Big Ideas to Cut Through the Uncertainty of 2023
While the first half of this year carried over much of what we saw in 2021 - a jobseeker’s market, a boom in hiring and record rates of...
Karin Kimbrough
LinkedIn's Chief Economist
Posts by Karin Kimbrough
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A Skills-First Blueprint for Better Job Outcomes
Our latest report, A Skills-First Blueprint for Better Job Outcomes explores all the ways in which the pandemic accelerated the shift t...
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Building a sustainable future requires "green" skills
The transition to the green economy will require a large shift in the roles and skills of workers across the globe. That means growing...
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Mapping the skills needed for 150M new jobs
The world looks very different than it did just 10 months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting every part of our lives, but one of t...
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LinkedIn data shows leveling out of June’s hiring gains
June showed significant hiring rebounds across most of the globe as countries reopened and more people returned to work. However, the p...
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Global hiring shows positive growth in some countries
Our global hiring data continues to signal economic recovery globally as we close out the month of June. The pickup is especially notab...
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Global hiring shows first material signs of recovery
We’re seeing the first material signs of recovery in our hiring data as of June 5, a positive signal towards what may lie ahead. The pi...
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Global economy stands, but it's on shaky legs
As we head into month six of the coronavirus pandemic, the global labor market is standing on shaky legs. In my previous update, I shar...
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Hiring beginning to stabilize, worker confidence is mixed
April was a particularly challenging month, and it was the first full month we were able to see the impact of coronavirus across the gl...
