COLUMBUS, Ohio – The number of job openings decreased throughout the state and regionally between July and August, according to OhioMeansJobs.
In Eastern Ohio’s four-county region – which covers Mahoning, Columbiana, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties – 5,712 jobs were posted on OhioMeansJobs.com between July 14 and Aug. 13, the agency reported.
That’s a decrease of 60 advertisements posted from the prior reporting period and a decrease of 1,152 from a year ago.
Statewide, the number of job openings over the period reached 158,231, a decrease of 3,861 from a month ago. The latest job openings represent a decrease of 28,545 from the same period a year ago.
Regionally, most jobs are middle income, 35.8%, and upper middle income, 33%; followed by six-figure jobs, 11%; high-income jobs, 10.2%; and entry-level jobs, 10%. Most jobs, 47.4%, require a GED or high school diploma, while 27.1% require a bachelor’s degree; 17.1% an associate’s degree; 4.4% a doctoral degree; and 4% a master’s degree.
The top jobs sought in the region are heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers at 426; registered nurses, 425; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 291; retail salespersons, 232; and cashiers, 123.
Statewide, most jobs are upper middle income, 29.7%, and middle income, 26.1%; followed by six-figure jobs, 23.5%; high-income jobs, 14.6%; and entry-level jobs, 6.1%. Most jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree, 39.3%; while 38.6% require a GED or high school diploma; 14.5% an associate’s degree; 4.3% a doctoral degree; and 3.3% a master’s degree.
The top jobs with advertisements across the state are registered nurses at 9,565; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, 9,520; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 5,486; retail salespersons, 4,639; and stockers and order fillers, 2,856.