Weds, 1 Feb 2012
Managerial recruitment activity in the US was off to a slow start in January, with a loss of 0.1% points since last month, according to the new CareerCast.com JobSerf Employment Index.

The January 2012 Index, which measures managerial hiring activity online, fell 0.1 points from December 2012, and is 8.7 points lower than the January 2011 Index.However, there were some US cities that showed double-digit gains, despite the lucklustre results from the index. San Diego, California, showed a 14% increase in hiring over the previous month, as did Riverside, also in California, with an 11% increase, despite remaining at the bottom of the index.

The cities with the most per capita hiring gains in 2011 included: Nashville (+19 points), Memphis (+13 points) and Houston (+10). The biggest losers in 2011 were San Diego (-11), Washington, DC (-8), New York City (-7) and Milwaukee (-7).

The CareerCast.com JobSerf Employment Index per capita hiring levels for US cities in January are:

1     Washington, DC – 143
2     Boston – 129
3     San Francisco – 111
4     Seattle – 101
5     Baltimore – 83
6     Atlanta – 83
7     Chicago – 71
8     Denver – 69
9     Nashville – 66
10    New York City – 65
11    Dallas – 63
12    Cleveland – 58
13    Hartford – 58
14    Philadelphia – 58
15    Houston – 56
16    Minneapolis – 55
17    Pittsburgh – 55
18    San Diego – 50
19    Indianapolis – 49
20    Milwaukee – 48
21    St Louis – 46
22    Los Angeles – 45
23    Phoenix – 45
24    Cincinnati – 45
25    Louisville – 43
26    Tampa – 42
27    Miami – 40
28    Detroit – 36
29    Memphis – 32
30    Riverside – 21