{"id":408948,"date":"2026-07-23T03:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408948\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T03:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:15:26","slug":"linkedin-names-sacramento-among-the-fastest-growing-u-s-metros-for-career-opportunities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/408948\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn names Sacramento among the fastest-growing U.S. metros for career opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sacramento has earned a spot on LinkedIn&#8217;s second annual <a data-ylk=\"slk:Cities on the Rise report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/news.linkedin.com\/2026\/linkedins-2026-cities-on-the-rise-the-25-emerging-cities-for-jobs-and-career-growth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Cities on the Rise report<\/a>, ranking number 19 among the nation&#8217;s fastest-growing metro areas for career opportunity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The report uses LinkedIn workforce data to identify U.S. metros gaining momentum through hiring, job creation and talent migration, highlighting emerging markets outside the country&#8217;s traditional employment hubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to LinkedIn, Sacramento continues to attract residents from the Bay Area and other metropolitan regions by offering a lower-cost alternative while remaining close to major economic centers. The report also points to the region&#8217;s Central Valley location as a key driver of its agricultural economy, while UC Davis and the recently opened Aggie Square innovation campus are helping expand the area&#8217;s biotechnology and agri-food industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Healthcare, higher education, and technology and internet companies were identified as Sacramento&#8217;s top hiring sectors. The report lists the University of California, Davis, UC Davis Health and Sutter Health among the region&#8217;s leading employers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LinkedIn also reported Sacramento&#8217;s median income at $87,320 and the average home listing price at $899,045. About 7.4% of available jobs are fully remote, while 16.7% are hybrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Cities on the Rise report comes as LinkedIn says nearly 80% of professionals feel unprepared to find a job in 2026, aiming to help workers identify growing markets where career opportunities, affordability and quality of life are converging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LinkedIn&#8217;s U.S. Cities on the Rise:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah Area, WI<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WATCH MORE:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image New skilled trades campus opens in Sacramento for job training;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fmB6dZvpgi8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image New skilled trades campus opens in Sacramento for job training<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento has earned a spot on LinkedIn&#8217;s second annual Cities on the Rise report, ranking number 19 among&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[15342,121,123,122,163921],"class_list":["post-408948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-linkedin","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-traditional-employment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}