Simply Hired, one of the job search engines/aggregators, released its inaugural 2009 U.S. Job Trends report, outlining year-over-year employment trends as indicated by their analysis of the 3 million job listings appearing from the first quarter of 2008 through the close of 2009 on SimplyHired.com.

Simply Hired's report outlines various sectors in growth mode including:

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Companies continue to help those suffering and in need of aid in Haiti. A Shaker salute today to Dollar General. They have donated $100,000 to the International Red Cross to aid in the recovery effort. They are also encouraging their employees to make donations.

Yahoo Buys HotJobs
Thursday, December 27, 2001
$436 million deal

February 03, 2010
Monster to Acquire HotJobs from Yahoo
$225 million cash deal

Shaker will write our analysis soon on this merger..In the meantime here is the press release..

Monster to Acquire HotJobs Business and Enter into Multi-year Traffic Agreement with Yahoo!

• Employers and advertisers expected to benefit from enhanced candidate reach, relevance and results
• Job seekers gain access to more opportunities, career tools and resources
• Significant increases to Monster traffic
• Expands reach of Monster’s 6Sense™ precision search technology
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February's online recruiting news roundup is live.

I'd say the biggest news this time is not in print. The big news is that job boards are getting busier and our revenue is stable or growing. Usually, we have a better sense for where the economy is going than the economists, so I'd say look for positive news coming out in the next couple months.