Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

"The best of the employer directories... The first easy comparative reference I have come across that gives job seekers a chance to pre-view the stability and policies of a prospective employer.A" Nationally-syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy - The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.A" This guide is a must-purchase for career collections.A" American Reference Books Annual A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.A" Career Opportunities News A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.A" Library Journal An idea worth reading-the wonder is that such a book has not been published before.A" San Antonio Express-News Of obvious value as a guide for job-seekers - Useful for researchers, marketing executives and personnel professionals.A" Pittsburgh Business Times-Journal Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.A" USA Today

• THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 2010 CONTENTS Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 7 2) Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue 9 3) Unemployment Will Remain High 9 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11 7) Millions Working as Temps 12 8) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business 12 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable 13 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 14 Chapter 2: Statistics 15 U.S. Employment Overview: 2008-2009 16 U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2009 17 Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2008 vs. August 2009 18 Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2008 19 U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2008 20 Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2008 21 Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 22 Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 23 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 24 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 25 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2006-2016 26 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases, U.S.: 2006-2016 27 Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 28 1) Financial Stability 28 2) Growth Plans 28 3) Research & Development Programs 28 4) Product Launch & Production 28 5) Marketing & Distribution Methods 28 6) Employee Benefits 28 7) Quality of Work Factors 29 Other Considerations 29 Chapter 4: Important Contacts for Job Seekers 36 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 68 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Number of Employees 70 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Revenues 71 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Profits 72 Industry List, With Codes 73 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 77 (The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 92 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 95 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 99 Index of Firms with International Operations 111 Individual Data Profiles on each of THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 114 Additional Indexes Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women & Minorities 616 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 619 Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers 646 Information Systems 646 Liberal Arts 654 Management 665 Professionals 678 Sales/Marketing 694 Technical/Scientific 706

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

"The best of the employer directories... The first easy comparative reference I have come across that gives job seekers a chance to pre-view the stability and policies of a prospective employer.A" Nationally-syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy - The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.A" This guide is a must-purchase for career collections.A" American Reference Books Annual A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.A" Career Opportunities News A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.A" Library Journal An idea worth reading-the wonder is that such a book has not been published before.A" San Antonio Express-News Of obvious value as a guide for job-seekers - Useful for researchers, marketing executives and personnel professionals.A" Pittsburgh Business Times-Journal Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.A" USA Today

• THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 2010 CONTENTS Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 7 2) Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue 9 3) Unemployment Will Remain High 9 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11 7) Millions Working as Temps 12 8) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business 12 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable 13 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 14 Chapter 2: Statistics 15 U.S. Employment Overview: 2008-2009 16 U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2009 17 Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2008 vs. August 2009 18 Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2008 19 U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2008 20 Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2008 21 Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 22 Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 23 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 24 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 25 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2006-2016 26 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases, U.S.: 2006-2016 27 Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 28 1) Financial Stability 28 2) Growth Plans 28 3) Research & Development Programs 28 4) Product Launch & Production 28 5) Marketing & Distribution Methods 28 6) Employee Benefits 28 7) Quality of Work Factors 29 Other Considerations 29 Chapter 4: Important Contacts for Job Seekers 36 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 68 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Number of Employees 70 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Revenues 71 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Profits 72 Industry List, With Codes 73 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 77 (The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 92 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 95 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 99 Index of Firms with International Operations 111 Individual Data Profiles on each of THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 114 Additional Indexes Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women & Minorities 616 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 619 Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers 646 Information Systems 646 Liberal Arts 654 Management 665 Professionals 678 Sales/Marketing 694 Technical/Scientific 706

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

"The best of the employer directories... The first easy comparative reference I have come across that gives job seekers a chance to pre-view the stability and policies of a prospective employer.A" Nationally-syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy - The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.A" This guide is a must-purchase for career collections.A" American Reference Books Annual A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.A" Career Opportunities News A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.A" Library Journal An idea worth reading-the wonder is that such a book has not been published before.A" San Antonio Express-News Of obvious value as a guide for job-seekers - Useful for researchers, marketing executives and personnel professionals.A" Pittsburgh Business Times-Journal Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.A" USA Today

• THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 2010 CONTENTS Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 7 2) Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue 9 3) Unemployment Will Remain High 9 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11 7) Millions Working as Temps 12 8) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business 12 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable 13 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 14 Chapter 2: Statistics 15 U.S. Employment Overview: 2008-2009 16 U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2009 17 Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2008 vs. August 2009 18 Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2008 19 U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2008 20 Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2008 21 Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 22 Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2009 23 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 24 Top 25 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2006-2016 25 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2006-2016 26 Jobs with the Largest Expected Employment Decreases, U.S.: 2006-2016 27 Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 28 1) Financial Stability 28 2) Growth Plans 28 3) Research & Development Programs 28 4) Product Launch & Production 28 5) Marketing & Distribution Methods 28 6) Employee Benefits 28 7) Quality of Work Factors 29 Other Considerations 29 Chapter 4: Important Contacts for Job Seekers 36 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 68 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Number of Employees 70 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Revenues 71 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Profits 72 Industry List, With Codes 73 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 77 (The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 92 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 95 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 99 Index of Firms with International Operations 111 Individual Data Profiles on each of THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 114 Additional Indexes Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women & Minorities 616 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 619 Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers 646 Information Systems 646 Liberal Arts 654 Management 665 Professionals 678 Sales/Marketing 694 Technical/Scientific 706