The Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) generated this report from employers currently seeking college talent through their interactions with college and university career services offices. Nearly 200 career service centers from around the country invited their employers to participate in this study. More than 4,730 employers provided information useful for understanding recruiting trends and practices. Also included is information from respondents recruiting talent for full-time positions, internships, and co-ops. CERI has broken the release of employer information into a series of short briefs that will be part of this series. The data in this brief present two aspects of the new college labor market. The geographic data based on all employers who indicated they recruited in a specific region was analyzed. Regional employers confine their talent searches to smaller areas and may expand recruitment to nearby regions. By classifying each organization by its primary North American Industrial Classification code, the yearly employment figures reported from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the survey responses were compared. In several sectors, hiring data was provided by academic degree in key subsectors where responses returned sufficient meaningful information. Key findings from 2015-2016 on the hiring outlook by industry sector and geographic region are presented in this research brief.