According to a new ADP National Employment Report, private-sector employment in the United States increased by 201,000 in August 2012, the biggest single-month gain in five months, blowing away forecaster’s predictions for the month. The ADP report is based on data from businesses in the private sector and excludes government job growth. Macroeconomic Advisers LLC in St. Louis produces the data with ADP.
The biggest gains came in small business employment as businesses with less than 50 employees grew by 99,000 jobs. Those with 50 to 499 employees grew by 86,000 and large businesses, which have 500 or more employees, grew by 16,000.
Top hiring companies with the most job openings listed on simplyhired.com in 25 major metropolitan areas are the following:
| Atlanta, GA | Chicago, IL | ||||
| 1. | WellStar Health System – 864 jobs (20.5%) | 1. | McDonald’s – 854 jobs (2.8%) | ||
| 2. | Emory Healthcare – 628 jobs (12.2%) | 2. | Sears – 783 jobs (11.3%) | ||
| 3. | Piedmont Healthcare – 557 jobs (-2.9%) | 3. | Accenture – 661 jobs (-8.6%) | ||
| 4. | Emory University– 542 jobs (3.1%) | 4. | HCR Manorcare – 658 jobs (43.9%) | ||
| 5. | Soliant Health – 491 jobs (21.4%) | 5. | University of Chicago– 639 jobs (5.6%) | ||
| Boston, MA | Cleveland, OH | ||||
| 1. | Kindred Healthcare – 1,001 jobs (35.8%) | 1. | MetroHealth System – 414 jobs (17.5%) | ||
| 2. | Harvard University– 847 jobs (3.6%) | 2. | Kindred Healthcare – 375 jobs (12.9%) | ||
| 3. | Liberty Mutual – 668 jobs (0.0%) | 3. | PNC Bank – 291 jobs (-2.5%) | ||
| 4. | EMC – 616 jobs (-10.8%) | 4. | Akron Children’s Hospital – 270 jobs (9.4%) | ||
| 5. | Genzyme – 555 jobs (5.3%) | 5. | HCR Manorcare – 261 jobs (18.6%) | ||
| Charlotte, NC | Dallas and Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| 1. | Carolinas Healthcare System – 1,058 jobs (0.4%) | 1. | Baylor Health Care System– 1,327 jobs (10.4%) | ||
| 2. | Harris Teeter – 820 jobs (30.1%) | 2. | Texas Health – 732 jobs (13.9%) | ||
| 3. | Tiaa-Cref – 297 jobs (21.4%) | 3. | HCA – 718 jobs (61.3%) | ||
| 4. | Novant Health – 229 jobs (-10.8%) | 4. | Capital One – 655 jobs (-1.0%) | ||
| 5. | Accenture – 146 jobs (-8.0%) | 5. | Fidelity Investments – 650 jobs (35.9%) | ||
| Denver, CO | New York, NY | ||||
| 1. | HealthONE – 1,141 jobs (0.6%) | 1. | Citigroup – 1,842 jobs (-0.1%) | ||
| 2. | Centura Health – 895 jobs (24.1%) | 2. | Accenture – 960 jobs (-4.4%) | ||
| 3. | Dish Network – 881 jobs (1.5%) | 3. | Capital One – 865 jobs (3.1%) | ||
| 4. | Banner Health – 415 jobs (-11.8%) | 4. | Saint Barnabas Health Care System– 843 jobs (-6.3%) | ||
| 5. | U.S. Air Force – 293 jobs (0.0%) | 5. | Prudential – 809 jobs (2.5%) | ||
| Detroit, MI
Chrysler – 776 jobs (5.0%) Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers – 744 jobs (14.9%) University of Michigan – Ann Arbor – 637 jobs (16.1%) Meijer – 535 jobs (-1.9%) General Motors – 446 jobs (-9.3%)
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Houston, TX
HCA – 945 jobs (137.6%) Kindred Healthcare – 871 jobs (30.2%) HCA Healthcare – 675 jobs (0.9%) Texas Children’s Hospital – 410 jobs (25.8%) MD Anderson Cancer Center – 380 jobs (9.4%) |
| Los Angeles, CA
Starbucks – 1,238 jobs (182.9%) U.S. Navy – 841 jobs (7.4%) University of Southern California– 716 jobs (22.4%) UnitedHealth Group – 681 jobs (9.7%) McDonald’s – 618 jobs (1.0%)
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Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL
