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Plunkett's Companion to The Almanac of American Employers 2009

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: March 2009
Product Code: R207-567
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.

*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

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers

1) U.S. Job Market Overview
2) Downsizing/Consolidation through Mergers or Acquisitions
3) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services
4) Millions Working as Temps
5) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business
6) Senior Citizens Are a Hot Commodity with Selected Employers—Baby Boomers Are Retiring
7) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2009

Chapter 2: Statistics

U.S. Employment Overview: January 2009

U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997- January 2009

Number of People Employed, U.S.: January 2008 vs. January 2009

Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2008

U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2007

Top 20 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016

Top 20 U.S. Occupations Percent Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016

Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2006-2016

Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases, U.S.: 2006-2016

Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2007

Percent of U.S. Workers with Access to Retirement & Healthcare Benefits, Private Industry: 2007

Percent of U.S. Private Industry Employers Offering Retirement & Healthcare Benefits: 2007

Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers

Chapter 4: Important Contacts For Job Seekers

Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites

Chapter 5: MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500:

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

Index of 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

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