by Ed Orum for AOL Find a Job

Many job hunters will be happy to put 2009 to rest, and welcome 2010 with an eagerness that the job market will pick up. Staffing firm Robert Half recently put together a list of what it believes to be 10 Promising Jobs for 2010. The company has identified opportunities in accounting and finance, information technology and administrative fields.

In accounting and finance, salaries are actually expected to increase by an average of .5 percent in 2010. Companies want financial pros who can crunch numbers, communicate clearly with various departments and help manage costs.

Job titles to look for include:

Regions across the U.S. will see job growth in the first quarter of 2010. But the growth will be sporadic and many areas will continue to lag

By Prashant Gopal

The recession might be technically over, but unemployment is rising month after month even in most of the nation's strongest job markets.

A full-fledged job recovery seems to be a long way away. But some metros are poised for significant job growth by the first quarter of next year. BusinessWeek.com teamed up with Moody's Economy.com to identify America's 25 next recovering job markets. These metros were ranked based on Economy.com's projected job growth in the first three months of 2010.

By Ed Orum

Unemployment in the U.S. took a turn for the worse in October, jumping above the 10% mark for the first time since 1983. While that is sure to send shivers down your job-searching spine, there is a bright side - employers hired 34,000 temporary workers in October and manufacturing overtime was up. Some sectors are even hiring!

All this is according to IHS Global Insight, which analyzes the government's monthly employment report. First, the bad part - people are still losing their jobs - 190,000 of them in October, but that's nearly 100,000 less than analysts were predicting. The biggest losses were in manufacturing, construction, retail trade and leisure/hospitality.

Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com writer

This month Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, which has become synonymous with spending time with relatives, eating too much food and napping midday. Of course, the underlying purpose of the day is to be grateful for what you have. Accordingly, many families preface their Thanksgiving meals by asking each person at the table to say what he or she is thankful for.

In this period of high unemployment, many people are grateful to have a job. And for job seekers looking for the right opportunity, you can be thankful that many employers are hiring right now across many industries. While some employers have been forced to scale back on bringing in new talent, others need employees now more than ever to thrive. Such is the case for Medical Staffing Network.

Hiring managers struggle to find employees, even as millions of jobs seekers are desperate for work.

By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite millions of unemployed job seekers desperate for work, many open positions are languishing unfilled. The reason? Not enough candidates.

With job openings largely concentrated in specialized industries like healthcare, green technology and energy, some employers say the problem is finding qualified workers, which are in short supply. Meanwhile, they are inundated with eager candidates from other industries who lack the skills and experience that the job requires.