Let’s take a look at current job trends by location and industry. This information can be very useful for job seekers entering a new career search. Indeed is a fantastic source for analyzing today’s market.
- The first graph shows the outlook for Kansas City over the past six years. Overall, job growth is way up since 2006, noticeably up from a year ago, and slightly down since January 2012.
- But what about jobs in the manufacturing industry? The data is mostly consistent with the Kansas City location outlook. Job growth has increased 32% from one year ago, but has leveled off over the last few months. Manufacturing jobs are up 5% this quarter.
- How does KC measure up versus other markets for job seekers? Comparatively speaking, pretty well. Kansas City has the 19th best ratio of job postings to unemployed candidates among the top 50 cities in the country.
Job seekers – How does this compare with what you’re seeing in the marketplace?
Source: Indeed.com
