6/1/11 Jobs Report

The U.S. Economy

Fewer jobs were added in May as the economy hit a speed bump.  http://bit.ly/j440mg  

Worst US Job Location

This dubious honor goes to Riverside, CA.  http://bit.ly/k4Bf25

Best US Job Location

Dallas / Fort Worth leads the U.S. in job growth.  http://bit.ly/ijdf3Q

Nationwide Jobs

U.S. Auto manufacturers are planning to add 34,000 jobs nationwide over the next few years. http://bit.ly/knsR1l

New York, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Stamford, Greenwich, and Westport are the top cities seeking hedge fund talent.  http://bit.ly/j2F6OM

Bank of America plans to add hundreds more small business bankers.  http://bit.ly/iYneYY

Daimler / Mercedes Benz is hiring for “engineering, manufacturing engineering, warranty, supply chain, accounting, controlling, and corporate audit and investigation” positions for the following locations:  Montvale, New Jersey; Palo Alto, California; Portland, Oregon; and Fort Mill, South Carolina. http://bit.ly/jF5AUW  A job fair will be held on June 6^th.  To register:  http://daimler-jobfair.com/

The following companies project hiring:  Boeing, Google, Caterpillar, Scottrade, CVS, Amazon, Wal-mart, Facebook, and Medifast.  http://yhoo.it/kc69Wy

The Robert Half Professional Employment Report reveals that “the legal and marketing fields are expected to see the strongest hiring activity, with a net 30 percent of lawyers and a net 19 percent of marketing executives planning to increase staff levels.”  http://prn.to/mhhwpU   The full PDF report can be found here:  http://prn.to/jmGV6G

Florida

hhgregg plans to hire around 600 employees for its new stores in Florida.  http://bit.ly/lSRYK5

Georgia

Lockheed Martin plans to add 400 jobs in Marietta.  http://bit.ly/kcGa5K

Illinois Jobs

GE Capital is looking to hire an additional 1,000 people for Chicago.  http://bit.ly/kRaR4N

Indiana

Amazon will be hiring a few hundred employees for a new fulfillment center.  http://bit.ly/mceadz

Kentucky

The Corvette plant in Bowling Green will be adding around 250 jobs around the new Corvette.  http://bit.ly/mpZmo5

Massachusetts Jobs

General Dynamics anticipates hiring 400 additional high tech workers in Pittsfield. http://bit.ly/kbMYFp  

North Carolina Jobs

Lowe’s is planning to add 300 IT positions.  http://bit.ly/iUjxYq

South Carolina

Wal-mart is planning to add 4,000 jobs in the next five years in the state.  http://bit.ly/jaJnp0

Tennessee

Amazon is considering building additional fulfillment centers bringing a possible 2,700 jobs to the state.  http://bit.ly/lZcVmE

Virginia

General Electric will be opening a technology center in Richmond that will support around 200 jobs.  http://bit.ly/jx8eXx  

ICF International, a consulting company, will be adding over 500 jobs around Herndon.  http://bit.ly/lrK23G

Washington

Amazon will be adding several hundred jobs at a customer service center.  http://bit.ly/mHtuUL

Jobs Abroad

Citi is looking to expand its Asia Markets division by 150.  http://reut.rs/lSaUwk

Hewlett Packard is expanding in Ireland by 50 personnel to support cloud computing.  http://bit.ly/iuU1Px