Best Places to Look for Work
June 30 2009 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
WANTED Technologies Ranks Cities Where Hiring Demand is Highest
Compared to the Available Supply of Workers NEW YORK, June 30
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If you are a Physical Therapist
Assistant, finding a job should be easier in Seattle, WA. If you
are a Computer Systems Analyst looking for work, Dayton, OH is the
place for you. A Landscaper? Try Killeen, TX. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090630/LA39799) (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090519/LA18992LOGO) Employers
advertise more than three million jobs each week, but locations
with a demand for jobs are not always locations with a supply of
qualified workers. This localized mis-match--more jobs and not
enough workers, or more workers and not enough jobs--is one of the
many reasons US unemployment is predicted to reach ten percent in
the coming months. WANTED Technologies has calculated the gap
between local demand for workers and supply of workers and
identified cities where the demand exceeds supply by the greatest
margin. WANTED's Supply/Demand Ratios(TM) calculate this gap for
each occupation and metro area in the US and map the results at
http://hdi.wantedanalytics.com/supply-demand-ratios/. "The best
place to look for work is not always where you find the most
positions advertised," said Bruce Murray, CEO of WANTED
Technologies. "The best place to look for work is where there are
many jobs advertised and also where there are very few qualified
applicants." Each month, WANTED summarizes all the job ads for each
occupation that appear on online job boards and compares that to
the number of employees in each occupation and city, as estimated
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The difference between the
demand and supply in each occupation and city is compared to the
national average for that occupation. Cities where the mix of
demand and supply exceed the national average are good bets for
people looking for work. The following table lists cities where the
difference between demand and supply for selected occupations
exceeds the national averages by the highest margin. Supply/Demand
Ratios(TM) (S/D Ratios) Occupation Highest Supply/Demand S/D Score:
Score (National Average = 100) Landscaping Workers Killeen-Temple-
Fort Hood, TX 1188 Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Danville, VA 973 Secondary School Teachers Lakeland, FL 756
Customer Service Reps Flagstaff, AZ 513 Hairdressers &
Cosmetologists Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 503 Security Guards
Lancaster, PA 439 Mgrs. of Production Workers Boulder, CO 433
Paralegals & Legal Virginia Beach-Norfolk- Assistants Newport
News, VA 397 Genl. Maintenance & Repair Workers Bend, OR 395
Construction & Building Inspectors San Antonio, TX 334
Financial Services Sales Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 326
Supervisors of Food Prep. Workers Anchorage, AK 315 Registered
Nurses Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 295 Social & Human Service
Assistants Albuquerque, NM 293 Mechanical Engineers Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 287 Computer Systems Analysts Dayton, OH
278 Accountants Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 260 Sales Managers
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 242 Biological Technicians Salt Lake
City, NV 215 Physical Therapist Assistants Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,
WA 161 About WANTED Technologies Corporation WANTED is the leading
source of insight and analysis based on hiring demand. Clients in
the media, HR/staffing, financial services and government sectors
use WANTED's online data and SaaS-based analytical solutions to
identify economic trends, analyze competitive and market activities
and prioritize sales opportunities. WANTED is also the exclusive
data provider for The Conference Board's Help-Wanted OnLine Data
Series(TM), the monthly economic indicator of hiring demand in the
United States. WANTED Technologies (TSX-V:WAN) was founded in 1999.
The company's headquarters are in Quebec City, Canada, and it
maintains a US-based subsidiary with primary offices in New York
City. The company began collecting detailed hiring demand data in
October 2002, and currently maintains a database of hundreds of
millions of unique job listings. Visit http://www.wantedtech.com/
for more information about how WANTED helps organizations make
better decisions and improve sales results. The TSX Venture
Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. Any statement that appears prospective
shall not be interpreted as such. Note to editors: Trademarks and
registered trademarks referenced herein remain the property of
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CONTACT: Ms. Juli A. Morris, Director of Marketing,
+1-212-242-4703, , or Mr. Martin Auclair, VP Finance and CFO,
+1-418-523-6663, ext. 337, both of WANTED Technologies Web Site:
http://www.wantedtech.com/
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