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Graphic Designers in Demand

October 02, 2012

Employers in August posted more than 16,000 online job ads for graphic designers, a year-over-year increase of 35 percent, according to Wanted Analytics. The number of job ads increased rapidly in 2012, surpassing pre-recession hiring volumes and reaching new highs in August.

Metropolitan areas with the highest volume of listings for graphic designers included New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The New York area saw the most available positions. However, Chicago experienced the greatest growth in demand over the past year with the number job ads rising more than 70 percent in August compared to the same month last year.