state online college job market: ranking the states
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State Online College Job Market Ranking the States By: Anthony P. Carnevale, Tamara Jayasundera, Dmitri Repnikov, and Artem Gulish
March 26, 2015
Overview • Between 60 and 70 percent of job openings are now
advertised online. • Even though only 35 percent of workers have college
degrees, nearly half of all online jobs ads cater to college graduates.
• Overall, job candidates who search online find jobs 25 percent faster than those who do not.
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Online Job Ads for College Graduates
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Less than 4,500
4,501-7,500
7,501-20,500
20,501-55,500
55,501-80,500
More than 80,501
AL20,300
AK4,900
AZ34,700
AR8,800
CA266,100
CO48,200
CT28,700
DE7,300
DC26,600
FL81,200
GA59,100
HI4,300
ID6,700
IL85,700 IN
25,100
IA19,800
KS15,800
KY15,000
LA15,300
ME6,000
MD44,000
MA94,600
MI54,700
MN44,100
MS6,500
MO28,800
MT5,600
NE10,200
NV9,100
NH7,400
NJ62,900
NM7,900
NY129,100
NC49,200
ND4,100
OH55,300
OK13,700
OR26,000
PA62,700
RI3,900
SC13,900
SD4,500
TN23,700
TX143,200
UT11,700
VT3,300
VA61,100
WA65,400
WV4,600
WI24,500
WY1,900
• California, Texas, and New York have the most online job ads that require at least a Bachelor’s degree
Online Job Market Favorability by State
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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
West VirginiaRhode Island
South CarolinaMississippi
HawaiiVermont
KentuckyWisconsinTennessee
New HampshireWyoming
UtahLouisiana
IndianaFlorida
OklahomaNew Mexico
ArkansasPennsylvania
MaineAlabama
NevadaKansas
NebraskaMissouri
North DakotaIdaho
MarylandNew York
OhioIllinois
VirginiaMichigan
North CarolinaConnecticut
GeorgiaNew Jersey
South DakotaMontana
IowaTexas
MinnesotaCalifornia
OregonArizonaAlaska
ColoradoWashington
DelawareMassachusetts
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Online job market favorability (job ads per worker relative to national average)
• Massachusetts, Delaware, and Washington State are the most favorable online college labor markets, while West Virginia, Rhode Island, and South Carolina are the least favorable.
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BEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
Ranking the States
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MASSACHUSETTS
1stBEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
94,600 ONLINE JOB ADS
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
35% 26%Of online job ads are for managerial and professional office occupations
Of online job ads are in the consulting and business services sector
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DELAWARE
2nd*
BEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
7,300 ONLINE JOB ADS
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
33% 32%Of online job ads for college graduates are for managerial and professional office occupations
Of online job ads are in the financial services sector
March 25, 2015
WASHINGTON
3rd
BEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
65,400 ONLINE JOB ADS
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
31% 42%Of online job ads are for managerial and professional office occupations
Of online job ads are in the consulting and business services and healthcare services sectors
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COLORADO
4th
BEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
48,200 ONLINE JOB ADS
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
31% 21%Of online job ads for college graduates are for managerial and professional office occupations
Of online job ads are in the healthcare services industries
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ALASKA
5th
BEST ONLINE COLLEGE LABOR MARKET
4,900 ONLINE JOB ADS
FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES
27% 28%Of online job ads for college graduates are for managerial and professional office occupations
Of online job ads are in the healthcare services industries
For more information: See the full report at: cew.georgetown.edu/OCLMStates
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