Plunkett's Companion to The Almanac of American Employers 2007: Industry Report

Plunkett's Companion to The Almanac of American Employers 2007

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: February 2007
Product Code: R207-228

Description

Plunkett’s Companion to the Almanac of American Employers is the perfect complement to the highly-regarded main volume of The Almanac of American Employers. This mid-size firms companion book covers employers of all types from 100 to 2,500 employees in size (while the main volume covers companies of 2,500 or more employees). No other source provides this book’s easy-to-understand comparisons of growth, corporate culture, salaries, benefits, pension plans and profit sharing at mid-size corporations. The book contains profiles of highly successful companies that are of vital importance to job-seekers of all types. It also enables readers to readily compare the growth potential and benefit plans of large employers. You’ll see the financial record of each firm, along with the impact of earnings, sales and growth plans on each company’s potential to provide a lucrative and lasting employment opportunity. Nearly five hundred of the most successful mid-size corporate employers in America are analyzed in this book. Tens of thousands of pieces of information, gathered from a wide variety of sources, have been researched for each corporation and are presented here in a unique form that can be easily understood by job seekers of all types. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling export of company names, human resources contacts, and addresses for mail merge and other uses.

*Clients who purchase the online download version of this report should use the form provided in the report to receive the database of leading companies on CD-ROM.
Table of Contents
PLUNKETT'S COMPANION TO THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS: Mid-Size Firms

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers

1) U.S. Job Market Overview

2) Downsizing, Consolidation through Mergers, Layoffs and Acquisitions by Private Equity

3) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, including Supply Chain and Logistics Services

4) Millions Working as Temps

5) Rapid Growth in Offshoring and the Globalization of Business

6) Senior Citizens Are a Hot Commodity with Many Employers—Baby Boomers are Retiring

7) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2007

Chapter 2: Statistics

U.S. Employment Overview, 2006

U.S. Civilian Workforce Level: August 1996-2006

Number of People Employed, U.S.: August 1995-2006

Unemployment Level of U.S. Labor Force: August 1996-2006

U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity, October 2005

Top 10 Fastest Growing U.S. Occupations: 2000-2010

Top 10 U.S. Industries with the Fastest Growth of Wage and Salary Employment: 2004-2014

The 20 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases from 2004-2014

Mean Hourly Earnings and Weekly Hours, Private Industry and State and Local Government, 2005

Percent of U.S. Workers with Access to Retirement and Healthcare Benefits, Private Industry, 2006

Percent of U.S. Private Industry Employers Offering Retirement and Healthcare Benefits, 2006

Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers

Chapter 4: Important Contacts For Job Seekers

Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites

Chapter 5: MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500, 2007:

Who They Are and How They Were Chosen

Industry List, With Codes

Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups

(The MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits)

Alphabetical Index

Headquarters Locations By State

Index by Regions of the Nation Where The Firms Have Locations

Index by Firms with International Operations

Individual Profiles on each of the MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500

Additional Indexes

Index of Firms Noted as “Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities”

Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations

Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers:

Information Systems

Liberal Arts

Management

Professionals

Sales/Marketing

Technical/Scientific

Ordering and More Information

Price and Delivery Options

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