Hiring plans for next 12 months	Job Search Information
68% will maintain current levels 23% will add employees 9% will decrease employment HR professionals are using these sources to hire: 25% Traditional Job Boards 18% Hiring from within 14% Internal referral programs	Wage Comparisons Top Openings in St. Louis Top Openings in MO The current employment situation has overwhelmed companies with inbound applications. As a result HR professionals are using social networking. Source: LinkedIN

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Job Descriptions Primary St. Louis Business Clusters Fortune 1000 companies Energizer Holdings Solutia Inc Jones Financial Centene Corporation Arch Coal Ralcorp Holdings Brown Shoe Company Laclede Group Sigma-Aldrich Belden, Inc MEMC Electric Materials Olin Corporation Furniture Brands Intl 1. Plant & Life Sciences These are companies engaged in medicines, agricultural chemicals, organic chemicals, medical equipment manufacturing, research and development. 2. Transportation and Distribution Consists of infrastructure, air, barges, etc. 3. Financial Services Banking, insurance, investments 4. Energy Power facilities 5. Technology IT, computer integration, bioinformation, etc. Growth Projections