University of Miami– 738 jobs (20.2%) Miami Dade College– 729 jobs (4.6%) Memorial Healthcare System – 532 jobs (32.8%) Winn Dixie – 404 jobs (4.3%) HCA – 359 jobs (25.0%)
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| Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
UnitedHealth Group – 1,624 jobs (-7.9%) University of Minnesota– 712 jobs (3.3%) Fairview Health Services – 524 jobs (6.8%) 3M – 464 jobs (33.1%) Allina Hospitals & Clinics – 412 jobs (2.0%)
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Orlando, FL
Adventist Health System – 651 jobs (3.5%) Florida Hospital– 554 jobs (6.0%) HCA – 298 jobs (74.8%) Burger King – 293 jobs (0.1%) Lockheed Martin – 277 jobs (8.6%)
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| Philadelphia, PA
HCR Manorcare – 629 jobs (21.2%) Genesis Healthcare – 617 jobs (-18.3%) Ryder – 522 jobs (1.2%) Wells Fargo – 401 jobs (23.0%) McDonald’s – 399 jobs (-0.5%)
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Phoenix, AZ
Banner Health – 1,683 jobs (-15.6%) UnitedHealth Group – 331 jobs (-2.5%) Great Clips – 327 jobs (0.6%) U.S. Air Force – 293 jobs (0.0%) Abrazo Health Care – 266 jobs (5.4%)
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| Pittsburgh, PA
PNC Financial – 724 jobs (10.3%) Builders Transportation – 501 jobs (0.0%) BNY Mellon – 478 jobs (6.7%) Dick’s Sporting Goods – 431 jobs (21.6%) West Penn Allegheny Health System – 334 jobs (15.5%)
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Portland, OR
Intel – 602 jobs (-9.8%) Safeway – 396 jobs (-0.3%) Providence Health and Services – 298 jobs (4.3%) Starbucks – 177 jobs (205.7%)
U.S. Bancorp – 177 jobs (8.4%)
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| Raleigh & Durham, NC | St. Louis, MO | ||||
| 1. | Duke University– 803 jobs (3.0%) | 1. | Kindred Healthcare – 422 jobs (41.1%) | ||
| 2. | Harris Teeter – 773 jobs (24.2%) | 2. | Enterprise Rent-A-Car – 332 jobs (21.7%) | ||
| 3. | WakeMed Health and Hospitals – 444 jobs (-4.4%) | 3. | Barnes-Jewish Hospital– 261 jobs (-9.4%) | ||
| 4. | Fidelity Investments – 443 jobs (15.6%) | 4. | St. Anthony’s Medical Center– 256 jobs (1.6%) | ||
| 5. | Kindred Healthcare – 331 jobs (33.5%) | 5. | McDonald’s – 251 jobs (0.0%) | ||
| Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL
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Seattle and Tacoma, WA
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| BayCare Health System – 900 jobs (-13.2%) |
Amazon.com – 848 jobs (-42.0%) |
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| HCA – 875 jobs (89.3%) |
University of Washington– 718 jobs (0.7%) |
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| Saint Leo University– 275 jobs (-0.1%) |
Starbucks – 712 jobs (33.8%) |
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| McDonald’s – 244 jobs (0.5%) |
Expedia – 390 jobs (-5.0%) |
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| Multicare Health System – 336 jobs (-21.8%) | |||||
| San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Washington, DC | ||||
| Google – 1,340 jobs (16.4%) | Lockheed Martin – 2,019 jobs (15.3%) | ||||
| Sutter Health – 1,215 jobs (21.6%) | Inova Health System– 1,540 jobs (10.2%) | ||||
| Apple – 1,071 jobs (-4.7%) | Harris Teeter – 1,306 jobs (22.6%) | ||||
| eBay – 927 jobs (33.6%) | Capital One – 1,259 jobs (-1.6%) | ||||
| Starbucks – 677 jobs (203.1%) | ManTech – 1,179 jobs (32.6%) | ||||
