Rates appear set to rise after higher than expected job creation in November and an upward revision of September and October’s reports by 26,000 jobs. November saw 211,000 new hires added to the payroll, maintaining a national average of 206,000 jobs created per month this year.
Any remaining uncertainty following slow growth in August and September now seems effectively quelled by a series of recent robust reports, wage increases, and a consistently low 5% unemployment rate. Many predict this healthy growth will continue into the new year.
Highest Growth Industries
Retail Trade: + .62%
Unsurprisingly, retail’s hiring growth continued over the last month, most likely to support a busy holiday shopping season.
Top 5 Cities for Retail Hiring Demand:
- Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
- Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Business Support Services: +.41%
In addition to increases in retail hiring, the service sector showed gains in administrative support as well.
Top 5 Cities for Business Support Services Hiring Demand:
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
- Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Accommodation and food services: +.11%
The hospitality workforce grew over November as well, accommodating tourism as well as increased local consumption around the holidays.
Top 5 Cities for Food Services Hiring Demand:
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
The Top Cities for Hiring Demand
1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA: +0.38%
Healthcare and Insurance dominated New York’s hiring this month, the sectors growing to support the increasing number of individuals with healthcare following the ACA mandate.
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2. Pittsburgh, PA: +0.23%
Healthcare also drove hiring growth in Pittsburgh last month; the industry’s most popular positions were for traveling and local contract nurses. A shift away from manufacturing and toward top growth industries like tech, healthcare, and education have turned Pittsburgh back into a top job creator.
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3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: +0.19%
Washington maintained a top spot on our list this month with continued growth in its Insurance and Healthcare industries. Hiring in Washington seems to be picking up speed due to increased healthcare needs created by current Affordable Care Act legislation.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA: +0.12%
Los Angeles seems to be benefitting from a lucrative tourism and holiday shopping season, with Sales, Hospitality, and Customer Service driving hiring demand.
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5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: +0.11%
Philadelphia continued last month’s growth streak with increased hiring in its Insurance industry. Local biotech companies continue to thrive with the support of investments and research funding, and the city’s service sector looks to be gearing up in anticipation of a successful holiday season.
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6. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: +0.11%
Despite fears of a waning energy sector depressing the local economy, Houston regained a spot on our list of high growth cities with hiring increases in its Insurance industry and service sector.
7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: +0.10%
Atlanta’s growth continued this month; Insurance industry hiring drove the city up one spot on our list.
8. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL: +0.08%
As predicted in our last report, Orlando’s service sector saw significant hiring gains. Healthcare hiring was also substantial in November. The city’s work in job creation over the last month brought it up two spots on our list.
9. Austin-Round Rock, TX: +0.08%
The so-called Silicon Hills’ sizeable tech base continues to be a substantial job creator, both within the STEM sector itself and in the industries that support its increasing workforce. The service sector saw the largest gains in Austin’s hiring last month.
10. San Antonio, TX: +0.07%
A burgeoning tech sector in San Antonio has steadily increased jobs and decreased unemployment to a strikingly low 3.2%.
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The ZipRecruiter National Jobs Report measures current and leading edge demand for employees across fourteen key industries by measuring relative month over month percent changes using the following benchmarks:
- Current Active Jobs – Our representative sample of millions of job postings provides an overview of existing demand for new employees (as opposed to hiring numbers), which provides a snapshot of the previous month’s hiring.
- New Jobs – Our representative sample of new job postings provides insight into current and upcoming demand, next month’s hiring numbers, and a predictive look at the demand curve for new employees across twenty-one industries.
- Employer Demand by Metro – We have further broken down these numbers to provide insight into current and upcoming demand for new employees across metropolitan areas nationwide.
- Key Indexed Industries are: Accommodation and Food Services, Business Support Services, Construction, Educational Services, Employment Services, Financial Activities, Health Care, Insurance Carriers and Related Activities, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Manufacturing, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, Repair and Maintenance, Retail Trade, Warehousing and Storage.
