LinkedIn Workforce Report | United States | May 2022

Over 186 million workers in the U.S. have LinkedIn profiles; over 97,000 companies in the U.S. use LinkedIn to recruit and members can add over 38,000 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 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 has slowed but remains above pre-covid levels: Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.1% lower in April compared to March. However, national hiring was 1.9% higher in April 2022 compared to last April. While hiring has somewhat plateaued since last spring, it still remains at an extremely high level by historical standards. For example, hiring in April was 6.4% above pre-COVID hiring levels, demonstrating the continued strong hiring market for today’s job seekers.
  • Manufacturing and Consumer Services see the most notable hiring gains: Thirteen industries had hiring above pre-COVID levels in April, a slight dip from the fourteen industries we saw in the March report. The industries with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month were Manufacturing (2.5% higher); Consumer Services (0.9% higher); and Government Administration (0.8% higher). 
  • A wide range of cities across the country see hiring gains: The cities with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month were Cleveland-Akron (6.7% higher); Chicago (2% higher); and Los Angeles (1.5% higher). Similar to our March report, 19 of our 20 metro areas had hiring above pre-COVID levels in April. Miami still remains at the top of the list when comparing to pre-COVID with hiring 17.87% higher, followed by Houston (15.16%) and Dallas (14.66%). 

Hiring

The LinkedIn hiring rate is a measure of hires divided by LinkedIn membership. Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.1% lower in April 2022 compared to last month March 2022. National hiring was 1.9% higher in April 2022 compared to last year April 2021.

The industries with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in April 2022 were Manufacturing (2.5% higher); Consumer Services (0.9% higher); and Government Administration (0.8% higher).

Table 1: Hiring on LinkedIn, by Industry, through April 2022

Industry

Apr-21

···

Jan-22

Feb-22

Mar-22

Apr-22

MoM% Change

YoY% Change

Accommodation

1.07

···

1.21

1.16

1.17

1.11

-5.1

+3.9

Administrative and Support Services

1.08

···

1.29

1.25

1.28

1.23

-3.4

+14.6

Construction

1.17

···

1.35

1.25

1.32

1.27

-4

+8.8

Consumer Services

1.21

···

1.16

1.13

1.15

1.16

+0.9

-4.1

Education

1.11

···

1.26

1.28

1.29

1.30

+0.4

+16.7

Entertainment Providers

1.06

···

1.24

1.23

1.21

1.21

0

+15

Farming, Ranching, Forestry

1.35

···

1.30

1.28

1.39

1.27

-8.4

-5.7

Financial Services

1.33

···

1.36

1.32

1.38

1.39

+0.7

+4.5

Government Administration

1.13

···

1.11

1.07

1.14

1.15

+0.8

+2.2

Hospitals and Health Care

1.25

···

1.35

1.20

1.28

1.27

-0.3

+1.3

Manufacturing

1.24

···

1.21

1.17

1.22

1.26

+2.5

+1.7

Oil, Gas, and Mining

0.97

···

1.11

1.06

1.18

1.15

-2.7

+18.1

Professional Services

1.24

···

1.31

1.29

1.38

1.29

-6.2

+4.4

Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services

1.36

···

1.30

1.25

1.35

1.32

-2.1

-2.8

Retail

1.07

···

1.09

1.05

1.12

1.10

-1.3

+3.3

Technology, Information and Media

1.36

···

1.52

1.46

1.51

1.47

-2.6

+8.4

Transportation, Logistics and Storage

1.23

···

1.51

1.43

1.51

1.41

-6.7

+15

Utilities

1.13

···

1.11

1.21

1.16

1.14

-1.1

+1

Wholesale

1.13

···

1.13

1.09

1.19

1.12

-5.5

-0.4

Methodology: “Hiring Rate” is the count of hires (LinkedIn members in each industry who added a new employer to their profile in the same month the new job began), divided by the total number of LinkedIn members in the U.S. By only analyzing the timeliest data, we can make accurate month-to-month comparisons and account for any potential lags in members updating their profiles. This number is indexed to the average month in 2016 for each industry; for example, an index of 1.05 indicates a hiring rate that is 5% higher than the average month in 2016.

Migration

The U.S. cities losing the most people are College Station-Bryan, TX; State College-DuBois, PA; and Gainesville, FL. For every 10,000 LinkedIn members in College Station-Bryan, TX, 233 left in the past 12 months.

The U.S. cities gaining the most people are Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; and Tampa Bay, FL. For every 10,000 LinkedIn members in Austin, TX, 147 arrived in the last 12 months.

Check out our reports for 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., to see which jobs are open.

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