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Monthly LinkUp Jobs Report: Most Industries Added Jobs In October

Continuing last Monday’s post about the October’s jobs report (in which new job postings on LinkUp rose by 4% from September), there is also positive news on an industry by industry basis. In October, 23 of 36 industries showed an increase from September in new job listings on LinkUp, while 21 showed an increase in [...]

Almost All Industries Shed Jobs In September

Continuing last Friday’s post about LinkUp’s dour jobs report for September (in which 47 states reported a decrease from August in the total number of job listings), there is equally as discouraging news on an industry by industry basis. In September, 29 of 36 industries showed a decrease from August in both new and total [...]

35 of 37 Industries Show Increase In Job Listings On LinkUp In August

Continuing yesterday’s post about LinkUp’s encouraging jobs data for August (in which 49 states reported an increase from July in the total number of job listings), there is equally encouraging news on an industry by industry basis. In August, 35 of 37 industries showed an increase from July in the total number of job listings [...]

Healthcare And Hospitality Sectors Show Job Growth In May; Technology Sector Sees Continued Weakness

Consistent with LinkUp state by state job listing report for May released yesterday, the job search engine’s report of new and total job listings by industry for May provides further proof that the job market is showing signs of life. While new job listings on LinkUp fell 8% to 425,783, the decline was a massive [...]

Top 75 Job Titles on LinkUp In April

In addition to reporting the volume of job listings by state and by industry each month on LinkUp.com, we’ve also started looking at the top 75 job titles from our job search engine. Below are the top 75 job titles found on LinkUp in April. (The list is EXACT job titles so there may be [...]

Top 50 Job Titles Found On LinkUp In March

Starting this month, we will be running a monthly report of the top 50 job titles found on LinkUp during the previous month. The report lists EXACT job titles, so you will see things like Registered Nurse as the top job title for March, with RN (the exact same position) listed as #5. We will [...]

Banking & Finance Sector Shows Largest Job Gains For 2nd Straight Month

For the 2nd straight month, LinkUp has reported that more new job listings were in the Banking & Financial Services industry than any other vertical category. For the month, new job listings in the Banking & Financial Services sector rose by 11,380 listings or 24%. This was even larger than the 9,904 new job listings [...]

Banking & Financial Jobs Up In December According to LinkUp (Maybe That TARP Money Is Doing Something)

Surprisingly (or maybe not considering the TARP money pouring into the banks), one of the few bright spots in the labor market in December was the Banking & Financial Services industry, at least according to figures released yesterday by LinkUp.com. For the month, new job listings in the Banking & Financial Services sector rose by [...]