Relying on data from its most recent job posting volume, as well as figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monster compiled a list of the top 10 metro areas with the highest number of open positions per worker. Greater Cleveland claimed the fifth spot.

Monster Senior Editor Charles Purdy says the data shows that "we're seeing an increase in job postings in cities on both coasts as well as in the heartland."

Although the national unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May, he explains, large cities like Cleveland are actually seeing an increase in private-sector hiring and a drop in unemployment.

Despite a slow recovery, he adds, we're seeing a dramatic increase in the number of employed workers who have ridden out the recession and are now job searching again.

The "Industries to Watch" in Greater Cleveland, says the article, are consumer-driven sectors (food preparation/serving and personal care), management and IT.

Cleveland trailed Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Minneapolis-St. Paul, but beat out Boston, Seattle and Pittsburgh.

Read the whole report here.