And we don't mean the weather! Simply Hired just released new data containing job trends during the month of July. According to the report, the most competitive of the top 50 metro areas is Atlanta, followed by Detroit and Raleigh-Durham. The least competitive metro areas in July were Albuquerque-Santa Fe, Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City (so if you’re in one of these areas, you’re in luck!).
Where the jobs are at
States with the fastest increase of unique jobs* –
1. Pennsylvania – up 29%
2. West Virginia – up 27%
3. Louisiana – up 24%
States with the slowest increase in unique jobs –
1. Oregon, Alabama, Iowa – down 4%
2. North Dakota – down 1%
Metro areas with the highest increase in unique jobs –
1. Pittsburgh, PA – up 40%
2. New Orleans, LA – up 20%
3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY – up 20%
Metro areas with the highest decrease in unique jobs –
1. Des Moines-Ames – down 9%
2. Milwaukee, WI – down 5%
3. Birmingham, AL (Anniston and Tuscaloosa) – down 5%
* Unique jobs are the number of actual open jobs, not duplicated job postings.
Where the jobs are at
States with the fastest increase of unique jobs* –
1. Pennsylvania – up 29%
2. West Virginia – up 27%
3. Louisiana – up 24%
States with the slowest increase in unique jobs –
1. Oregon, Alabama, Iowa – down 4%
2. North Dakota – down 1%
Metro areas with the highest increase in unique jobs –
1. Pittsburgh, PA – up 40%
2. New Orleans, LA – up 20%
3. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY – up 20%
Metro areas with the highest decrease in unique jobs –
1. Des Moines-Ames – down 9%
2. Milwaukee, WI – down 5%
3. Birmingham, AL (Anniston and Tuscaloosa) – down 5%
* Unique jobs are the number of actual open jobs, not duplicated job postings.
