LinkedIn publishes maps of cities to show professional skill sets of populace

LinkedIn, the popular business-oriented social networking platform, has released maps of the United States and Europe, which depict the professional skill sets of their city-dwellers.

The site published two maps on Oct. 22, which provides insight into the city populations' skill sets, as well as a glimpse into the abilities unique to certain cities. The points are based on the locations and skills that LinkedIn users had listed on their profiles.

"Over 175 million LinkedIn members are located in the United States and Europe, and by mining the skills and location data in their profiles, we built two maps that highlight the skills which define almost every major city in each region," revealed LinkedIn's Sohan Murthy on the company's blog.