Employment Data
Trends
Trends
Trends by Industry
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 24% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 18% |
| Consumer Products | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Entertainment / Media | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Health Care | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Biomed / Pharmaceutical | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Health-Related Services | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Investment Banking | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Investment Management / Hedge Fund | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Manufacturing | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Cleantech | 0% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Energy / Extractive Minerals | 1% | <1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Highly Diversified | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Other Manufacturing | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% |
| Nonprofit / Government | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Government | 1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| Nonprofit | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| Other Financial Services | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
| Private Equity | 18% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Retail | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Services | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Real Estate | 2% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 1% |
| Other Services | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Technology | 19% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| E-Commerce | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Equipment / Hardware / Networking | <1% | <1% | <1% | 0% | <1% |
| Internet Services | 6% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Software | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Other Technology | 3% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Venture Capital | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
Trends by Function
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Development | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Consulting | 26% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 18% |
| Finance | 32% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| Corporate Finance | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Investment Banking / Sales & Trading | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
| Investment Management / Hedge Fund | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Venture Capital / Private Equity | 21% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| Other Finance | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| General Management | 14% | 11% | 10% | 16% | 13% |
| Logistics | 0% | <1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operations / Manufacturing | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Project Management | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 2% |
| Rotational / Leadership Development | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Other General Management | 6% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Marketing | 13% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| Brand Management | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% |
| General Marketing | 2% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Product Management | 9% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Sales | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Other Marketing | <1% | 0% | 0% | <1% | 1% |
| Strategic Planning | 7% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Other | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Human Resources | <1% | <1% | 0% | <1% | <1% |
| Product Development | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Real Estate | 1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 1% |
| All Other | 2% | 2% | 3% | <1% | 2% |
Trends by Location
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic (US) | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Washington - DC | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Other Mid-Atlantic | <1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Midwest (US) | 8% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Chicago - IL | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Other Midwest | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Northeast (US) | 41% | 49% | 47% | 54% | 49% |
| Boston - MA | 13% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 11% |
| New England (Except Boston) | 3% | 4% | <1% | 3% | 4% |
| New York - NY | 22% | 31% | 31% | 35% | 32% |
| Other Northeast | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| South (US) | 3% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Atlanta - GA | 1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | <1% |
| Miami - FL | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Other South | 2% | <1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Southwest (US) | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6% |
| Texas | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Other Southwest | <1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 2% |
| West (US) | 25% | 22% | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| California - Bay Area | 15% | 13% | 15% | 9% | 11% |
| California - Los Angeles Area | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Pacific Northwest | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Other West | <1% | <1% | 0% | <1% | 2% |
| Other United States | <1% | <1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Asia | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| China | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Hong Kong, SAR | <1% | <1% | 0% | <1% | <1% |
| India | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 2% |
| Other Asia | 2% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 3% |
| Australia & Oceania | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 0% |
| Canada | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Europe | 7% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Other Europe | 3% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 3% |
| Latin America | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Brazil | <1% | <1% | 0% | <1% | <1% |
| Other Latin America | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Middle East & North Africa | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 0% |
| United States | 85% | 87% | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| International | 15% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 12% |
