South expected to be area for biggest job growth

CNBC: With economy recovering, biggest area for job growth will be the South

CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson is predicting the South as the biggest area of job growth, and the retail sector is predicted to show growth as well. "The job losses are moderating and we're getting to a more stable environment," Ferguson said in an interview. Employers are "feeling more optimistic about the future in the job market."

Ferguson also says lawmakers need to work on strengthening small business. "If we're going to get big job creation back in the United States, we've got to fire up the engine of small businesses and entrepreneurs, because that's where most of the job creation will come," he said.

Other sectors poised for growth include for-profit education companies, healthcare and insurance.

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: Chief Justice Cobb says she won't run for governor

ARKANSAS: State ranks second in nation for percentage of obese children

FLORIDA: Prescription drug overdose deaths show increase in Florida

GEORGIA: State's transportation stimulus spending is better than other states

KENTUCKY: State's 'Creation Museum' dismays visiting paleontologists

LOUISIANA: Gov. Jindal's vetoes questioned by some

MISSISSIPPI: Cigarette tax increase on 'off brand' products upsets smokers

NORTH CAROLINA: Gov. Perdue says budget indecision is costing state $5 million a day

SOUTH CAROLINA: Call for governor's resignation now comes from GOP chairwoman

TENNESSEE: Editorial: State just made trouble for local governments
"In an attempt to make things more convenient for people to carry guns everywhere they might go, state lawmakers have managed to make life difficult for many more Tennesseans."

VIRGINIA: State GOP to continue to track Gov. Kaine's travels

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