Sacramento's insurance industry is experiencing strong job growth. Local employers posted 176 new jobs over the past week and 754 in the last month, ranking third among local industries, according to ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace.

The insurance industry also came in third in terms of local employers adding new jobs. In the past month, 157 companies listed open jobs for Sacramento-based workers in that area.

Top companies hiring locally in insurance include AppleOne, Peter Schiro - State Farm Agent and APN Software Services Inc.

Jobs posted by AppleOne in the past month in Sacramento included accountants, payroll specialists and bookkeepers, while Peter Schiro - State Farm Agent was hiring managers, insurance account representatives and account associates, and APN Software Services Inc. sought financial analysts.

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