News Release Follow The Conference Board For further information: Carol Courter 212-339-0232 / courter@conference-board.org Release #5931 For Immediate Release 10:00 AM ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Online Job Ads Increased 49,000 in January The small gain in January follows a December increase of 74,000 Midwest, Northeast and South show gains, while the West shows small losses Note: January data incorporates updated seasonal adjustment factors NEW YORK, February 1, 2017 Online advertised vacancies increased 49,000 to 4,850,500 in January, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series, released today. The December Supply/Demand rate stands at 1.57 unemployed for each advertised vacancy with a total of 2.7 million more unemployed workers than the number of advertised vacancies. The number of unemployed was approximately 7.5 million in December. In recent months, the trend in the number of online job ads has been flat to slightly rising, said Gad Levanon, Chief Economist, North America, at The Conference Board. The Professional occupational category saw small losses in Management (-1.2), Healthcare Practitioners (-1.4), and gains in Computer/Math (23.0) and Architecture/Engineering (6.1). The Services/Production occupational category saw losses in Sales (-7.6) and gains in Office/Admin (18.8) and Transportation (10.1). 1 The release schedule, national historic table and technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board website, http://www.conference-board.org/data/helpwantedonline.cfm. The historical series for the States and the 52 largest MSAs is available from Haver Analytics. The underlying data for The Conference Board HWOL is collected by Wanted Analytics, a CEB Company.
REGIONAL AND STATE HIGHLIGHTS Among the largest States, 15 rose, 4 declined, and 1 was constant Among the 50 States, 39 rose, 9 declined, and 2 were constant Table A: State Labor Demand, Selected States, Seasonally Adjusted M-O-M Supply/ Total Ads 1 Change Demand Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Recent Location Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Dec-16 Trend 3 United States 4,850.5 49.0 1.57 12/15 NORTHEAST 953.0 15.9 1.59 Massachusetts 147.9 1.8 0.69 1/16 New Jersey 150.2 1.9 1.45 1/16 New York 294.4 1.3 1.62 1/16 Pennsylvania 208.4 8.6 1.83 1/16 SOUTH 1,572.2 11.9 1.92 Florida 251.8 0.4 1.95 1/16 Georgia 150.3-1.0 1.79 2/15 Maryland 104.2 1.9 1.30 1/16 North Carolina 131.2 0.0 1.92 1/16 Texas 323.1-0.4 1.93 4/16 Virginia 152.0 2.6 1.19 10/15 MIDWEST 1,101.9 40.3 1.56 Illinois 180.8 4.3 2.12 1/16 Michigan 154.6 7.4 1.66 1/16 Minnesota 131.8 3.2 0.90 1/16 Missouri 107.9 2.8 1.33 1/16 Ohio 167.7 2.7 1.71 1/16 Wisconsin 107.3 5.8 1.23 4/16 WEST 1,207.9-18.0 1.73 Arizona 96.1-0.7 1.63 4/16 California 553.0-8.6 1.80 1/16 Colorado 121.9 1.1 0.72 1/16 Washington 159.5 0.4 1.20 2/16 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 3. Recent trend is The Conference Board Economists' indication of the direction of the overall trend in online job demand from the date indicated (month/year). 2
January Changes for States In January, online labor demand was up in 39 States, down in 9, and constant in 2 (see Table 3). All but one region experienced increases. The Midwest experienced an increase of 40,300 in January (Table A). Michigan increased 7,400 to 154,600. Wisconsin increased 5,800 to 107,300 and Illinois grew 4,300 to 180,800. Minnesota increased 3,200 to 131,800. Ohio increased 2,700 to 167,700. Missouri increased 2,800 to 107,900. Among the smaller States in the region, Indiana increased 5,700 to 81,800 and Iowa increased 3,500 to 60,200. Nebraska grew 700 to 32,300 and South Dakota grew 400 to 18,100. Kansas increased 900 to 40,500 (Table 3). The Northeast increased 15,900 in January. Pennsylvania increased 8,600 to 208,400. New York increased 1,300 to 294,400. New Jersey increased 1,900 to 150,200. Massachusetts increased 1,800 to 147,900. In the smaller States, Connecticut grew 2,100 to 69,300. Maine increased 1,200 at 24,000 and New Hampshire increased 1,100 to 27,900. Rhode Island increased 500 to 16,600 and Vermont grew 1,100 to 14,200. The West decreased 18,000 in January. California decreased 8,600 to 553,000. Colorado increased 1,100 to 121,900 and Washington increased 400 to 159,500. Arizona decreased 700 to 96,100. Among the smaller States in the West, Oregon decreased 5,500 to 70,600. Utah decreased 7,300 to 48,200. Nevada increased 1,500 to 47,900. Idaho decreased 700 to 23,500 and New Mexico increased 1,500 to 26,700. Montana remained constant at 19,100 and Wyoming increased 400 to 7,700. The South increased 11,900 in January. Among the larger States in the region, Virginia grew 2,600 to 152,000. Florida increased 400 to 251,800. Texas decreased 400 to 323,100. Georgia decreased 1,000 to 150,300. North Carolina remained constant at 131,200. Maryland increased 1,900 to 104,200. Among the smaller States, Alabama grew 900 to 50,400. Tennessee increased 300 to 82,400 and South Carolina increased 2,300 to 64,300. Kentucky increased 1,500 to 45,600 and Oklahoma increased 2,000 to 41,300. Louisiana grew 2,000 to 46,400 and Delaware increased 200 to 16,700. Supply/Demand Rates: Help Wanted OnLine calculates Supply/Demand rates for the 50 States (Table 4). The data are for December 2016, the latest month for which State unemployment figures are available. There were 9 States in which the number of advertised vacancies exceeded the number of unemployed: Massachusetts (0.69), South Dakota (0.71), Colorado (0.72), New Hampshire (0.73), North Dakota (0.78), Vermont (0.80), Utah (0.85), Minnesota (0.90), and Hawaii (0.97). The States with the highest Supply/Demand rates were Louisiana (2.92), Mississippi (2.80), and Alabama (2.76), which had more than two unemployed workers for every job opening. Please note that the Supply/Demand rate only provides a measure of relative tightness of the individual State labor markets and does not suggest that the occupations of the unemployed directly align with the occupations of the advertised vacancies. 3
