The document provides an overview of current employment trends in the United States based on data from various sources. It summarizes that in September 2015 the US economy added 142,000 new jobs, with the unemployment rate at 5.1%. So far in 2015, 1.8 million new jobs have been added, with sectors like healthcare and professional services seeing significant growth. It also discusses trends in online job postings, top occupations, salaries, and generations in the workforce.
3. “And there is no trade or employment but the
young man following it may become a hero.”
— Walt Whitman
“And there is no trade or employment but the
young man following it may become a hero.”
— Walt Whitman
7. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
SEPTEMBER 2015
PRIVATE SECTOR
TOTAL NON-FARM PAYROLL
+118,000
GOVERNMENT
+24,000
+142,000
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
5.1%
Leisure/hospitality
+35K
Healthcare
+34K
Professional/
business services
+31K
Retail
+24K
Construction
+8K
Transportation
+4K
Manufacturing
-9K
TEMPORARY HELP
+5,000
8. POLLING QUESTION
How many new jobs has the U.S. added in 2015?
A. 750K
B. 1.8M
C. 3.2M
D. Unfortunately, the U.S. hasn’t created any new jobs
9. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:
YEAR TO DATE
PRIVATE SECTOR
TOTAL NON-FARM PAYROLL
+1.7M
GOVERNMENT
+126K
+1.8M
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
5.1%
Professional
+408K
Health Care
+350K
Retail
+277K
Leisure/hospitality
+273K
Construction
+121K
Financial activities
+105K
Transportation
+59K
Temporary
+43K
Manufacturing
+17K
Education
+11K
19. $0 to $30,000
135 Million in 2014 from BLS
WHAT DO PEOPLE EARN?
Percentage of workers
by salary range
41%
$30,000
to $60,000
39%
$60,000
to $90,000
13%
$90,000+
7%
$
20. WHAT SALARY LEVELS GET THE MOST JOBS POSTED?
U.S. posting count
$0 to $30,000
23%
$30,000
to $60,000
36%
$90,000+
10%
unknown
9%
$60,000
to $90,000
22%
$0 to $30,000
13%
$30,000
to $60,000
36%
$90,000+
12%
unknown
10%
$60,000
to $90,000
29%
Monster posting count
21. ONLINE JOB POSTINGS OVERVIEW
YEAR-TO-DATE
POSTINGS TREND
Postings, Jan to Aug:
2014: 107.3 M
2015: 114.0 M
MONTHLY POSTINGS, LAST FOUR YEARS
6% YoY
Monthly average,
Jan to Aug:
2014: 13.4 M
2015: 14.2 M
6% YoY
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
0
2 M
4 M
6 M
8 M
10 M
12 M
14 M
16 M
18 M
22. POLLING QUESTION
Which title has the most job postings in the U.S.?
A. Truck Drivers
B. Customer Service
C. Registered Nurses
D. Application Developers
30. Source: Monster Loyalty Survey, November 2014;
Note: Surveyed representative sample of adults who work full-time.
SOCIAL MEDIA JOB SEARCH
52%
Occasionally review job
listings on social media sites for
potential employment opportunities
53%
Occasionally network on social
media sites for potential
employment opportunities
31. Source: Monster Loyalty Survey, November 2014;
Note: Surveyed representative sample of adults who work full-time.
WOULD CONSIDER AN OPPORTUNITY FROM…
24%
29%
41%
44%
46%
46%
49%
50%
54%
65%
Job Seekers Building
Trust In Social Media
24%
29%
41%
44%
46%
46%
49%
50%
54%
65%
Friend or relative
Call from a job recruiter
Job ad on a job board/site
Company-sponsored social event
Industry publication that lists new jobs
Trade show or industry conference
Job ad on LinkedIn
Email offering a job description
Job ad on Facebook
Job ad on Twitter
32. JOB SEEKING IS A 24/7 ACTIVITY
1 Glassdoor Survey, 2014
2 Monster Internal Data 2015
of candidates are likely to use
social media in their job search1
79%
70%
of candidates are using their
mobile device to find jobs2
33. Twitter has nearly 315M+ monthly active users
500M tweets per day
On average, over 60K jobs are tweeted each day
35M mentions of “Job Search” related keywords
80% of users access Twitter on mobile
Drive engagement with a targeted audience
Reaches diverse audience; millennials, business
leaders, influencers
Source: Monster Internal Data, 2015; Twitter, 2015
38. EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYEES
Benefits and
insurance?
Jobs for blue to white collar
FLEXIBLE
But what
about
down time?
JOB
SECURITY?
Wages that are
driven down by
supply/demand?
REQUIRED SCALE?
Minimize salary,
insurance and
benefit costs
INCREASING
REGULATIONS?
Hire specific skills
when needed
But what about
employee
consistency and
commitment?
SCHEDULE
39. 7.6 million
McKinsey Global Institute
people who are inactive or part-time could work
additional hours through freelance platforms
200 million
on-demand labor force
by 2020
41. The Wall Street Journal, “Meet the New Generation
Robots for Manufacturing,” February 2015.
ROBOT DENSITY
30
152
282
323
437
Industrial robots per 10,000
manufacturing employees
South Korea
Japan
Germany
U.S.
China
Auto parts
35%
Auto
29%
Food
Life
sciences
6%
Other
Metals
29%
Robot orders in the U.S.
in 2014 by industry
Semi-
conductors
Plastics/
rubber
AT WORK IN AMERICA
The Wall Street Journal, “Meet the New Generation
Robots for Manufacturing,” February 2015.
42. 16% OF U.S. JOBS COULD
BE AUTOMATED BY
2025
Forrester Research, 8/2015.
49. WHAT MOTIVATES MILLENNIALS
1http://business.time.com/2012/03/29/millennials-vs-baby-boomers-who-would-you-rather-hire; 2http://www.pwc.com/en_M1/m1/services/consulting/
documents/ millennials-at-work.pdf;
3Brookings.edu “How Millennials Could Upend Wall Street and Corporate America” May 2014
“Loving what I do” is among the top options for job
desirability, outranking salaries and big bonuses.1
65% said the opportunity for personal development was
the most influential factor in accepting their current job.2
Almost two thirds of Millennials said they would rather make $40K
a year at a job they love than $100K a year at a job they think is boring.3
50. Source: Monster College Student/Graduate Survey, April 2015
1Male college graduates strongly prioritize salary level compared to college students and female college graduates
DEGREE OF
HAPPINESS
PEACE
OF MIND
RESTFUL
SLEEP
JOB
SECURITY
LOVE/
RELATIONSHIPS
33%
51%
30%
41%
16%
31%
College student
College graduate
SALARY
LEVEL1