COLUMBUS, Ohio – The number of job openings in statewide and regional labor markets decreased between October and November, according to OhioMeansJobs.
In Eastern Ohio’s four-county region – which covers Mahoning, Columbiana, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties – 6,838 jobs were posted on OhioMeansJobs.com between Oct. 14 and Nov. 13, the agency reported.
That’s a decrease of 507 advertisements posted from the prior reporting period but a 545 increase from a year ago.
Statewide, the number of job openings over the period reached 201,241, a decrease of 4,342 from a month ago. The latest job openings represent an increase of 35,808 from the same period a year ago.
Regionally, most jobs are middle income, 33.5%, and upper middle income, 28.1%; followed by entry-level jobs, 16.8%; six-figure jobs, 10.8%; and high-income jobs, 9.5%. Most jobs, 65.5%, require a GED or high school diploma, followed by 21.4% requiring an associate’s level degree. Only 5.3% of openings request a doctoral degree; 17.6% of openings request at least a bachelor’s degree; 4.8% a master’s degree; and 3% a bachelor’s degree.
The top jobs sought in the region are registered nurses at 616; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, 443; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 399; retail salespersons, 384; and stockers and order fillers, 166.
Statewide, most jobs are middle income, 26.8%, and upper middle income, 26.4%; followed by six-figure jobs, 24.4%; high-income jobs, 12.5%; and entry-level jobs, 9.8%. Most jobs require at least a GED or high school diploma, 39.9%; while 35.3% require a bachelor’s degree; 17.3% an associate’s degree; 4.1% a doctoral degree; and 3.4% a master’s degree.
The top jobs with advertisements across the state are registered nurses at 15,256; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, 8,965; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 7,118; retail salespersons, 6,870; and stockers and order fillers, 4,171.