METRO AREA HIGHLIGHTS In January, among the 20 largest metro areas, 8 gained and 12 declined Among the 52 metro areas, 29 rose, 21 declined, and 2 remained constant (Table 5) Table B: MSA Labor Demand, Selected MSA's, Seasonally Adjusted M-O-M Total Ads 1 Change (Thousands) (Thousands) Supply/ Demand Rate 2 Location Jan-17 Jan 17 - Dec 16 Nov-16 United States 4,850.5 49.0 1.57 NORTHEAST 953.0 15.9 1.59 Boston, MA 112.7 0.7 0.65 New York, NY 287.7-1.4 1.73 Philadelphia, PA 101.5 1.8 1.64 SOUTH 1,572.2 11.9 1.92 Atlanta, GA 98.5-1.1 1.54 Baltimore, MD 54.4 2.1 1.26 Dallas, TX 109.0-0.6 1.25 Houston, TX 60.1-0.7 2.75 Miami, FL 66.7-1.5 2.35 Washington, DC 154.0 0.2 0.87 MIDWEST 1,101.9 40.3 1.56 Chicago, IL 142.1 3.9 2.14 Cleveland, OH 30.8-0.1 1.82 Detroit, MI 74.3 3.5 1.66 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 93.2 2.3 0.75 WEST 1,207.9-18.0 1.73 Denver, CO 71.2-1.0 0.61 Los Angeles, CA 168.8-3.7 1.89 Phoenix, AZ 68.0-0.4 1.45 San Diego, CA 50.2-0.3 1.45 San Francisco, CA 106.8-5.2 0.87 San Jose, CA 53.4-0.3 0.76 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 106.9 1.9 0.87 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 4
Metro Area Changes In January, labor demand rose in 29 metro areas, 21 declined, and 2 remained constant. The MSAs with the largest changes in each of the regions were: Chicago (3,900) and Detroit (3,500) in the Midwest; San Francisco (-5,200) and Salt Lake City (-4,100) in the West; Baltimore (2,100) and Miami (-1,500) in the South; and Philadelphia (1,800) and New York (-1,400) in the Northeast (See Table B and Table 5). The West decreased 18,000 in January. San Francisco decreased 5,200 to 106,800 and Salt Lake City decreased 4,100 to 27,700. Los Angeles fell 3,700 to 168,800. Denver decreased 1,000 to 71,200. Phoenix decreased 400 to 68,000 and San Jose decreased 300 to 53,400. San Diego fell 300 to 50,200. Portland decreased 2,700 to 45,600 and Sacramento remained constant at 28,900. Honolulu decreased 100 to 14,000 and Las Vegas grew 200 to 31,400. The South increased 11,900 in January. Miami decreased 1,500 to 66,700 and Baltimore increased 2,100 to 54,400. Washington DC grew 200 to 154,000 and Tampa decreased 1,300 to 46,900. Houston decreased 700 to 60,100 and Atlanta decreased 1,100 to 98,500. Dallas fell 600 to 109,000 and Austin increased 300 to 41,100. Charlotte increased 100 to 38,600 and San Antonio decreased 300 to 30,900. Nashville decreased 300 to 33,500. Birmingham decreased 700 to 14,500. New Orleans grew 1,000 to 17,800. Louisville increased 900 to 18,200. The Northeast increased 15,900 in January. Philadelphia increased 1,800 to 101,500. New York decreased 1,400 to 287,700 and Boston grew 700 to 112,700. Pittsburgh increased 600 to 39,700 and Providence increased 800 to 23,100. Buffalo remained constant at 16,600. Hartford increased 500 to 27,600 and Rochester increased 600 to 14,700. The Midwest experienced an increase of 40,300 in January. Chicago increased 3,900 to 142,100 and Detroit increased 3,500 to 74,300. Minneapolis-St. Paul increased 2,300 to 93,200 and St. Louis grew 1,100 to 51,100. Columbus increased 200 to 35,600 and Cincinnati increased 1,200 to 36,500. Kansas City increased 200 to 44,100 and Cleveland fell 100 to 30,800. Milwaukee increased 2,100 to 31,400. Indianapolis increased 2,900 to 31,600. The number of postings does not, however, tell the entire story. A crucial factor is how many unemployed people are seeking jobs and how much competition there is for the jobs that are available. The Conference Board HWOL s Supply/Demand rate relates the number of unemployed workers to the number of advertised vacancies. Based on November s data (the latest available unemployment data for metro areas), 10 major metro areas saw more job openings than unemployed workers: Salt Lake City (S/D rate of 0.61), Denver (0.61), Boston (0.65), Minneapolis-St. Paul (0.75), San Jose (0.76), San Francisco (0.87), Seattle-Tacoma (0.87), Washington, DC (0.87), Austin (0.88), and Honolulu (.91) (Table 6). Other favorable markets for job-seekers included Hartford, (1.00), Nashville (1.14), Kansas City (1.15) and Columbus (1.19). In contrast, unemployed workers face great competition for each advertised position in Riverside (almost 4 unemployed for every opening) as well as Houston and Birmingham (over 2 unemployed for every opening). In 45 of the 52 metro areas, however, there are now fewer than 2 unemployed per advertised opening. (See Table 6 for complete metro area Supply/Demand rates.) 5
OCCUPATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS In January, six of the largest ten online occupational categories posted increases (Table C) Table C: U.S. Top Ten Demand Occupations and Pay Levels, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads M-O-M Change Unemployed Supply/ (Thousands) (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 2 SOC 1 Occupation Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Dec-16 Dec-16 Wage 3 29 Healthcare practitioners and technical 618.7-1.4 96.2 0.16 $37.40 15 Computer and mathematical science 530.0 23.0 122.7 0.24 $41.43 43 Office and administrative support 521.9 18.8 763.4 1.52 $17.47 41 Sales and related 465.4-7.6 817.6 1.73 $18.90 11 Management 407.4-1.2 418.7 1.02 $55.30 53 Transportation and material moving 342.9 10.1 649.4 1.95 $16.90 13 Business and financial operations 280.0 1.1 243.4 0.87 $35.48 35 Food preparation and serving related 236.6-0.7 551.5 2.32 $10.98 49 Installation, maintenance, and repair 210.4 4.3 181.3 0.88 $22.11 25 Education, training, and library 166.5 2.5 258.1 1.57 $25.48 The Conference Board - All rights reserved. 1. Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC) 2. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 3. BLS Occupational Employment Statistics - May 2015 estimates. Average Hourly Occupational Changes for the Month of January In January, six of the ten largest online occupational categories posted increases. Computer and mathematical science ads increased 23,000 to 530,000. The supply/demand rate lies at 0.24, i.e. over 4 advertised openings per unemployed job-seeker (see Table C and Table 7). Architecture and engineering ads increased 6,100 to 147,800. The supply/demand rate lies at 0.55, i.e. over 1 advertised opening per unemployed job-seeker. Sales and related ads decreased 7,600 to 465,400. The supply/demand rate for these occupations lies at 1.73, more than 1 unemployed job-seeker for every advertised available opening. Office and administrative support ads increased 18,800 to 521,900. The supply/demand rate lies at 1.52, i.e. over 1 unemployed job-seeker for every advertised available opening. Transportation ads increased 10,100 to 342,900. The supply/demand rate lies at 1.95, i.e. almost 2 unemployed job-seeker for every advertised available opening. Construction ads increased 2,700 to 134,400. The supply/demand rate lies at 4.97, i.e. almost 5 unemployed jobseeker for every advertised available opening. 6
PROGRAM NOTES HWOL available on Haver Analytics Over 3,000 of the key HWOL press release time series are exclusively available on Haver Analytics. The available time series include the geographic and occupational series for levels and rates for both Total Ads and New Ads. In addition to the seasonally adjusted series, many of the unadjusted series are also available. The geographic detail includes: U.S., 9 Regions, 50 States, 52 MSAs (largest metro areas). The occupational detail includes: U.S. (2-digit SOC), States (1-digit SOC) and MSAs (1-digit SOC). For more information about the Help Wanted OnLine database delivered via Haver Analytics, please email sales@haver.com or navigate to http://www.haver.com/contact.html. For HWOL data for detailed geographic areas and occupations not in the press release, please contact Jeanne.Shu@conference-board.org. The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series (HWOL) measures the number of new, first-time online jobs and jobs reposted from the previous month for over 16,000 Internet job boards, corporate boards and smaller job sites that serve niche markets and smaller geographic areas. Like The Conference Board s long-running Help Wanted Advertising Index of print ads (which was published for over 55 years and discontinued in July 2008), the HWOL series measures help wanted advertising, i.e. labor demand. The HWOL data series began in May 2005. With the September 2008 release, HWOL began providing seasonally adjusted data for the U.S., the nine Census regions and the 50 States. Seasonally adjusted data for occupations were provided beginning with the May 2009 release, and seasonally adjusted data for the 52 largest metropolitan areas began with the February 2012 release. People using this data are urged to review the information on the database and methodology available on The Conference Board website and contact us with questions and comments. Background information and technical notes and discussion of revisions to the series are available at: http://www.conferenceboard.org/data/helpwantedonline.cfm. Additional information on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data used in this release can be found on the BLS website, www.bls.gov. The Conference Board The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world s leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board is a non-advocacy, notfor-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. 7
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Table 1: National/Regional Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) M-O-M Change (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) Location 3 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 United States 5,360.6 4,801.6 4,850.5 49.0 2,551.7 2,155.4 2,248.7 93.3 New England 310.7 294.6 299.5 4.9 142.7 123.6 130.6 7.0 Middle Atlantic 702.7 642.5 653.5 11.0 329.3 293.1 299.2 6.1 South Atlantic 1,009.5 924.7 928.9 4.2 484.4 422.5 425.4 2.9 East North Central 827.9 664.8 693.1 28.3 363.0 287.3 305.9 18.6 East South Central 231.9 201.5 205.6 4.1 103.0 85.3 86.9 1.6 West North Central 438.1 396.8 408.8 11.9 192.6 166.9 175.9 9.0 West South Central 499.9 434.1 437.7 3.7 237.7 196.1 202.9 6.8 Mountain 431.3 395.1 390.9-4.2 211.4 185.6 186.3 0.6 Pacific 884.1 830.8 817.0-13.8 462.4 423.4 412.6-10.8 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. M-O-M Change (Thousands) 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. 3. Regions are as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Table 2: National/Regional Total Ads and New Ads Rates, Seasonally Adjusted Location 2 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 United States 3.39 3.01 3.04 1.61 1.35 1.41 New England 4.00 3.75 3.82 1.84 1.58 1.66 Middle Atlantic 3.38 3.10 3.16 1.59 1.42 1.45 South Atlantic 3.29 2.97 2.98 1.58 1.36 1.37 East North Central 3.52 2.81 2.93 1.54 1.22 1.29 East South Central 2.73 2.32 2.37 1.21 0.98 1.00 West North Central 3.88 3.53 3.64 1.71 1.48 1.56 West South Central 2.70 2.32 2.34 1.28 1.05 1.09 Mountain 3.76 3.38 3.35 1.84 1.59 1.59 Pacific 3.45 3.16 3.11 1.80 1.61 1.57 2. Regions are as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Total Ads Rate 1 New Ads Rate 1 (Percent) (Percent) 1. Ads rates are calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. Ads rates represent the number of ads per 100 participants in the civilian labor force. 9
Table 3: State Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Location Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 United States 5,360.6 4,801.6 4,850.5 49.0 2,551.7 2,155.4 2,248.7 93.3 Alabama 54.9 49.5 50.4 0.9 23.4 20.6 20.7 0.1 Alaska 15.6 14.5 14.7 0.2 7.1 6.2 6.6 0.4 Arizona 105.3 96.8 96.1-0.7 53.1 46.3 47.0 0.8 Arkansas 32.4 27.4 27.5 0.1 13.7 11.5 11.3-0.2 California 633.4 561.5 553.0-8.6 328.3 288.7 284.4-4.3 Colorado 129.0 120.8 121.9 1.1 65.3 59.4 60.7 1.3 Connecticut 70.1 67.2 69.3 2.1 30.0 26.9 27.5 0.6 Delaware 17.4 16.6 16.7 0.2 7.6 7.0 7.0 0.0 Florida 280.4 251.4 251.8 0.4 146.1 129.8 129.3-0.5 Georgia 156.2 151.3 150.3-1.0 73.8 65.6 66.5 0.9 Hawaii 20.9 20.6 20.1-0.4 11.6 11.0 10.7-0.4 Idaho 26.5 24.2 23.5-0.7 13.7 12.0 11.7-0.3 Illinois 207.5 176.5 180.8 4.3 91.1 77.0 79.2 2.2 Indiana 95.8 76.1 81.8 5.7 39.5 30.7 35.2 4.5 Iowa 69.0 56.7 60.2 3.5 28.9 22.9 25.4 2.5 Kansas 46.9 39.7 40.5 0.9 20.1 16.1 16.3 0.2 Kentucky 55.6 44.1 45.6 1.5 24.3 17.3 18.8 1.6 Louisiana 50.6 44.4 46.4 2.0 24.2 20.4 21.2 0.8 Maine 21.3 22.9 24.0 1.2 10.0 8.7 9.8 1.0 Maryland 117.0 102.3 104.2 1.9 51.7 42.6 43.9 1.3 Massachusetts 162.9 146.0 147.9 1.8 75.7 64.7 66.4 1.6 Michigan 199.1 147.2 154.6 7.4 92.5 61.7 69.6 7.9 Minnesota 143.0 128.6 131.8 3.2 65.7 54.9 59.0 4.1 Mississippi 31.0 25.8 26.9 1.1 13.2 10.4 10.5 0.2 Missouri 102.3 105.1 107.9 2.8 45.1 46.9 47.7 0.8 Montana 21.9 19.2 19.1 0.0 10.9 8.7 8.4-0.3 Nebraska 38.2 31.6 32.3 0.7 15.9 13.0 13.4 0.4 Nevada 48.2 46.4 47.9 1.5 23.2 22.5 24.2 1.7 New Hampshire 28.1 26.8 27.9 1.1 12.5 11.8 12.2 0.4 New Jersey 163.3 148.3 150.2 1.9 75.3 66.9 68.9 2.0 New Mexico 31.3 25.3 26.7 1.5 14.4 10.6 11.5 0.8 New York 312.2 293.1 294.4 1.3 153.8 139.0 140.1 1.1 North Carolina 144.6 131.3 131.2 0.0 70.0 61.6 60.8-0.8 North Dakota 17.7 16.4 17.5 1.0 7.5 6.4 6.8 0.4 Ohio 211.3 165.0 167.7 2.7 91.2 73.8 75.4 1.7 Oklahoma 45.7 39.3 41.3 2.0 19.5 16.8 17.7 0.9 Oregon 80.0 76.0 70.6-5.5 44.9 42.6 37.6-5.0 Pennsylvania 226.7 199.8 208.4 8.6 99.6 86.6 89.5 2.9 Rhode Island 17.9 16.1 16.6 0.5 8.5 7.4 7.8 0.3 South Carolina 67.8 62.0 64.3 2.3 31.7 27.6 29.3 1.7 South Dakota 20.1 17.7 18.1 0.4 8.3 6.6 6.5-0.1 Tennessee 90.1 82.1 82.4 0.3 41.9 36.9 36.7-0.1 Texas 371.8 323.5 323.1-0.4 178.8 149.8 151.4 1.6 Utah 60.1 55.5 48.2-7.3 27.0 23.4 20.2-3.1 Vermont 10.8 13.1 14.2 1.1 5.0 5.6 6.1 0.5 Virginia 160.9 149.4 152.0 2.6 72.6 62.2 63.5 1.3 Washington 134.5 159.1 159.5 0.4 69.7 73.1 72.5-0.6 West Virginia 20.1 19.2 18.7-0.5 9.1 7.0 6.9 0.0 Wisconsin 113.6 101.5 107.3 5.8 51.3 43.5 48.4 4.9 Wyoming 9.7 7.3 7.7 0.4 4.0 2.9 2.9 0.0 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. M-O-M Change M-O-M Change 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 10
Table 4: State Labor Supply/Labor Demand Indicators, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads Rate 1 Unemployment Unemployed Total Ads Supply/ (Percent) Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 3 Location Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Dec-16 Dec-16 Dec-16 Dec-16 United States 3.39 3.01 3.04 4.7 7,529.00 4,801.6 1.57 Alabama 2.55 2.25 2.29 6.2 136.41 49.5 2.76 Alaska 4.28 4.05 4.10 6.7 23.98 14.5 1.65 Arizona 3.30 2.97 2.94 4.8 157.93 96.8 1.63 Arkansas 2.42 2.04 2.05 3.9 52.29 27.4 1.91 California 3.33 2.90 2.85 5.2 1,008.97 561.5 1.80 Colorado 4.54 4.13 4.17 3.0 87.53 120.8 0.72 Connecticut 3.70 3.54 3.65 4.4 83.45 67.2 1.24 Delaware 3.66 3.51 3.55 4.3 20.26 16.6 1.22 Florida 2.87 2.53 2.53 4.9 490.62 251.4 1.95 Georgia 3.25 3.03 3.01 5.4 270.89 151.3 1.79 Hawaii 3.06 2.94 2.88 2.9 20.01 20.6 0.97 Idaho 3.29 2.97 2.89 3.7 30.05 24.2 1.24 Illinois 3.16 2.69 2.76 5.7 374.51 176.5 2.12 Indiana 2.90 2.29 2.46 4.0 134.35 76.1 1.77 Iowa 4.04 3.31 3.52 3.6 61.22 56.7 1.08 Kansas 3.10 2.67 2.73 4.2 62.75 39.7 1.58 Kentucky 2.83 2.19 2.26 4.8 97.18 44.1 2.20 Louisiana 2.37 2.10 2.20 6.1 129.35 44.4 2.92 Maine 3.16 3.30 3.46 3.8 26.16 22.9 1.14 Maryland 3.70 3.20 3.26 4.2 133.40 102.3 1.30 Massachusetts 4.57 4.05 4.11 2.8 101.35 146.0 0.69 Michigan 4.15 3.01 3.16 5.0 244.91 147.2 1.66 Minnesota 4.71 4.31 4.41 3.9 115.24 128.6 0.90 Mississippi 2.39 2.00 2.09 5.6 72.21 25.8 2.80 Missouri 3.26 3.35 3.44 4.4 139.27 105.1 1.33 Montana 4.19 3.65 3.64 4.0 20.82 19.2 1.09 Nebraska 3.75 3.11 3.18 3.4 34.05 31.6 1.08 Nevada 3.36 3.24 3.34 5.1 72.49 46.4 1.56 New Hampshire 3.80 3.56 3.71 2.6 19.57 26.8 0.73 New Jersey 3.58 3.27 3.31 4.7 215.11 148.3 1.45 New Mexico 3.42 2.72 2.87 6.6 61.63 25.3 2.44 New York 3.20 3.05 3.06 4.9 473.85 293.1 1.62 North Carolina 3.01 2.67 2.67 5.1 251.61 131.3 1.92 North Dakota 4.27 3.80 4.05 3.0 12.86 16.4 0.78 Ohio 3.69 2.89 2.94 4.9 281.90 165.0 1.71 Oklahoma 2.47 2.14 2.25 5.0 91.54 39.3 2.33 Oregon 3.99 3.67 3.40 4.6 95.90 76.0 1.26 Pennsylvania 3.51 3.07 3.20 5.6 365.70 199.8 1.83 Rhode Island 3.24 2.92 3.00 5.0 27.84 16.1 1.72 South Carolina 2.98 2.68 2.79 4.3 98.96 62.0 1.60 South Dakota 4.44 3.88 3.97 2.8 12.57 17.7 0.71 Tennessee 2.91 2.57 2.58 4.9 157.63 82.1 1.92 Texas 2.82 2.41 2.40 4.6 624.33 323.5 1.93 Utah 4.07 3.65 3.17 3.1 47.22 55.5 0.85 Vermont 3.13 3.81 4.12 3.1 10.58 13.1 0.80 Virginia 3.79 3.49 3.55 4.1 177.26 149.4 1.19 Washington 3.75 4.31 4.32 5.2 190.74 159.1 1.20 West Virginia 2.55 2.42 2.36 5.9 46.84 19.2 2.44 Wisconsin 3.64 3.24 3.43 4.0 125.02 101.5 1.23 Wyoming 3.18 2.39 2.53 4.8 14.67 7.3 2.02 1. Total ads rate is calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. Ad rates represent the number of ads per 100 persons in the civilian labor force. 2. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Statistics and Local Area Unemployment Statistics programs. 3. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 11
Table 5: MSA Total Ads and New Ads (Levels), Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads 1 (Thousands) New Ads 2 (Thousands) Location 3 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Birmingham, AL 15.4 15.2 14.5-0.7 6.1 6.2 5.8-0.3 Phoenix, AZ 74.6 68.4 68.0-0.4 38.0 34.1 34.6 0.5 Tucson, AZ 13.4 12.1 12.6 0.5 6.6 5.4 5.9 0.5 Los Angeles, CA 189.4 172.5 168.8-3.7 99.9 90.8 88.2-2.6 Riverside, CA 38.8 31.6 31.3-0.3 19.7 14.9 15.3 0.4 Sacramento, CA 31.5 28.8 28.9 0.0 16.9 15.8 15.8 0.0 San Diego, CA 53.2 50.5 50.2-0.3 29.6 27.6 27.4-0.2 San Francisco, CA 127.6 111.9 106.8-5.2 66.6 58.7 56.4-2.2 San Jose, CA 62.5 53.7 53.4-0.3 26.6 23.4 23.9 0.5 Denver, CO 75.4 72.2 71.2-1.0 37.8 35.8 35.8-0.1 Hartford, CT 28.0 27.1 27.6 0.5 11.9 10.8 10.7-0.1 Washington, DC 168.9 153.8 154.0 0.2 73.9 64.4 62.7-1.7 Jacksonville, FL 21.4 19.8 20.0 0.2 11.8 10.9 11.2 0.3 Miami, FL 79.5 68.2 66.7-1.5 42.6 36.4 34.9-1.5 Orlando, FL 37.6 35.1 35.0-0.1 18.9 18.6 17.7-0.8 Tampa, FL 49.8 48.2 46.9-1.3 25.6 23.8 23.6-0.3 Atlanta, GA 102.7 99.6 98.5-1.1 47.6 44.0 44.7 0.7 Honolulu, HI 15.3 14.1 14.0-0.1 8.4 8.0 7.8-0.1 Chicago, IL 161.3 138.2 142.1 3.9 70.5 61.0 65.0 4.0 Indianapolis, IN 36.3 28.7 31.6 2.9 15.7 12.0 15.1 3.0 Louisville, KY 22.3 17.3 18.2 0.9 9.6 7.2 8.3 1.1 New Orleans, LA 17.0 16.9 17.8 1.0 7.9 7.5 8.2 0.7 Baltimore, MD 62.8 52.3 54.4 2.1 28.1 22.3 24.0 1.7 Boston, MA 124.5 112.0 112.7 0.7 58.0 50.1 51.0 0.9 Detroit, MI 98.2 70.8 74.3 3.5 43.7 28.9 32.9 4.0 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 99.3 90.9 93.2 2.3 44.7 40.6 42.0 1.4 Kansas City, MO 42.1 43.9 44.1 0.2 18.7 19.9 19.5-0.3 St. Louis, MO 50.6 50.0 51.1 1.1 20.8 21.9 21.5-0.4 Las Vegas, NV 30.9 31.1 31.4 0.2 15.0 15.3 15.7 0.3 Buffalo, NY 20.2 16.6 16.6 0.0 9.2 7.6 7.4-0.1 New York, NY 299.9 289.1 287.7-1.4 140.7 136.6 134.5-2.1 Rochester, NY 17.2 14.1 14.7 0.6 8.0 6.3 6.8 0.5 Charlotte, NC 41.2 38.5 38.6 0.1 19.4 18.4 18.4-0.1 Cincinnati, OH 44.9 35.3 36.5 1.2 18.8 15.5 16.4 0.9 Cleveland, OH 40.3 30.9 30.8-0.1 16.6 13.5 13.5-0.1 Columbus, OH 44.1 35.4 35.6 0.2 19.8 17.0 17.0 0.0 Oklahoma City, OK 18.3 18.3 19.1 0.7 7.9 7.9 8.2 0.3 Portland, OR 47.9 48.3 45.6-2.7 26.7 26.9 24.6-2.3 Philadelphia, PA 109.1 99.7 101.5 1.8 49.0 43.0 44.6 1.7 Pittsburgh, PA 46.4 39.1 39.7 0.6 20.7 17.2 17.4 0.2 Providence, RI 24.9 22.2 23.1 0.8 11.9 10.2 10.8 0.6 Memphis, TN 17.4 15.9 16.0 0.1 7.5 6.7 6.8 0.2 Nashville, TN 35.8 33.8 33.5-0.3 16.8 15.9 15.7-0.3 Austin, TX 42.8 40.8 41.1 0.3 22.5 21.6 21.8 0.1 Dallas, TX 120.6 109.6 109.0-0.6 57.5 50.1 51.0 0.9 Houston, TX 78.7 60.7 60.1-0.7 37.6 28.3 29.5 1.2 San Antonio, TX 34.6 31.2 30.9-0.3 17.4 14.3 14.9 0.7 Salt Lake City, UT 34.0 31.8 27.7-4.1 15.2 13.3 11.8-1.5 Richmond, VA 21.1 20.1 21.4 1.3 9.7 9.5 10.0 0.6 Virginia Beach, VA 23.7 22.1 22.3 0.2 10.9 10.5 10.2-0.3 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 87.9 105.0 106.9 1.9 43.7 47.4 47.7 0.4 Milwaukee, WI 33.2 29.4 31.4 2.1 14.1 12.5 13.9 1.4 1. Total ads are all unduplicated ads appearing during the reference period. This figure includes ads from the previous months that have been reposted as well as new ads. 2. New ads are all unduplicated ads which did not appear during the previous reference period. An online help wanted ad is counted as "New" only in the month it first appears. 3. Metropolitan areas use the 2005 OMB county-based MSA definitions. M-O-M Change (Thousands) M-O-M Change (Thousands) 12
Table 6: MSA Labor Supply /Labor Demand Indicators, Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployed Total Ads Supply/ Rate 2 (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 3 Location 4 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Nov-16 Nov-16 Nov-16 Nov-16 Birmingham, AL 2.90 2.80 2.66 5.6 30.6 13.8 2.21 Phoenix, AZ 3.39 3.04 3.02 4.4 97.9 67.6 1.45 Tucson, AZ 2.85 2.52 2.63 4.6 22.1 12.0 1.84 Los Angeles, CA 2.88 2.56 2.51 4.7 315.2 167.2 1.89 Riverside, CA 1.97 1.57 1.56 5.7 113.8 31.0 3.67 Sacramento, CA 2.97 2.65 2.66 5.1 54.9 28.5 1.93 San Diego, CA 3.39 3.17 3.15 4.5 71.1 48.9 1.45 San Francisco, CA 5.06 4.35 4.15 3.7 95.4 110.1 0.87 San Jose, CA 5.91 4.94 4.91 3.7 39.8 52.0 0.76 Denver, CO 5.01 4.63 4.56 2.9 45.1 73.5 0.61 Hartford, CT 4.53 4.39 4.47 4.2 25.8 25.9 1.00 Washington, DC 5.10 4.60 4.61 3.9 130.8 150.2 0.87 Jacksonville, FL 2.91 2.64 2.67 4.8 35.9 18.9 1.90 Miami, FL 2.61 2.22 2.17 5.0 155.3 66.2 2.35 Orlando, FL 3.03 2.75 2.75 4.5 57.4 33.7 1.70 Tampa, FL 3.40 3.25 3.16 4.7 70.1 46.0 1.52 Atlanta, GA 3.61 3.37 3.33 5.1 149.4 97.3 1.54 Honolulu, HI 3.21 2.92 2.90 2.6 12.8 14.1 0.91 Chicago, IL 3.27 2.80 2.88 5.8 287.4 134.2 2.14 Indianapolis, IN 3.53 2.77 3.05 3.8 39.2 28.0 1.40 Louisville, KY 3.55 2.69 2.83 4.0 25.4 16.8 1.51 New Orleans, LA 2.83 2.85 3.01 5.5 32.4 15.9 2.04 Baltimore, MD 4.26 3.51 3.65 4.4 65.6 51.9 1.26 Boston, MA 4.75 4.23 4.26 2.7 70.9 108.4 0.65 Detroit, MI 4.87 3.40 3.57 5.6 115.6 69.7 1.66 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 5.07 4.75 4.87 3.5 66.7 89.0 0.75 Kansas City, MO 3.72 3.90 3.91 4.3 49.0 42.6 1.15 St. Louis, MO 3.39 3.32 3.39 4.3 64.7 48.7 1.33 Las Vegas, NV 2.95 2.96 2.99 5.3 55.7 30.5 1.83 Buffalo, NY 3.67 3.04 3.04 5.3 29.1 15.4 1.89 New York, NY 2.96 2.88 2.87 4.8 482.3 279.0 1.73 Rochester, NY 3.28 2.72 2.84 4.9 25.6 13.6 1.89 Charlotte, NC 3.30 3.01 3.02 4.6 59.1 37.0 1.60 Cincinnati, OH 4.20 3.27 3.38 4.2 45.6 34.6 1.32 Cleveland, OH 3.95 3.01 3.00 5.4 55.2 30.4 1.82 Columbus, OH 4.21 3.39 3.41 4.0 42.1 35.3 1.19 Oklahoma City, OK 2.71 2.76 2.87 4.3 28.3 17.3 1.64 Portland, OR 3.83 3.75 3.55 4.6 59.1 47.8 1.24 Philadelphia, PA 3.54 3.21 3.27 5.0 156.7 95.8 1.64 Pittsburgh, PA 3.81 3.19 3.24 5.8 70.8 38.5 1.84 Providence, RI 3.68 3.28 3.41 4.6 31.5 20.8 1.51 Memphis, TN 2.81 2.52 2.54 5.3 33.4 15.6 2.14 Nashville, TN 3.78 3.45 3.42 3.8 37.4 32.8 1.14 Austin, TX 3.93 3.68 3.71 3.2 35.1 39.9 0.88 Dallas, TX 3.32 2.93 2.91 3.7 136.7 109.1 1.25 Houston, TX 2.41 1.84 1.82 5.1 168.0 61.0 2.75 San Antonio, TX 3.11 2.77 2.74 3.7 41.2 30.3 1.36 Salt Lake City, UT 5.52 4.97 4.33 2.9 18.7 30.7 0.61 Richmond, VA 3.15 3.00 3.20 4.3 29.1 19.3 1.50 Virginia Beach, VA 2.83 2.65 2.68 4.8 39.8 20.5 1.95 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 4.40 5.10 5.19 4.3 88.3 101.6 0.87 Milwaukee, WI 4.01 3.55 3.80 4.4 36.7 27.6 1.33 Total Ads Rate 1 (Percent) 1. Total ads rate is calculated as a percent of the most currently available BLS civilian labor force data. 2. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS and LAUS programs. 3. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 4. The Conference Board uses the OMB county-based MSA definitions for its data whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the OMB alternative NECTA (New England City and Town Areas) MSA definition. This will result in small comparison differences for some metropolitan areas in New England states. 13
Table 7: National Labor Supply/Labor Demand by Occupation 1, Seasonally Adjusted Total Ads M-O-M Change Unemployed 4 Supply/ (Thousands) (Thousands) Demand Rate 5 SOC 2 Occupation 3 Jan-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Jan 17-Dec 16 Dec-16 Dec-16 Wage 6 Total 5,360.6 4,801.6 4,850.5 48.9 7,529.0 1.57 $23.23 11 Management 443.6 408.6 407.4-1.2 418.7 1.02 $55.30 13 Business and financial operations 317.2 278.8 280.0 1.1 243.4 0.87 $35.48 15 Computer and mathematical science 589.6 507.0 530.0 23.0 122.7 0.24 $41.43 17 Architecture and engineering 157.6 141.7 147.8 6.1 78.1 0.55 $39.89 19 Life, physical, and social science 59.9 61.7 60.5-1.2 46.5 0.75 $34.24 21 Community and social services 100.2 97.9 101.6 3.7 57.4 0.59 $22.19 23 Legal 26.0 23.0 22.9-0.1 29.3 1.28 $49.74 25 Education, training, and library 158.8 163.9 166.5 2.5 258.1 1.57 $25.48 27 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 127.5 106.1 105.9-0.3 160.3 1.51 $27.39 29 Healthcare practitioners and technical 671.0 620.1 618.7-1.4 96.2 0.16 $37.40 31 Healthcare support 132.1 119.5 121.0 1.4 153.0 1.28 $14.19 33 Protective service 59.3 66.6 67.5 0.9 86.2 1.29 $21.45 35 Food preparation and serving related 259.8 237.2 236.6-0.7 551.5 2.32 $10.98 37 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 112.2 118.0 114.1-3.9 419.0 3.55 $13.02 39 Personal care and service 71.1 69.3 67.4-1.9 329.9 4.76 $12.33 41 Sales and related 564.0 473.0 465.4-7.6 817.6 1.73 $18.90 43 Office and administrative support 585.7 503.0 521.9 18.8 763.4 1.52 $17.47 45 Farming, fishing, and forestry 8.1 8.4 9.0 0.7 129.5 15.48 $12.67 47 Construction and extraction 138.6 131.8 134.4 2.7 654.9 4.97 $22.88 49 Installation, maintenance, and repair 214.3 206.0 210.4 4.3 181.3 0.88 $22.11 51 Production 151.6 132.9 138.5 5.6 508.3 3.82 $17.41 53 Transportation and material moving 435.6 332.8 342.9 10.1 649.4 1.95 $16.90 1. All ads are coded to the 6-digit SOC level. 2. Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC) 3. Occupational categories use the 2010 OMB Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC definitions). 4. Unemployment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey and seasonally adjusted by The Conference Board. 5. Supply/Demand rate is the number of Unemployed persons divided by the number of total ads and reflects the latest month for which unemployment data is available. 6. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program's May 2015 estimates. (Thousands) Average Hourly 14
Table 8: State Occupational Demand and Pay 1, Not Seasonally Adjusted Management and Business/Financial Professional & Related Service Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jan-17 Wage 2 Jan-17 Wage 2 Jan-17 Wage 2 United States 612,055 $45.32 1,546,803 $33.32 490,615 $13.17 Alabama 4,906 $43.06 15,217 $30.21 4,160 $11.32 Alaska 1,302 $45.48 5,868 $36.72 1,569 $16.14 Arizona 10,835 $40.27 31,134 $30.99 12,164 $13.21 Arkansas 2,603 $36.04 7,884 $19.92 2,702 $10.80 California 76,890 $50.39 184,809 $39.46 56,287 $14.95 Colorado 13,529 $45.28 35,048 $34.50 15,433 $13.40 Connecticut 9,690 $51.72 24,510 $35.98 4,777 $15.00 Delaware 2,706 $47.97 5,583 $28.31 1,245 $13.13 Florida 27,771 $41.26 70,255 $30.57 35,311 $12.83 Georgia 20,604 $43.92 48,899 $31.10 12,895 $11.62 Hawaii 1,949 $39.04 4,767 $32.01 3,857 $15.23 Idaho 1,833 $35.80 6,286 $27.03 2,562 $11.72 Illinois 28,121 $44.54 58,337 $32.77 14,557 $13.81 Indiana 7,428 $13.89 23,771 $28.96 8,478 $11.65 Iowa 5,650 $36.93 16,431 $27.80 6,222 $11.89 Kansas 4,174 $39.68 12,725 $27.98 4,079 $11.81 Kentucky 4,248 $37.05 12,609 $28.30 4,425 $11.33 Louisiana 4,499 $38.02 12,454 $27.97 5,621 $11.08 Maine 1,942 $37.77 8,224 $29.76 2,841 $12.50 Maryland 13,652 $47.92 41,329 $37.33 8,760 $14.16 Massachusetts 21,878 $51.39 52,832 $37.75 12,315 $15.50 Michigan 15,627 $42.47 49,033 $27.95 15,242 $12.57 Minnesota 16,190 $43.99 41,953 $32.65 14,200 $12.99 Mississippi 2,360 $35.20 7,074 $26.15 2,948 $10.78 Missouri 11,543 $41.02 33,652 $29.30 11,161 $11.73 Montana 1,405 $33.63 5,585 $26.68 2,420 $11.95 Nebraska 3,264 $39.58 9,864 $28.05 3,001 $12.16 Nevada 5,134 $40.30 12,004 $32.48 7,717 $13.63 New Hampshire 2,294 $30.34 8,883 $32.67 2,575 $13.43 New Jersey 23,792 $52.77 48,675 $36.62 12,839 $15.27 New Mexico 2,286 $37.70 11,361 $30.86 2,329 $11.95 New York 50,333 $55.65 94,002 $37.08 25,709 $15.26 North Carolina 15,458 $45.27 44,899 $30.67 12,280 $11.57 North Dakota 1,477 $38.87 5,330 $28.15 1,713 $13.19 Ohio 19,544 $40.65 46,689 $31.09 17,999 $12.26 Oklahoma 3,462 $38.07 11,820 $26.84 4,279 $11.54 Oregon 7,268 $40.91 20,944 $33.47 7,584 $13.69 Pennsylvania 26,342 $44.43 61,546 $31.75 21,318 $12.69 Rhode Island 2,105 $47.63 5,100 $34.98 1,438 $13.98 South Carolina 5,745 $37.88 19,778 $28.93 6,360 $11.32 South Dakota 1,701 $36.83 5,006 $26.01 2,176 $11.60 Tennessee 9,109 $38.77 22,989 $28.38 8,301 $11.44 Texas 40,751 $20.04 98,505 $32.77 33,200 $12.14 Utah 4,504 $38.05 13,211 $29.58 5,555 $12.01 Vermont 1,222 $39.05 4,544 $28.98 1,604 $14.28 Virginia 21,256 $48.22 62,398 $35.59 12,700 $6.94 Washington 22,926 $45.51 53,253 $36.48 14,762 $15.35 West Virginia 1,603 $35.06 5,937 $27.16 1,908 $11.26 Wisconsin 11,270 $39.21 29,033 $29.80 10,519 $12.12 Wyoming 622 $40.26 2,664 $28.38 913 $12.97 1. The six occupational categories in tables 8 and 9 are the SOC manual's Intermediate and High-Level Aggregations. 2. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics program's May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. 15
Table 8: State Occupational Demand and Pay, Not Seasonally Adjusted - continued Sales and Office Construction and Maintenance Production and Transportation Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jan-17 Wage 1 Jan-17 Wage 1 Jan-17 Wage 1 United States 837,818 $18.04 265,752 $22.10 381,140 $17.15 Alabama 9,610 $15.73 3,580 $20.16 5,604 $15.97 Alaska 2,032 $19.28 906 $29.93 609 $23.82 Arizona 18,607 $17.13 5,513 $20.18 6,165 $17.00 Arkansas 5,035 $14.98 1,993 $8.63 3,596 $15.28 California 97,891 $19.64 23,048 $23.11 31,674 $17.17 Colorado 20,577 $19.25 8,457 $22.14 8,277 $18.41 Connecticut 12,242 $20.62 2,874 $24.87 4,717 $18.74 Delaware 2,587 $17.99 802 $23.23 1,176 $16.86 Florida 51,781 $16.80 18,903 $18.68 15,723 $15.57 Georgia 25,365 $17.15 8,685 $19.71 13,203 $15.93 Hawaii 4,576 $17.47 1,321 $27.49 1,409 $20.18 Idaho 3,833 $15.78 1,664 $19.26 2,449 $16.25 Illinois 30,792 $18.64 7,062 $25.95 15,592 $17.54 Indiana 14,239 $16.60 4,644 $22.24 10,246 $16.71 Iowa 11,036 $16.26 4,077 $20.73 7,647 $16.35 Kansas 7,370 $16.78 2,664 $20.93 4,037 $17.30 Kentucky 8,816 $15.84 2,811 $20.55 6,127 $16.79 Louisiana 9,504 $15.19 4,008 $20.38 4,256 $19.39 Maine 3,702 $16.01 1,323 $20.30 1,955 $16.92 Maryland 15,342 $18.75 5,256 $23.10 5,891 $18.04 Massachusetts 22,250 $20.96 5,727 $27.04 9,096 $18.38 Michigan 23,804 $17.40 8,191 $22.30 13,830 $17.20 Minnesota 21,694 $18.96 6,440 $24.24 11,812 $17.81 Mississippi 5,197 $14.58 2,084 $18.52 3,453 $15.71 Missouri 17,568 $16.61 5,756 $22.16 9,616 $16.59 Montana 3,043 $15.77 1,560 $21.67 1,534 $17.96 Nebraska 5,600 $16.39 2,345 $20.12 3,170 $16.87 Nevada 9,207 $16.52 2,829 $23.60 3,489 $17.08 New Hampshire 4,990 $18.69 1,438 $22.48 2,593 $17.35 New Jersey 25,398 $19.67 6,537 $26.16 10,137 $17.16 New Mexico 3,679 $15.52 1,361 $19.80 1,641 $17.46 New York 51,719 $21.27 11,280 $26.98 15,123 $18.58 North Carolina 20,221 $17.25 8,677 $19.49 10,174 $15.58 North Dakota 2,958 $17.51 1,716 $16.46 1,814 $21.07 Ohio 31,380 $17.14 9,564 $21.62 18,373 $16.78 Oklahoma 7,375 $15.94 2,987 $19.79 4,664 $17.18 Oregon 11,608 $17.63 4,240 $22.41 6,183 $17.22 Pennsylvania 38,055 $17.84 11,064 $22.45 19,217 $17.40 Rhode Island 2,639 $19.26 807 $23.27 1,382 $17.29 South Carolina 10,280 $15.66 5,231 $19.34 6,134 $16.44 South Dakota 3,274 $15.62 1,289 $18.98 1,866 $15.46 Tennessee 15,682 $16.28 5,111 $19.75 8,781 $15.77 Texas 58,387 $18.03 20,046 $20.38 25,158 $17.53 Utah 9,586 $16.82 2,882 $20.70 4,539 $17.02 Vermont 1,985 $17.81 569 $20.97 1,337 $17.88 Virginia 20,519 $18.01 6,811 $21.34 7,334 $17.45 Washington 23,512 $19.31 8,207 $25.20 10,086 $19.72 West Virginia 3,239 $14.35 1,226 $20.06 1,975 $16.95 Wisconsin 17,947 $17.49 6,395 $22.63 12,622 $16.93 Wyoming 1,041 $16.72 663 $24.30 753 $22.13 1. Wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics program's May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. 16
Table 9: MSA Occupational Demand and Pay 1, Not Seasonally Adjusted Management and Business/Financial Professional & Related Service Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jan-17 Wage 2* Jan-17 Wage 2* Jan-17 Wage 2* United States 612,055 $45.32 1,546,803 $33.32 490,615 $13.17 Birmingham, AL 1,670 $28.19 4,394 $31.89 1,250 $11.73 Phoenix, AZ 8,610 $41.47 19,985 $31.91 8,531 $13.16 Tucson, AZ 1,085 $36.83 4,294 $29.30 1,690 $13.01 Los Angeles, CA 25,527 $49.28 52,219 $38.67 17,285 $14.65 Riverside, CA 3,004 $42.16 8,433 $32.88 4,031 $13.81 Sacramento, CA 3,722 $42.06 9,001 $37.37 2,915 $14.72 San Diego, CA 6,315 $48.29 16,779 $38.18 5,759 $14.94 San Francisco, CA 19,396 $57.45 34,594 $43.86 10,203 $16.29 San Jose, CA 8,636 $65.23 24,393 $51.90 3,667 $15.68 Denver, CO 9,656 $47.15 20,411 $36.52 8,404 $13.42 Hartford, CT 4,036 $48.92 9,928 $35.85 1,712 $14.68 Washington, DC 27,453 $53.56 65,611 $42.88 11,878 $15.28 Jacksonville, FL 2,339 $40.47 5,313 $30.04 2,106 $12.40 Miami, FL 8,907 $44.27 16,695 $32.14 10,815 $13.51 Orlando, FL 3,995 $40.39 9,244 $30.28 4,771 $12.44 Tampa, FL 5,970 $41.26 14,258 $29.73 5,552 $12.46 Atlanta, GA 16,241 $46.31 32,873 $33.18 7,875 $11.94 Honolulu, HI 1,443 $39.84 3,086 $32.45 2,545 $14.80 Chicago, IL 24,565 $46.41 43,122 $33.83 11,769 $13.97 Indianapolis, IN 3,651 $39.82 8,555 $31.60 2,891 $12.02 Louisville, KY 2,113 $38.74 4,475 $29.97 1,840 $11.75 New Orleans, LA 1,939 $39.58 4,420 $26.22 2,771 $11.46 Baltimore, MD 6,903 $46.68 21,609 $36.36 4,492 $14.11 Boston, MA 18,610 $53.26 40,033 $38.65 9,135 $15.78 Detroit, MI 8,761 $45.34 25,375 $32.81 6,549 $12.54 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 13,093 $46.10 29,088 $34.49 9,167 $13.31 Kansas City, MO 5,259 $42.72 13,349 $31.02 4,670 $10.61 St. Louis, MO 6,365 $43.72 17,328 $30.98 4,999 $12.18 Las Vegas, NV 3,631 $40.30 7,637 $32.90 5,407 $13.89 Buffalo, NY 1,873 $41.51 4,226 $27.77 1,620 $13.35 New York, NY 56,374 $58.29 94,081 $39.15 24,181 $15.73 Rochester, NY 1,631 $44.10 4,370 $30.83 1,316 $13.49 Charlotte, NC 6,093 $47.35 12,384 $31.97 3,201 $11.91 Cincinnati, OH 4,846 $41.94 9,701 $32.20 3,587 $12.24 Cleveland, OH 4,332 $41.97 8,349 $32.14 3,310 $12.61 Columbus, OH 4,897 $41.56 9,720 $32.66 3,559 $12.80 Oklahoma City, OK 1,741 $38.79 5,958 $29.23 1,869 $12.14 Portland, OR 5,560 $43.82 12,837 $35.12 4,801 $14.15 Philadelphia, PA 16,829 $48.85 32,418 $34.64 9,008 $13.58 Pittsburgh, PA 5,529 $43.12 11,145 $31.18 4,479 $12.32 Providence, RI 2,631 $46.54 7,011 $34.20 2,148 $13.95 Memphis, TN 1,967 $39.68 4,259 $29.67 1,562 $11.65 Nashville, TN 4,490 $40.65 8,942 $29.64 3,447 $11.81 Austin, TX 5,440 $44.61 13,170 $33.40 4,340 $12.73 Dallas, TX 16,534 $47.46 33,166 $34.32 9,944 $12.64 Houston, TX 8,864 $51.50 17,112 $36.65 5,868 $9.76 San Antonio, TX 3,427 $42.18 9,059 $31.18 3,827 $11.92 Salt Lake City, UT 3,106 $40.39 7,643 $32.34 3,224 $12.43 Richmond, VA 2,771 $43.37 7,640 $31.66 1,728 $12.67 Virginia Beach, VA 2,365 $42.14 6,850 $31.60 2,005 $12.55 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 18,378 $48.11 36,962 $39.72 9,017 $15.93 Milwaukee, WI 4,358 $43.80 8,883 $32.16 2,997 $12.08 1.The six occupational categories in tables 8 and 9 are the SOC manual's Intermediate and High-Level Aggregations. 2. Wage data are from the BLS OES program' s May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. * indicates that a wage estimate either is not available or is greater than $90.00 per hour or $187,200 per year 17
Table 9: MSA Occupational Demand and Pay, Not Seasonally Adjusted - continued Sales and Office Construction and Maintenance Production and Transportation Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Total Ads Average Hourly Location Jan-17 Wage 2* Jan-17 Wage 2* Jan-17 Wage 2* United States 837,818 $18.04 265,752 $22.10 381,140 $17.15 Birmingham, AL 2,846 $17.61 834 $21.18 1,285 $16.31 Phoenix, AZ 14,269 $17.70 3,779 $20.87 4,326 $17.24 Tucson, AZ 2,162 $16.06 815 $20.43 668 $15.62 Los Angeles, CA 33,715 $19.45 6,156 $24.84 9,345 $16.33 Riverside, CA 6,842 $17.19 1,795 $22.99 3,054 $16.51 Sacramento, CA 5,500 $18.97 1,542 $24.61 1,899 $17.54 San Diego, CA 8,987 $11.15 2,285 $24.28 2,317 $16.77 San Francisco, CA 18,426 $23.27 3,894 $30.08 5,152 $20.79 San Jose, CA 6,527 $24.34 1,397 $28.02 1,757 $18.62 Denver, CO 12,562 $20.34 4,546 $22.79 4,340 $18.97 Hartford, CT 4,728 $20.53 1,200 $24.58 1,948 $18.86 Washington, DC 19,161 $20.55 5,124 $23.98 4,577 $19.43 Jacksonville, FL 3,844 $17.02 1,714 $19.40 1,494 $16.64 Miami, FL 16,045 $17.61 3,988 $19.54 3,727 $15.72 Orlando, FL 7,418 $16.39 2,720 $18.90 2,221 $15.65 Tampa, FL 9,004 $17.48 3,209 $18.27 2,716 $15.33 Atlanta, GA 17,300 $18.50 5,057 $20.62 6,754 $16.49 Honolulu, HI 3,353 $17.70 950 $28.41 1,013 $21.13 Chicago, IL 25,073 $19.33 5,169 $27.32 11,041 $17.66 Indianapolis, IN 6,083 $18.18 1,787 $22.50 3,082 $16.32 Louisville, KY 3,791 $17.23 1,082 $21.48 2,145 $17.95 New Orleans, LA 3,747 $16.21 1,304 $20.76 1,170 $19.87 Baltimore, MD 7,888 $18.96 2,816 $22.86 2,997 $18.37 Boston, MA 17,549 $21.96 3,999 $27.96 6,271 $18.69 Detroit, MI 10,892 $18.38 3,624 $23.94 5,412 $18.43 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 16,071 $20.37 4,034 $25.74 7,457 $18.30 Kansas City, MO 8,169 $17.96 2,530 $22.99 3,926 $17.57 St. Louis, MO 8,578 $18.03 2,174 $24.76 3,511 $17.53 Las Vegas, NV 6,454 $16.37 1,556 $23.47 1,673 $16.77 Buffalo, NY 3,433 $17.57 828 $22.54 1,420 $17.56 New York, NY 49,925 $21.95 9,391 $28.39 12,797 $18.39 Rochester, NY 2,716 $18.15 803 $11.46 1,241 $16.87 Charlotte, NC 6,089 $19.06 2,214 $20.27 2,635 $16.76 Cincinnati, OH 7,063 $18.25 1,932 $21.62 3,953 $17.21 Cleveland, OH 5,879 $18.38 1,736 $22.86 2,720 $17.13 Columbus, OH 6,711 $6.54 2,018 $21.98 3,340 $16.47 Oklahoma City, OK 3,305 $16.90 1,346 $20.40 1,702 $16.33 Portland, OR 8,005 $18.99 2,483 $24.28 4,000 $17.94 Philadelphia, PA 18,450 $19.49 4,718 $25.25 6,347 $18.01 Pittsburgh, PA 7,492 $17.57 1,877 $22.32 3,143 $17.56 Providence, RI 3,832 $18.51 1,199 $23.45 1,920 $17.10 Memphis, TN 3,182 $17.02 998 $19.98 2,061 $15.95 Nashville, TN 6,758 $17.54 2,087 $20.68 2,925 $16.66 Austin, TX 6,995 $19.00 2,084 $19.22 1,962 $15.71 Dallas, TX 19,782 $19.28 5,630 $20.36 8,236 $17.01 Houston, TX 12,072 $19.61 3,799 $21.97 4,211 $19.50 San Antonio, TX 5,443 $17.03 2,103 $19.42 2,219 $15.64 Salt Lake City, UT 5,784 $18.03 1,486 $21.42 2,213 $17.21 Richmond, VA 3,180 $18.31 1,289 $21.12 1,387 $16.92 Virginia Beach, VA 3,773 $16.40 1,675 $20.89 1,522 $17.86 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 15,323 $20.54 4,645 $26.92 5,633 $20.75 Milwaukee, WI 5,184 $19.44 1,550 $24.36 2,929 $17.36 1. Wage data are from the BLS OES program' s May 2015 estimates. The OES major occupational group wage data has been weighted to form the higher level aggregates. * indicates that a wage estimate either is not available or is greater than $90.00 per hour or $187,200 per year 18
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