Apartment Jobs Snapshot for Q4 2019

The apartment sector concluded the year displaying strong labor demand during Q4 2019. Job openings in the apartment sector comprised 39.9 percent of positions available in the real estate sector, increasing 6.4 percentage points year-over-year. Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Seattle and San Francisco ranked as the top markets for apartment jobs available during the fourth quarter. Since 2014, Leasing Consultant and Maintenance Supervisors positions had the greatest increase in demand, up by 1.9 percentage points. Denver and Austin had the highest location quotients, meaning demand in these markets was three times the U.S. average.