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Searching for a job? These 5 states have most competitors

Editorial Board Published September 15, 2024
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Taylor Blake, senior vp of recent initiatives at Degreed Experiments, discusses new knowledge on the function of synthetic intelligence abilities within the office.

Job-hunting within the present labor market could be a daunting prospect, particularly as different candidates pursue the identical openings. 

Competitors has ramped up this yr as LinkedIn job listings in all 50 states have seen will increase within the variety of candidates in search of consideration for roles, Resume.io reported in a brand new research.

The research decided the states the place job seekers face essentially the most competitors with their functions and supplied different findings akin to these on international job markets. The resume-focused platform analyzed some 40,000 LinkedIn listings in America for its U.S. rankings and over 104,000 whole.

Washington ranked No. 1 out of the 50 states for “most competitive U.S. job market” as a result of positions within the Evergreen State attracted 41 candidates on common inside seven days, per the research.

US ECONOMY ADDED 142,000 JOBS IN AUGUST, MISSING EXPECTATIONS

Seattle experiencing surging competitors contributed to Washington taking the highest spot, Resume.io reported. Jobs there have been notching a mean of 40.9 resumes of their first week, marking a 445.4% bounce from 2023 and incomes it the worldwide high spot, the research stated.

Seattle’s surging job competitors contributed to Washington state taking the highest spot within the research, Resume.io reported. (George Rose/Getty Pictures)

In second place was Colorado. Job postings in that state averaged 28.11 candidates of their first week of being dwell on LinkedIn, in line with the research.

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A view of Boulder, Colo. (George Rose/Getty Pictures)

Massachusetts, the state that Resume.io dubbed the third-most aggressive, was not far behind at 27.81.

A view of the Boston skyline.

Boston’s skyline (Ron Dahlquist/Design Pics Editorial/Common Pictures Group through Getty Pictures)

Two different Northeastern states – New York and its neighbor, New Jersey – additionally made the highest 5 for job competitors. Within the Empire States, a mean of 25.49 individuals utilized for every job within the first week. New Jersey’s common was 25.37.

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Competitors progress charges for the 5 high states additionally diversified fairly a bit, with Washington’s leaping 419% from 2023 and Colorado’s rising 70.4%, for instance.

Man and woman shake hands over coffee.

The “coffee cup test” is a job interview analysis utilized by hiring managers to see if candidates will provide to scrub up after themselves. (iStock)

In the meantime, the 5 states discovered to host the least aggressive job markets included Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana. Job postings in these states tended to subject a mean between 3.64 to 4.5 candidates within the first week, Resume.io’s survey discovered.

US JOB MARKET IN ‘BAD SHAPE,’ EXECUTIVE RECRUITER SAYS

Separate knowledge from Workday steered job hunters will face essentially the most competitors from different candidates for roles inside communications, media and expertise, monetary companies and sure different industries.

Throughout the U.S., the unemployment price hovered at 4.2% in August, in line with the federal authorities. The labor drive participation price was 62.7%.

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