America is getting back to work.
Today's jobs report hugely beat expectations, with 243,000 jobs created in January — 103,000 more than predicted. The unemployment rate fell from 8.5 to 8.3 percent.
CareerBuilder also released a report about 12 big companies that are looking to hire 500 or more employees in 2012. This list includes:
Starbucks
Number of jobs available: 13,000+ Retail & 400+ Professional Service Opportunities
Types of positions available: Retail, Information Technology, Supply Chain Operations, and Finance
Amazon.com
Number of jobs: 3,000+
Types of positions: software development engineers, product managers, operations managers, and communications and product marketing managers
The Boeing Company
Number of jobs available: 500+
Types of positions available: engineering, airplane manufacturing, cyber security & intelligence and business functions like finance.
Citibank
Number of jobs available: 2,500
Types of positions available: Customer Service, Personal Banker, Home Lending Specialist, Business Development Officer – Commercial Banking
Adventist Health System
Number of jobs available: 2,500+
Types of positions available: Allied health professionals, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists
Time Warner Cable
Number of jobs available: 500+
Types of positions available: Direct Sales Reps, Customer Service Reps, Technicians and IT & Engineering.
State Farm Insurance
Number of jobs available: 2,600
Types of positions available: Actuarial, Agency Department, Banking, Claims, Creative Services, Customer Service, Information Technology/Systems, Legal/Litigation, Public Relations/Communications, Underwriting
Deloitte (professional services)
Number of jobs available: 3,300
Types of positions available: client service professionals in all business segments including accounting, assurance and advisory, risk, tax, strategy, financial, technology and human capital
URS
Number of jobs available: 4,300
Types of positions available in these categories: Engineering, Logistics/ Supply/Procurement, Business Operations/Admin/IT, Construction, Project/Program Management, Aviation, Environmental/Sciences, Health & Safety / Homeland Security, Operations & Maintenance
ADP
Number of jobs available: 2,000+
Types of positions available: Sales, Implementation, JAVA Development, Client Services, HR
T-Mobile USA
Number of jobs available: 1,000+
Types of positions available: Retail Sales, Business Sales, Corporate, and Technology
Humana Inc.
Number of jobs available: approximately 2,200 nationwide
Types of positions available: Various, including Sales, Pharmacy, Nurses, Physicians, Service Operations, IT
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