Attention jobseekers: Here are the top 10 most in-demand positions

After facing an unstable job market for over a year, employees are ready to jump back into work — and some industries are more desperate to fill roles than others.

The pandemic has officially left 40 million people unemployed due to layoffs, according to the most recent weekly unemployment insurance claims from the Department of Labor. But between employees feeling more hopeful about work, the growing number of job postings opening up and companies ramping up recruiting efforts, the tides are beginning to turn.

Job search platform Lensa used internal job search data from January to June, 2021 to discover where there was the highest demand for work in the U.S. The site analyzed many factors, including the most in-demand job roles, the industries hiring the most per state, the states with the most job seekers, and job opportunities per 100,000 people, according to their research.

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Customer service representatives are the most in-demand in 2021, the research shows, with other front-facing jobs like receptionist and administrative assistant in the top 10. With many of these roles put on pause during the pandemic, the analysis hints that more and more businesses are returning to normal.

Here are the top 10 most in-demand jobs for employees on the job hunt: