Hiring Increase In Northeast Ohio: Study

CLEVELAND, OH - Business is growing in Northeast Ohio, according to a new report from networking and social media platform LinkedIn. The company released hiring data as part of a new Workforce Report, which looks at national data and the US's 20 largest metro regions.

According to LinkedIn's data, hiring was up 8.7 percent in March 2017 versus March 2016 in the Cleveland region. LinkedIn compiled the data by examining the number of members who changed employers, divided by total LinkedIn members. Hiring was also up 6.6 percent from February to March in Northeast Ohio.

The report notes that Northeast Ohio needs more fashion designers. Despite hosting the third largest fashion show in the region, there simply aren't enough skilled designers that call Northeast Ohio home. The other skills that are scarce in the region are Java Development, Social Media Marketing, Photography, and Software Development Skills.

The social media platform also tracked where Northeast Ohio's new workers are coming from. A chunk of workers are coming from Pittsburgh, Norfolk, Virginia, Detroit, Michigan, and central Ohio.

However, Ohioans are also fleeing the area for sunnier destinations. LinkedIn says for every 10,000 Northeast Ohio workers, 4.6 went to Columbus, 1.6 went to San Francisco, California, 1.78 went to Los Angeles, and 1.79 went to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nationally, hiring increased 5.6 percent in March 2017 versus March 2016. However, there is reason for trepidation.

"After an exceptionally strong start to the year, it appears employers are taking a slight step back from hiring to see how the economy takes shape in the months ahead. Notably, hiring in the oil and energy industry was 0.9% lower in March than February after being up five straight months," the LinkedIn report says.

You can read the full LinkedIn report by clicking here.

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