Plunkett's Companion to the Almanac of American Employers 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

• PLUNKETT'S COMPANION TO THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS: Mid-Size Firms 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 7 2) Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/ Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue 9 3) Unemployment Will Remain High 9 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11 7) Millions Working as Temps 12 8) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business 12 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable 13 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 14 Chapter 2: Statistics 15 U.S. Employment Overview: 2009-2010 16 U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-January 2010 17 Number of People Employed & Unemployed, U.S.: January 2009 vs. January 2010 18 Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2009 19 U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2008 20 Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2008 21 Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 22 Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 23 Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 24 Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 25 Occupations with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2008-2018 26 Occupations with the Fastest Expected Decline, U.S.: 2008-2018 27 Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 28 Chapter 4: Important Contacts For Job Seekers 36 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 5: MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500: 69 Who They Are and How They Were Chosen Industry List, With Codes 70 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 73 (The MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 88 Index of Headquarters Locations By State 92 Index by Regions of the Nation Where The Firms Have Locations 97 Index by Firms with International Operations 107 Individual Profiles on each of the MID-SIZE EMPLOYERS 500 110 Additional Indexes Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/MinoritiesA" 625 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 627 Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers: Information Systems 654 Liberal Arts 661 Management 666 Professionals 677 Sales/Marketing 693 Technical/Scientific 703

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