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Job Posting Data and percentage of jobs by category on 8/22/18
Key Leading Economic Indicator Data based on real budgeting allocations of new payroll positions by category
For a company to post a new job is a big deal. Usually, many layers of management must sign off to allocate the investment in payroll, office space, training, office equipment, supervision allocation for each position. Looking at trends of where companies are budgeting for growth is a key leading economic indicator.
The Dunn Economic Theory has been tracking job posting data by category since 2013. Please review the following data from 8/22/18 via Carrierbuilder.com.
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Source: Careerbuilder.com
Job Posting Data by Category on 8/22/18
| Data From | "8/22/18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank By | Job Postings | Job Postings | % of Total | Ratio % Change |
| # of Postings | By Category | on 8/22/18 | Postings | from 11/19/17 to 8/22/18 |
| "===== | "===== | "===== | "===== | "===== |
| 1 | Management | 11,697 | 6.89% | 0.07% |
| 2 | Other | 11,656 | 6.87% | 0.07% |
| 3 | HealthCare | 11,562 | 6.81% | 0.07% |
| 4 | Customer Service | 9,320 | 5.49% | 0.05% |
| 5 | Skilled Labor | 8,943 | 5.27% | 0.05% |
| 6 | Tranportation | 7,879 | 4.64% | 0.05% |
| 7 | Sales | 7,717 | 4.55% | 0.05% |
| 8 | Information Technology | 6,709 | 3.95% | 0.04% |
| 9 | Nurse | 6,349 | 3.74% | 0.04% |
| 10 | Admin-Clerical | 5,772 | 3.40% | 0.03% |
| 11 | Engineering | 5,735 | 3.38% | 0.03% |
| 12 | Accounting | 4,873 | 2.87% | 0.03% |
| 13 | Distribution - Shipping | 4,759 | 2.80% | 0.03% |
| 14 | Finance | 4,642 | 2.74% | 0.03% |
| 15 | Retail | 4,551 | 2.68% | 0.03% |
| 16 | Manufacturing | 4,416 | 2.60% | 0.03% |
| 17 | Entry Level | 4,333 | 2.55% | 0.03% |
| 18 | Professional Services | 3,650 | 2.15% | 0.02% |
| 19 | Restaurant Food | 3,624 | 2.14% | 0.02% |
| 20 | Installation - Maint | 3,415 | 2.01% | 0.02% |
| 21 | General Labor | 2,370 | 1.40% | 0.01% |
| 22 | Training | 2,048 | 1.21% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Design | 2,035 | 1.20% | 0.01% |
| 24 | Automotive | 2,010 | 1.18% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Warehouse | 1,967 | 1.16% | 0.01% |
| 26 | Human Resourses | 1,711 | 1.01% | 0.01% |
| 27 | Strategy - Planning | 1,656 | 0.98% | 0.01% |
| 28 | Legal | 1,534 | 0.90% | 0.01% |
| 29 | Hospitality | 1,469 | 0.87% | 0.01% |
| 30 | QA - Quallity Control | 1,465 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 31 | Construction | 1,453 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 32 | Consultant | 1,453 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 33 | Marketing | 1,392 | 0.82% | 0.01% |
| 34 | Business Development | 1,319 | 0.78% | 0.01% |
| 35 | Insurance | 1,318 | 0.78% | 0.01% |
| 36 | Science | 1,181 | 0.70% | 0.01% |
| 37 | Banking | 1,166 | 0.69% | 0.01% |
| 38 | General Business | 1,164 | 0.69% | 0.01% |
| 39 | Facilities | 981 | 0.58% | 0.01% |
| 40 | Education | 964 | 0.57% | 0.01% |
| 41 | Supply Chain | 852 | 0.50% | 0.01% |
| 42 | Inventory | 774 | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| 43 | Phrama | 719 | 0.42% | 0.00% |
| 44 | Non-Profit/Social Svc | 640 | 0.38% | 0.00% |
| 45 | Research | 622 | 0.37% | 0.00% |
| 46 | Executive | 507 | 0.30% | 0.00% |
| 47 | Grocery | 478 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| 48 | Government | 475 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| 49 | Telecommunications | 467 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| 50 | Purchasing | 436 | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| 51 | Biotech | 311 | 0.18% | 0.00% |
| 52 | Legal Admin | 294 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| 53 | Federal Government | 292 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| 54 | Real Estate | 288 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| 55 | Media - Journalism | 258 | 0.15% | 0.00% |
| 56 | Business Opportuinty | 194 | 0.11% | 0.00% |
| "========= | "========= | "========= | ||
| Totals | 169,671 | 100.00% | 0.010% |