Comment by Max on May 26, 2011 at 4:42pm

Surprised the post has no comments... 

[Is it because the title isn't the "most attention-grabbing"?  Read this blog-post by Scott Wintrip.]

And I just had to click the link (WANTED Analytics - no affiliation) as it looked very fascinating.
Luckily, I've stumbled upon a well-designed, user-friendly business analytics site with lots of industry insight, research and stats.

Interesting Hiring Data For US:

• Demand for Recruiters up 27% in April, 2011
• Hiring demand for recruiters by corporate HR departments and staffing agencies continued to show steady growth last month, up 27% over April 2010, with over 10,700 new job ads posted
• Hiring by direct employers made up the bulk of this activity, with over 7,500 ads or 70% of overall demand
• Demand by direct employers has also increased at a faster pace, up 35% over April 2010 vs. a 6% increase for staffing agencies
• The top 10 corporate employers looking to hire recruiters are ADP, American Cancer Society, KPMG, Microsoft, Jefferson Wells, Ernst & Young, Capital One, Kaiser Permanente, Aspen Dental and Time Warner
• Recruiting Agencies Posted Over 91,000 New Jobs for Computer Specialists in April
• Top 5 Employers with Computer Specialist Job Postings are Microsoft, Wellpoint, AT&T, SAIC and Northrop Grumman
• Top 20 Occupations by Hiring Demand are Web Developers, Marketing Managers, Computer Systems Analysts, Exec. Secretaries & Admin Assistants and Registered Nurses
• The top 3 occupations with the best year-over-year growth rates are Financial Managers (47%), Marketing Managers (44%) and Management Analysts (37%)
• New York City area employers posted more than 169,000 new online job ads jobs in April, up 7.4% over April 2010
• Although a drop from March levels, metro NYC hiring demand up 79% over its 4-year low in December 2008
• 2,000 New Social Media Jobs for Sales & Marketing Professionals
• Recruiting agencies and employers posted over 2,000 new social media job ads for sales and marketing professionals in April
• This is on pace with year-to-date averages for hiring demand in this field
• Recruiters in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles will have a relatively easier time filling these positions than their counterparts in the Seattle area, as measured by the Hiring Scale

Top 25 Metro Areas by Hiring Demand – Marketing Managers – April 2010 vs 2011

 

Not sure whether I'll get a free trial and eventually subscribe, but I'll certainly download The Hiring Scale™ WHITEPAPER created and shared by this Canadian company headquartered in Quebec City.

 

Business Intelligence for the Talent Marketplace.

WANTED Analytics™ 3.0 is the most powerful way to find real-time business intelligence on jobs, employers, and talent. The Talent tab brings together for the first time years of Hiring Demand and Talent Supply data to create a true talent intelligence platform for hard-to-fill positions.

 

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