The number of online help-wanted ads in Ohio is at its highest level since 2005, reflecting a surge in demand for workers across the state, The Conference Board reported Monday.
The number of online advertised vacancies in Ohio grew by 7,000 to 188,900 in April — the highest level since the nonprofit business research group has been tracking such data for the past seven years.
Employers advertising online in Ohio have added 20,600 listings during the past three months with the metro areas of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati adding 5,800, 4,800, and 2,700, respectively.
Still, the number of unemployed exceeds the number of job openings by a ratio of more than 2-to-1 in the state and local area. Nationally, the ratio is closer to 3-to-1.
Across the country, online labor demand grew by 90,900 to more than 4.8 million job listings last month, also an all-time high, based on Conference Board figures. That brought the national supply/demand ratio to 2.7 unemployed workers for every vacancy.
The Ohio rate was slightly lower at about 2.3 unemployed workers for every online job listing, based on March employment figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
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