Key Findings

Employer demand decreased by 11.8 percent, a loss of 3,087 job postings since 2019. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics is the top posting occupation group through 2020 with 7,794 postings.

During 2020, there were 23,007 job postings, 3,087 less than the 26,094 postings made during 2019 in Monroe county. December 2020 saw the highest demand with 4,487 postings since the shut down due to COVID-19, however, postings are up 41.7 percent since December 2019. The top posted job titles in 2020 include CDL-A Truck Drivers, CDL Truck Drivers, Certified Nursing Assistants, Registered Nurses, and Speech Language Pathologists. For more information about in-demand job postings, see page 9.

Top 5 Posting Occupation Groups

2020

Job postings made by employers in Monroe county indicate a high school diploma or equivalent remains the most in-demand minimum education level during 2020.

Of the 23,007 unique postings in Monroe county during 2020, 5,399 (23.5 percent) required a high school diploma or equivalent, while 3,216 postings (14.0 percent) required a college degree. An additional 941 postings (4.1 percent) required an advanced degree. The high demand for transportation roles within Monroe, drives this high demand for workers with various skillsets.

Education Levels In-Demand

2020

Employment in Monroe county totaled 67,619 in Q4 2020, a decrease of 5,848 workers (8.0 percent) since Q4 2019.

The quarterly labor market has seen shifts following the outbreak of COVID-19. The first quarter of 2020 saw a slight decrease in the labor force and employment, while unemployment, and the unemployment rate rose 0.7 percentage points. The COVID-19 shutdown, which started in Q2 2020, caused the employment in Monroe to drop from 72,338 workers in Q1 to 61,814 workers in Q2, a decrease of 10,524 workers or 14.5 percent. Unemployment rose by 12,864 workers, more than triple the 2,752 workers recorded in Q1. Similarly, the unemployment rate rose in Q2, up from 3.7 percent in Q1 to 20.2 percent in Q2 2020. Since Q3 2020, the market has slowly begun to realign toward pre-pandemic levels, showing a decrease in unemployment and the unemployment rate through Q4 2020. For more information about this year’s unemployment rate and other labor market indicators, see page 4.

Quarterly Labor Market Data