Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover | 1 | 8 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 11 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 13 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 17 | 8 |
| U.S. Job Market Overview | 17 | 2 |
| Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue | 19 | 1 |
| Unemployment Will Remain High | 20 | 1 |
| Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies | 20 | 1 |
| Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace | 20 | 1 |
| Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services | 21 | 1 |
| Millions Working as Temps | 22 | 1 |
| Offshoring and the Globalization of Business | 22 | 1 |
| Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable | 23 | 1 |
| Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2011 | 24 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 25 | 13 |
| U.S. Employment Overview: 2009-2010 | 26 | 1 |
| U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2010 | 27 | 1 |
| Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2009 vs. August 2010 | 28 | 1 |
| Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment &Active Job Search Methods Used: 2009 Average | 29 | 1 |
| U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race &Ethnicity: October 2009 | 30 | 1 |
| Mean Hourly Earnings &Weekly Hours, Private Industry &State &Local Government: 2009 | 31 | 1 |
| Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 | 32 | 1 |
| Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 | 33 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 | 34 | 1 |
| Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 | 35 | 1 |
| Occupations with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2008-2018 | 36 | 1 |
| Occupations with the Fastest Expected Decline, U.S.: 2008-2018 | 37 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 38 | 8 |
| Financial Stability | 38 | 1 |
| Growth Plans | 38 | 1 |
| Research and Development Programs | 38 | 1 |
| Product Launch and Production | 38 | 1 |
| Marketing and Distribution Methods | 38 | 1 |
| Employee Benefits | 38 | 1 |
| Quality-of-Work Factors | 39 | 7 |
| Chapter 4 | 46 | 27 |
| Chapter 5 | 73 | 45 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Number of Employees | 75 | 1 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Revenues | 76 | 1 |
| 20 Largest Employers of the American Employers 500, By Profits | 77 | 1 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 78 | 3 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 81 | 15 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 96 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 99 | 4 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 103 | 12 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 115 | 3 |
| Individual Data Profiles On Each Of The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 | 118 | 501 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 619 | 30 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 620 | 3 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 623 | 26 |
| INDEX BY COMPANIES FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF JOB SEEKERS | 649 | 67 |
| Information Systems | 649 | 8 |
| Liberal Arts | 657 | 10 |
| Management | 667 | 14 |
| Professionals | 681 | 15 |
| Sales/Marketing | 696 | 12 |
| Technical/Scientific | 708 | 8 |
