Job Postings Up Across Ohio and in Eastern Region

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The number of job openings increased throughout the state and regionally between March and April, according to OhioMeansJobs.

In Eastern Ohio’s four-county region – which covers Mahoning, Columbiana, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties – 5,615 jobs were posted on OhioMeansJobs.com between March 14 and April 13, the agency reported.

That’s an increase of 400 advertisements posted from the prior reporting period and a decrease of 638 from a year ago.

Statewide, the number of job openings over the period reached 166,696, an increase of 5,033 from a month ago. The latest job openings represent a decrease of 23,359 from the same period a year ago.

Regionally, most jobs are middle income, 33.8%, and upper middle income, 28%; followed by entry-level jobs, 18.9%; six-figure jobs, 11%; and high-income jobs, 8.3%. Most jobs, 47.5%, require a GED or high school diploma, while 28.4% require a bachelor’s degree; 15.6% an associate’s level degree; 5% a doctoral degree; and 3.5% a master’s degree.

The top jobs sought in the region are heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers at 400; registered nurses, 380; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 312; retail salespersons, 280; and first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers, 115.

Statewide, most jobs are upper middle income, 27.4%, and middle income, 26.5%; followed by six-figure jobs, 22.3%; high-income jobs, 12.3%; and entry-level jobs, 11.6%. Most jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree, 40.8%; while 39.3% require a GED or high school diploma; 12.7% an associate’s degree; 4.3% a doctoral degree; and 2.8% a master’s degree.

The top jobs with advertisements across the state are registered nurses at 9,837; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, 8,112; first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, 5,915; retail salespersons, 5,017; and stockers and order fillers, 3,008.

Pictured at top : In this May 26, 2021, photo, a sign for workers hangs in the window of a shop along Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota. (AP Photo | David Zalubowski).