Who's Hiring Now

America's Most-Wanted Workers
By KATE LORENZ, CAREERBUILDER.COM EDITOR

Though the U.S. economy has softened this year -- headlines warn of mortgage woes, layoffs and escalating gas prices -- there are still jobs out there ... you just have to know where to look. We dug deep into Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find industries that are still adding jobs despite a rising national unemployment rate.


Health Care
With a large segment of the population entering retirement age, health care remains strong adding more than 196,000 jobs so far this year. All sectors of the healthcare industry experienced growth from January to July 2008. Ambulatory healthcare services (which include doctor's offices, outpatient care centers and home health services) experienced a gain of 106,800 jobs. Hospitals added 71,300 positions, while nursing and residential care facilities grew by 18,200 jobs.

Additionally, social assistance (like substance abuse and mental health counseling) added 18,400 jobs. Indeed, 30 percent of large health-care employers (50 or more employees) expected to expand staffs in the third quarter of 2008, according to CareerBuilder.com and USA Today's "Q3 2008 Job Forecast."


Government
The federal government, which employs more than 1.8 million civilian employees (except for the U.S. Postal Service), has added 33,000 jobs so far this year. At the state level, 39,000 new jobs were added; the local government, which added 124,000 jobs from January to July 2008, remains the strongest sector of the industry. While government staffing levels are often subject to budget and administration changes, there will be a growth in specialized areas related to border and transportation security, emergency preparedness, public health and information analysis.


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