Who Is Hiring In My Area?

Since the unemployment rate has reached over 10-percent in many parts of the country one of the most common questions asked online is "Who is hiring in my area?" The most important part of this question is that the unemployment rate is expected to get worse before it gets better.

Who is hiring in my area, you ask? Even though the U. S. has lost 500,000 to 650,000 jobs per month since the beginning of the year, there are still a few sectors hiring and they are indeed in your area.

When a person asks, "Who is hiring in my area?" they could be talking about geographical location or field.

If your field is sales or marketing, healthcare or working for the government, then you'd probably like to know that jobs are growing in these areas.

In fact, in April 2009, the government added 177,000 jobs to the payroll. Small government fans are not thrilled with this figure, yet for those who are part of the 10-percent unemployed this offers a glimmer of hope that employment is just around the corner.

Healthcare has also been a shining beacon of light for the past few years. And, since the beginning of 2009, the healthcare industry has added 17,000 jobs per month in cities and towns across the country.

On CNN a few weeks back I watched one of the commentators saying that people who are unemployed need to start thinking outside their box and outside their typical careers right now. He suggested many consider sales jobs since many are plentiful right now.

If one takes a look at Monster, Yahoo Hot Jobs or Craigslist one only has to check out how many sales jobs are available compared to employment in other fields. For those with an entrepreneurial spirit there is also the chance for sales opportunities such as through this website.

With the unemployment rate so high and home foreclosures bearing down on people like nothing seen in recent history most people are still wanting to stay local in their job searches. So, when you ask who is hiring in my area, the answer might be right in front of your face.