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Analysis shows ag hiring down 11 percent over past year

An analysis of hiring shifts in various industries over the past year shows the ag industry had one of the largest percentage decreases in hiring.

A firm called Reboot Digital Marketing looked at the latest findings from LinkedIn’s Workforce Report and found hiring for ag jobs in February of this year was down 11 percent compared to February 2018.

Other industries with notable hiring decreases were the Arts, Consumer Goods and Retail. The highest percentage increases in hiring came in Public Safety and Software and IT Services, according to the report.