Even without a stimulus plan in place to fund those many "shovel-ready" projects, there are huge numbers of firms in the US that are adding jobs to their payrolls.
1. From the state of Massachusetts:
Covidien Ltd., adding 50 jobs.
Plymouth Rock Studios, adding 94 jobs.
Manufacturer Magnemotion Inc. is adding 100 jobs.
Health products giant EMD Serono is add 30 jobs for its expansion in Billerica.
Additionally the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development, recently recognized 15 Massachusetts companies that continue to add jobs in the state. Among those 15 were: Evergreen Solar Inc., Shire Pharmaceuticals PLC, Aspect Software Inc., Electrochem Inc., and Solutia Inc.
2. In the medical field: the demand for nurses continues to surge. Predictions are that over 50,000 new nursing jobs will need to be filled in 2009. The surge in demand is projected to continue into 2010 and beyond.3. Social services jobs to the elderly are booming. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) advises that, "Hourly workers interested in changing roles should get into any role that services the elderly."
4. Computer-related jobs are projected to grow by more than 20 percent in 2009. Even though some technology companies have used this dip to trim and rebalance their staffing levels, the strong earnings posted by IBM, VZ, and AAPL are sure indications that the 20% projection is not just a BLS dream. Further evidence of this demand is indicated by last month's report of the suprising 12.5% rise in orders for computer products, and the additional 5.7% increase in orders for information technology goods.
5. Education jobs abound. "To a great extent, education is recession proof," says Roy Krause, President and CEO of recruiting and staffing company Spherion. In 2009, roughly 38,000 of our economy's new jobs will be created in colleges and universities nationwide." In this jobs sector the BLS adds "There are literally not enough educational programs to generate the volume of health-care workers we'll need. As high school and universities programs expand to meet demand for nurses, computer engineers and IT professionals, the demand for teachers and professors grows commensurately."
6. Many innovative entrepreneurs are taking the opportunity of a lifetime to capitalize on personal cash availability. These jobs numbers are hard to measure, but are surely happening right now in a garage just down the street.7. And here is the kicker. The piece of this post that I never expected to find. The following companies are ready to hire now.
Collectively they are actively recruiting to add 18,839 jobs right now, not next week, right now.
Ernst & Young.....................2800
T-mobile.............................. 2163
Wegmans Food Markets.... 2000
Verizon................................. 1240
Booz Allen Hamilton........... 1046
Edward Jones...................... 1040
Mayo Clinic.......................... 1000
Publix Super Markets.......... 900
Whole Foods Market............ 800
Baptist Health South Florida 728
Genentech............................... 585
Safeway................................... 536
Accenture................................ 525
Cisco......................................... 500
PricewaterhouseCoopers...... 500
Home Depot............................ 497
Scripps Health........................ 442
Methodist Hospital Systems 400
Burns & McDonnell................ 400
Bright Horizons....................... 387
Google...................................... 350
What was totally unexpected was how easy it was to find these numbers. Folks this is just 21 companies. Let's search the fortune 1000. I suspect when we hit their websites and head to the careers link, there will be significantly more job listings to report by company.
These jobs are better than shovel ready, they are ready for you to apply for today.
And why are these companies investing in new hires in the midst of a media frenzy hell-bent on gloom? Because the wise business person knows, that 2009 is the time to invest and get rich.
(If any of you have time and would like to assist me compile some massive jobs numbers tomorrow, please do. Just hit several of your favorite fortune 1000 company websites. Find the careers link. Most of these firms will have a search capability. Search for all available job openings and then send me the total for that firm. I'll further tally them up in tomorrow's post and then add them to the 18,839 jobs that we uncovered today... send your results to good.news.econ@gmail.com or post your results in the comment's below.)
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This is a unprecedented down turn for our country in the last century and needs to be addressed quickly and efficiently. By not just the white house but by everyone in America. Good point I look forward to reading more from you. This has been informative and enlightening I will add you to my blog roll ..
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteThere are jobs out there and yeah, a lot of them may just suck but at least its something to do until something better comes along...
kadmiel, the best thing that can happen to this present economy is that the White House, this administration (any administration for that matter), and the Congress NOT intrude...
Now--to get cnbc.com, Washingtonpost.com, etc. etc. to put this kind of thing in the forefront of its headlines. Americans deserve to hear the WHOLE truth. Thanks for your site!
ReplyDeleteYou will not hear this type of commentary on the news networks. When people start hearing good news and there is any sign of recovery they will no longer be glued to their TVs but out spending money, thus lower ratings.
ReplyDeleteI have already turned all that crap off and feel like a different person.
I am an over-50 unskilled worker. Where can I get a job?
ReplyDeletepoor boomer,
ReplyDeletehave a look at the post for today and the attached spreadsheet. It lists 100 companies with current job postings.
Many of the sites list both salaried and hourly, unskilled positions.
In my small town in Colorado there is also a manpower office. Many folks show up there daily and are matched with a variety of daily or weekly unskilled labor jobs that just require you to show up.
Let me know if you need help navigating to any particular companies job board.
good luck,
gne
There still is a need for more information workers in the USA. Over 500,000 have lost their jobs to outsourcing since 2000. Those jobs never came back. I've been working part-time teaching computer courses and doing odds-and-ends for nearly a decade while many systems development jobs went overseas. Only a few jobs came back from 2004-2007 in what many called a JOBLESS RECOVERY. There are thousands of Oracle DBAs in India working for American companies.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with your statement that "they never came back." There are several large firms like AT&T who have announced bringing back thousands of jobs this year.
I do agree that there is always a need for more information workers in the USA. The American spirit is one that will figure out how to do it faster, better, smaller, larger, and with more quality value than any competitor (overseas or otherwise). That's the challenge.
GNE