LinkedIn Workforce Report | United States | August 2019

Over 155 million workers in the U.S. have LinkedIn profiles; over 20,000 companies in the U.S. use LinkedIn to recruit; over 3 million jobs are posted on LinkedIn in the U.S. every month; and members can add over 35,000 skills to their profiles to showcase their professional brands. That gives us unique and valuable insight into U.S. workforce trends.

This LinkedIn Workforce Report is a monthly report on employment trends in the U.S. workforce. It’s divided into two sections: a National section that provides insights into hiring, skills gaps, and migration trends across the country, and a City section that provides insights into localized employment trends in 20 of the largest U.S. metro areas: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland-Akron, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.

Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Whether you’re a worker, an employer, a new grad, or a policymaker, we hope you’ll use these insights to better understand and navigate the dynamics of today’s economy.

Key Insights

• Hiring | Nationally, across all industries, gross hiring in July was 3.9% higher than it was last year. Seasonally-adjusted national hiring in July was steady with no change from June. The industries with the most notable hiring shifts year-over-year in July were Media & Communications (18.4% higher y/y); Design (17% higher y/y); and Corporate Services (13.6% higher y/y).
• Migration | For the 13th consecutive month, Austin has outpaced the rest of the country in gaining new workers -- and the rate of workers moving to Austin is now 1.59 times greater than the next-largest gainer, Denver. The top cities feeding talent to Austin are: San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Houston, TX; and New York City, NY. Not surprisingly, the city Austin has lost the most workers in the last 12 months is Denver.
• Skills Gaps | Philadelphia posted the largest skills surpluses this month, with an abundance of workers with skills in: project management, manufacturing operations, healthcare management and real estate. New York City previously had the largest skills surpluses.

Hiring

The LinkedIn hiring rate is a measure of gross hires divided by LinkedIn membership. Nationally, across all industries, gross hiring in the U.S. was 3.9% higher than in July 2018.

Seasonally-adjusted national hiring was steady with 0% change in July from June 2019.

The industries with the most notable hiring shifts in July were Media & Communications (18.4% higher); Design (17% higher); and Corporate Services (13.6% higher).

Table 1: Hiring on LinkedIn, by Industry, through July 2019