Table of Contents

• Introduction 1
• How To Use This Book 3
• Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7
• 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 8
• 2) Cost Control Remains a Major Concern at Employers/Consolidation Through Mergers Continues 9
• 3) Unemployment in the U.S. Is Down Substantially Compared to the Recent Past 9
• 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More Than During the Last Boom, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10
• 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10
• 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11
• 7) Millions Working as Temps 11
• 8) Offshoring, Reshoring and the Rebound in American Manufacturing 12
• 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find OlderEmployees Desirable 13
• 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities 13
• Chapter 2: Statistics 15
• U.S. Employment Overview: 2015-2016 16
• U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-July 2016 17
• Employment by Major Industry Sector: 2004, 2014 & Projected 2024 18
• Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: July 2015 vs. July 2016 19
• U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2015 20
• Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2016 21
• Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2016 22
• Top 15 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2014-2024 23
• Top 15 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2014-2024 24
• Occupations with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2014-2024 25
• Industries with the Largest Employment Decline, U.S.: 2014-2024 26
• Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 27
• 1) Financial Stability 27
• 2) Growth Plans 27
• 3) Research and Development Programs 27
• 4) Product Launch and Production 27
• 5) Marketing and Distribution Methods 27
• 6) Employee Benefits 28
• 7) Quality of Work Factors 28
• Other Considerations 28
• Chapter 4: Important Contacts for Job Seekers 35
• Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites
• Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 63
• Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 65
• Alphabetical Index 82
• Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 85
• Individual Data Profiles on each of THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 89
• Additional Indexes
• Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women & Minorities 594
• Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 596

About the Author

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.

Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Reviews

“…The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.” “This guide is a must-purchase for career collections.” - American Reference Books Annual

“A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.” - Career Opportunities News

“A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.” - Library Journal

“Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.” - USA Today