As the leading online job board for agriculture, food, biotechnology, and natural resources, AgCareers.com wants to share some industry insight reflected by our job board statistics. Recently, AgCareers.com conducted an analysis of the activity on the site and developed the 2008 Agribusiness Job Report. The report provides the trends we are noticing and hearing about from our clients. Statistics and information are based on analysis of jobs posted on AgCareers.com over the past year. Below are a few highlights from the 2008 analysis. Information on how to receive a FREE full copy is also provided.
Highlights from the 2008 Agribusiness Job Report:
Companies and job seekers visit AgCareers.com throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and currently, AgCareers.com is expanding into Europe. There has been an overall increase in the total number of jobs posted and the total number of job views from 2007 to 2008. In 2008, the average number of job views per month was 11,368. This is an increase of more than 750 job views per month compared to 2007. The monthly average of jobs posted in 2008 by companies was 2,465 jobs. That is also an increase over last year with more than 700 additional jobs posted each month. Looking into 2009, January continued to have more than 13,300 job views and 2,500 jobs posted, which is consistent with 2008.
The figure below shows the increase of jobs posted in 2008, compared to 2007. The highest amount of jobs posted on AgCareers.com is in the months of October and June. However, all months had a significant increase of jobs posted, which is good to see as we head into 2009.
The 2008 Agribusiness Job Reports goes into more depth about the types of jobs posted, and the amount of traffic the postings generated. This information can be used when considering budgets and projected salary increases in agriculture, as well as the climate changes within the workforce. For a FREE copy of the full 2008 Agribusiness Job Report, please CLICK HERE.
In 2008, there have been many positive contributions to the agricultural industry. Through economical struggles, agriculture seems to pull through. For the time being, employment within the industry holds steady. Companies are continuing to post jobs, and more and more candidates are looking to AgCareers.com for their employment opportunities!
CLICK HERE to download the 2008 AgCareers.com Agribusiness Job Report