Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 10 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 12 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 14 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 18 | 8 |
| U.S. Job Market Overview | 18 | 2 |
| Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue | 20 | 1 |
| Unemployment Will Remain High | 20 | 1 |
| Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies | 21 | 1 |
| Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace | 21 | 1 |
| Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services | 22 | 1 |
| Millions Working as Temps | 23 | 1 |
| Offshoring and the Globalization of Business | 23 | 1 |
| Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable | 24 | 1 |
| Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 | 25 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 26 | 13 |
| U.S. Employment Overview: 2008-2009 | 27 | 1 |
| U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2009 | 28 | 1 |
| Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2008 vs. August 2009 | 29 | 1 |
| Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment &Active Job Search Methods Used: 2008 | 30 | 1 |
| U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race &Ethnicity: October 2008 | 31 | 1 |
| Mean Hourly Earnings &Weekly Hours, Private Industry &State &Local Government: 2008 | 32 | 1 |
| Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 | 33 | 1 |
| Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 | 34 | 1 |
| Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 | 35 | 1 |
| Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 | 36 | 1 |
| Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2006-2016 | 37 | 1 |
| Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases, U.S.: 2006-2016 | 38 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 39 | 8 |
| Financial Stability | 39 | 1 |
| Growth Plans | 39 | 1 |
| Research and Development Programs | 39 | 1 |
| Product Launch and Production | 39 | 1 |
| Marketing and Distribution Methods | 39 | 1 |
| Employee Benefits | 39 | 1 |
| Quality-of-Work Factors | 40 | 1 |
| Other Considerations | 40 | 7 |
| Chapter 4 | 47 | 32 |
| Chapter 5 | 79 | 46 |
| THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 79 | 2 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Number of Employees | 81 | 1 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Revenues | 82 | 1 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Profits | 83 | 1 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 84 | 4 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 88 | 15 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 103 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 106 | 4 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 110 | 12 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 122 | 3 |
| Individual Data Profiles On Each Of The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 | 125 | 501 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 626 | 97 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 627 | 3 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 630 | 27 |
| INDEX BY COMPANIES FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF JOB SEEKERS | 657 | 66 |
| Information Systems | 657 | 8 |
| Liberal Arts | 665 | 11 |
| Management | 676 | 13 |
| Professionals | 689 | 16 |
| Sales/Marketing | 705 | 12 |
| Technical/Scientific | 717 | 6 |
