LinkedIn Workforce Report | United States | June 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.
Key Insights
Hiring Sees Gains Once Again: Despite some of the latest headlines, U.S. hiring remains extremely strong and shows no signs of weakening. Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.4% higher in May compared to April. In a year-over-year comparison, national hiring was 9.8% higher in May 2022 versus last May. And hiring remains 10% above pre-COVID February 2020 levels. And in the tech sector, hiring rose by 2.1% in May compared to April, though it has been flat since the beginning of the year. While largely flat, this industry has seen massive hiring gains overall; hiring in tech has increased 17.5% year over year, and is 23.5% above pre-COVID levels.
Health Care and Construction see the most notable hiring gains: The cities with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in May 2022 were Hospitals and Health Care (6.1% higher); Construction (3.2% higher); and Accommodation (2.9% higher). Fourteen industries had hiring above pre-COVID levels in May, a slight dip from the fifteen industries we saw in the April report. The cities with the most gains relative to pre-COVID levels were Technology, Information and Media (+23.5%), Financial Services (+16.4%), Transportation, Logistics and Storage (+16.1%).
Southern cities see notable hiring spikes: Southern cities across the U.S. saw the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in May. These cities were Houston (8% higher); Atlanta (6.7% higher); and Phoenix (5.5% higher). The cities with the most gains relative to pre-COVID levels were Houston (+25.8%), Miami (+25.0%), and Dallas (+20.3%). Six metro areas (Seattle, Phoenix, Nashville, Miami, Dallas, Houston) experienced their highest hiring levels since the pandemic began.
Hiring
The LinkedIn hiring rate is a measure of hires divided by LinkedIn membership. Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.4% higher in May 2022 compared to last month April 2022. National hiring was 9.8% higher in May 2022 compared to last year May 2021.
The cities with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in May 2022 were Hospitals and Health Care (6.1% higher); Construction (3.2% higher); and Accommodation (2.9% higher).
Table 1: Hiring on LinkedIn, by Industry, through May 2022
Industry | May-21 | ··· | Feb-22 | Mar-22 | Apr-22 | May-22 | MoM% Change | YoY% Change |
Accommodation | 1.12 | ··· | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.17 | +2.9 | +4.3 |
Administrative and Support Services | 1.07 | ··· | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.28 | +2.3 | +18.8 |
Construction | 1.16 | ··· | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.34 | +3.2 | +15.6 |
Consumer Services | 1.19 | ··· | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.19 | -3.1 | 0 |
Education | 1.08 | ··· | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.31 | -3.6 | +20.7 |
Entertainment Providers | 1.07 | ··· | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.19 | -0.4 | +11.5 |
Farming, Ranching, Forestry | 1.32 | ··· | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.26 | -4.3 | -4.9 |
Financial Services | 1.18 | ··· | 1.32 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.43 | +0.3 | +21.7 |
Government Administration | 1.06 | ··· | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.18 | +0.9 | +11.3 |
Holding Companies | 0.99 | ··· | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.20 | -9.2 | +21.6 |
Hospitals and Health Care | 1.23 | ··· | 1.20 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.34 | +6.1 | +8.2 |
Manufacturing | 1.18 | ··· | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.24 | -2.6 | +5 |
Oil, Gas, and Mining | 0.96 | ··· | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.14 | -1.9 | +18.1 |
Professional Services | 1.16 | ··· | 1.29 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.30 | -0.5 | +12.4 |
Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services | 1.30 | ··· | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.37 | +1.2 | +5.1 |
Retail | 1.10 | ··· | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | +1 | +3.4 |
Technology, Information and Media | 1.29 | ··· | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.52 | +2.1 | +17.5 |
Transportation, Logistics and Storage | 1.27 | ··· | 1.43 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.47 | +2.4 | +16 |
Utilities | 1.06 | ··· | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.13 | -2.9 | +7.1 |
Wholesale | 1.06 | ··· | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.16 | +0.5 | +9.3 |
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 Tallahassee, FL. For every 10,000 LinkedIn members in College Station-Bryan, TX, 206 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, 133 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.
