valdosta, GA 14 21. Albany, GA 13 28. Memphis, TN 113 35. Gulfport, MS 19 42. Visalia, CA 127 49. Orlando, FL 114 15. Ocala, FL ↑10 : 22. Merced, CA 13 29. Fayetteville, NC 118 36. Auburn, AL 116 43. Gainesville, GA 16 50. Mobile, AL 116 16. Pensacola, FL 125 23. Sebastian, FL ↑17: 30. Miami, FL 17 37. Shreveport, LA 18 44. Florence, SC 121 17. Columbus, GA 17 24. Flint, MI 18 31. Jacksonville, FL 38. Jackson, MS 116 45. Athens, GA 116 Things change quickly in the recruitment world, so we'll keep you up-to-date on the best places to hire and be hired each quarter. Just look for our next BEYOND.com. version of this [INFOGRAPHIC] to debut in a few short months. Beyond.com | Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeyondHR | Follow us on Twitter @Beyond_com Sources: Beyond.com - Q2 2012 Career Trends, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes.com. and AreaVibes.com. Contact: Julie Shenkman at [email protected] or 1-866-694-JOBS 60 2]