LinkedIn Workforce Report | United States | November 2019

Over 165 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 | Gross hiring across all industries in the U.S. was 3.9% lower this month than in October 2018. Seasonally-adjusted national hiring was 1.6% lower in October from September 2019. 

• Migration | The U.S. cities gaining the most professionals this month are Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; and Charlotte, NC.

• #AmericaAtWork | LinkedIn Editor George Anders took a closer look at the transportation industry in his #AmericaAtWork series this month, revealing the top cities where transportation jobs are booming and the fastest-growing jobs in the industry.

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% lower than in October 2018.

Seasonally-adjusted national hiring was 1.6% lower in October from September 2019.

The industries with the most notable hiring shifts in October were Design (17.8% higher); Arts (11.6% higher); and Media & Communications (11% higher).

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

Migration

The U.S. cities losing the most people are Bryan-College Station, TX; State College, PA; and Bloomington, IN. For every 10,000 LinkedIn members in Bryan-College Station, TX, 250 left in the past 12 months.

The U.S. cities gaining the most people are Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; and Charlotte, NC. For every 10,000 LinkedIn members in Austin, TX, 141 arrived in the last 12 months.