And 16,000 More Projected For 2012

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- With the most encouraging results in the four years since OrlandoJobs.com began their bi-annual survey of employers, the 2012 employment forecast for Central Florida finally shows some concrete signs of a recovery. 

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Key findings from the OrlandoJobs.com Central Florida Employment Outlook Survey for 2012:

• There are more than 11,500 local jobs currently open at the 162 companies surveyed.
• Over 16,000 jobs are forecasted to become available in the last three quarters of the year.
• 37% of surveyed companies indicated that hiring would be better in 2012 when compared to 2011.
• 44% of surveyed companies are using temporary employees to help fill open positions.
• The top six sectors leading the way in Central Florida are Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, Healthcare, Education, Banking/Finance and Technology.
• Employers offer blunt tips to job seekers including: don't apply if you aren't qualified, grammar/spelling counts, be honest, and don't be late for an interview!

"Central Florida is poised at a tipping point when it comes to the employment market," states Roger Lear, President and Co-Founder of OrlandoJobs.com. "The sheer number of open jobs, currently and forecasted throughout 2012, would put a huge dent in Orlando's MSA unemployment rate of 9.5%, if all were filled. With the heavyweight of the hospitality sector leading the way, Central Florida may soon be able to tip the scales in the right direction on behalf of the entire state."

Other findings from the survey include the role that social media is playing in employment, the greatest challenges employers face, their best advice for job seekers, and the companies that are forecasting the largest number of open jobs for 2012. Download the survey (no cost) in its entirety at www.orlandojobs.com/whitepaper.

OrlandoJobs.com is Central Florida's #1 online job site, with an average of 100,000 visitors per month. The site was founded in 2005 by Roger Lear and Scott Kotroba, and is the official employment website of the Central Florida Human Resource Association (www.cfhra.org).  President Roger Lear is a 25-year veteran leader in the executive search and internet recruiting industry. He is on the faculty for the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, and is a member of the board at Florida Hospital East Foundation, the Central Florida Economic Cooperative, Central Florida Employment Council and National Insurance Recruiting Association, and is a sought-after speaker on the subject of Web 2.0 and social media recruiting.

Media Contact: Roger Lear OrlandoJobs.com, 4076454224, roger@orlandojobs.com

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