• Reuters, Friday, November 19, 2010 11:28 AM

Google -- which was reportedly faster than most rivals to slow hiring during the recession -- expanded its workforce by 18% over the past year, to 23,331 employees. And it's not stopping there. According to a Reuters tally, the search giant has job openings listed for exactly 2,076 positions on its Web site. That's nearly six times more than the number of listings tallied by Reuters in March 2009.

What's more, "The hiring spree is taking place alongside a string of more than 20 acquisitions this year that have already helped swell Google's ranks." Said Google spokesman Jordan Newman: "We've been ramping up our hiring and the number of open jobs over the course of the last year." Why, exactly? According to Reuters, Google "is looking for new opportunities to grow by branching out into a variety of markets, including Android smartphone software, online display advertising and Web-based productivity software."

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