Google looks to hire at least 6,000 more workers in 2011.

[Statistical]

Mercury News reports that Google announced this week that it would hire at least 6,000 workers in 2011. If it hits that number, 2011 will be the second biggest year for new hires in the history of Google. The company also says that about 2,000 of those new hires will be in and around its Bay Area HQ in California.

Google's Alan Eustace said, "The growth that we're seeing across a lot of different areas is really based on seeds we planted a long time ago. We made investment decisions a long time ago to plant the seeds in different areas, and the exciting part is those seeds are actually developing now." Eustace also noted that the hiring would be "pretty much across the board."

Google has also recently offered up the financial details for Q4 2010. The company raked in revenue in the quarter of $8.44 billion. That number represents a growth of 26% compared to Q4 2009. Profit for Q4 2010 was $2.54 billion amounting to $7.81 per share, up 29% from Q4 2009.

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"Google was able to grow during the recession, which was something Yahoo wasn't able to do, and (Microsoft's) Bing (search engine) still isn't profitable, so from Google's perspective there is no reason to slow down," said Rick Munarriz, senior analyst at The Motley Fool.

Google added 4,565 workers in 2010, a big turnaround from 2009, when the company's work force shrank for the first time in its 12-year history. Even at 30,000 employees, Google would still be less than half the size of valley giants like Intel and Cisco Systems, a third the size of Oracle and a tenth of Hewlett-Packard. But like Facebook, the size of Google's work force doesn't reflect its full importance to the Internet and the valley.

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IT (information technology) is going to lead us out of the recession and 2011 is going to be the year.

[RandomThoughts]

1. Is that a Bohemian comment?

[madokie]

2. They built a data center here. a couple years ago

that has been in moth balls from day one so maybe they're going to start it up. That would be good.

[Statistical]

3. Just curious. Where is "here"?

[madokie]

9. Northeast Oklahoma

The industrial park in Pryor ok to be exact.

[UrbScotty]

4. Who unrec'd this?!

[Statistical]

5. For some people it is safer when it is all doom & gloom.

They are fearful. Don't want to get their hopes up. Easier to just ignore all positive signs to economic recovery.

[Newsjock]

6. Just don't you dare be older than 40

That's "dead" in Google years.

http://cal-employment.com/2011/01/09/cal-supreme-court-issues-opinion-in-reid-v-google-rejecting-strict-application-of-stray-remarks-doctrine-in-cal-discrimination-cases/

[OhioChick]

7. Yep n/t

[Kat45]

8. True. n/t