American businesses hired more workers in November than they have in almost a year, according to the national employment report today from payroll giant Automatic Data Processing. Nonfarm private employers added 206,000 jobs in November, following October’s increase of 130,000 jobs, which was revised from an initial report of 110,000 last month.
ADP said the total number of workers on nonfarm private payrolls now stands at roughly 109.3 million, the highest level since March 2009. On Dec. 2, the U.S. Labor Department will release its monthly job report for November.
A quick look at job opportunities at wireless device manufacturers in the United States shows hundreds of US technical jobs at Samsung Mobile, Apple and Nokia. Some of the hardware and software engineering jobs at Apple have been open for several months, suggesting that the demand for engineers who know the iOS operating system and Apple hardware may be outpacing the supply.
Those who track management positions in the wireless industry say they have seen a definite shift from hiring by carriers to hiring by device manufacturers and software solutions providers. George Orr founded executive search firm Telecom Connections in 1997, and says that at that time 60% of his business came from carriers. Now he says that number has fallen to 40%, with infrastructure companies, handset makers and software companies making up the rest.
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