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Balancing Member Privacy and Data Impact: Piloting Clean Rooms
LinkedIn is piloting a privacy-preserving “clean rooms” approach that lets social-impact partners study workforce outcomes without exposing member data.
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Understanding the Talent Infrastructure Powering AI...
Written by Mar Carpanelli, Akash Kaura, and Rosie Hood Companies are racing to embrace Generative AI: spanning industries and job funct...
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Data for Impact: Summer 2025 Pulse
How LinkedIn Data Drives Smarter Policy and Public Investment As economies and work evolve, LinkedIn’s Data for Impact program is empow...
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Understanding the DNA of High-Growth Businesses
Written by Sharat Raghavan, Director of Data Science at LinkedIn & Akash Kaura, Staff Data Scientist at LinkedIn The economy today is u...
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From AI insights to impact, our work with UN Women to...
Written by Tuan Pham, Head of Social Impact, APAC at LinkedIn, and Trisha Suresh, Head of Public Policy & Economic Graph, Southeast Asi...
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Labor Market Tightness: LinkedIn's Measure of Job...
Labor market tightness is the relative availability of job opportunities for job seekers. It’s an incredibly important measure as it ca...
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AI is changing work — the time is now for strategic...
This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum’s Agenda blog. The jobs we do and the skills we need to do them are t...
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AI at Work: Here’s What’s Changing
2024 was a year marked by persistent economic caution, which left a sluggish jobs market with slow hiring, slower turnover, and increas...
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We need a skills-based approach to harness the AI...
The labor market across Southeast Asian countries is undergoing significant transformation, driven by the rapid adoption of artificial...
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Business leaders and professionals agree – work is changing...
Work is changing quickly: From where people work and how they work, to new jobs being created and the skills required for many roles. W...
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Shining a light on the mid-market economy
Written by Sharat Raghavan, Director of Data Science at LinkedIn, and Akash Kaura, Staff Data Scientist at LinkedIn Small and medium-si...
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Early evidence on the impact of Generative AI on Software...
In the past 24 months, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Copilot, have seen rapid technological advan...
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Data for Impact Summer 2024 Newsletter
Written by Rosie Hood, Lead Data Scientist, EMEA at LinkedIn and Casey Weston, Senior Manager of Public Policy and Economic Graph at Li...
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In the US, women are less likely than men to relocate,...
As the labor force participation rate for women has been increasing in the last 5 years in the US, so has the conversation and research...
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Generative AI’s potential labor impacts across workers of...
Generative AI (GAI), such as Copilot and ChatGPT, is a transformative technology that can change how many people accomplish tasks and s...
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Why we must act now to revive women’s leadership prospects in an AI-driven workplace
As AI reshapes work, LinkedIn data shows the hiring rate of women into leadership roles continues to decline — and points to where intervention is urgent.
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The strength of a professional network can influence...
Economic networks, such as the people we are connected to on LinkedIn, can significantly influence the information we receive, the know...
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AI has arrived at work
A year after generative AI showed up at work, we look at the early labor-market impacts across professional roles and industries.
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In labor market downturns, women hired into leadership...
After observing globally the slow, but constant, progress in the share of women hired into new leadership roles from 2016 until 2022, w...
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Previewing LinkedIn’s Latest Research at the ADB Gender...
The theme of the 2023 ADB (Asian Development Bank) Gender Forum, held last month in Manila, the Philippines, was “2 Billion Changemaker...
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Mapping the Green Transition One Skill at a Time
Written by Akash Kaura (Senior Data Scientist at LinkedIn), Elizabeth Vance (Technical Director, Latin America and the Caribbean at Int...
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Pathways into STEM Employment
In a new white paper "Pathways into STEM Jobs," my colleagues Nikhil Gahlawat, Silvia Lara, Rosie Hood, Paul Ko, and I explore the vari...
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Insights on US Network Homophily and Strength by Gender,...
Economic networks, such as LinkedIn connections, impact career opportunities, information exchange, and professional growth in today’s...
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Disparities in Employment Outcomes in the US for...
National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month provides an opportunity to contemplate the progress of workers with disabilities in th...
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September 2023 update: Labor markets continue to lose steam...
Subscribe to these updates here. Global: Overheated job markets in the US and other developed economies are rebalancing without a spike...
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Women's Journey in STEM: From Graduation to Leadership
In the dynamic landscape of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), gender disparities continue to challenge progress...
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Accelerating the Transition to Electric Vehicles
The race to green our transportation systems is on, and the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in the automotive industry is one of...
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August 2023 update: Labor markets continued their gradual...
Subscribe to these updates here. Global: Despite persistent challenges, the economy demonstrates near-term resilience The cumulative in...
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July 2023 update: Job seekers’ search intensity is surging ...
Subscribe to these updates here. Global: Resilient growth, but slowdown still ahead The global economy has surpassed our initial expect...
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Demographic disparities in U.S. economic network formation ...
As the world’s largest professional network with 930 million global members, LinkedIn connects talent to economic opportunity. Nonethel...
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Economic shocks are wiping out progress on gender equality
This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum’s Agenda blog. Economic shocks are wiping out progress on gender equa...
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APAC's ‘Eco-Evolution’: How the labour market is gradually ...
Amidst the prevailing digital advancements, the skills required for roles have undergone a significant transformation, soaring by 31% t...
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June 2023 update: Workers’ grip is slipping, despite job...
Subscribe to these updates here. Global: Tight monetary policy to weigh on business and household activity The global economy kicked of...
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May 2023 update: Immaculate cooling persists across labor...
Subscribe to these updates here. Global Landscape: Recent banking turmoil has not derailed the outlook While the recent stress in the b...
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The future of jobs is green: How climate change is changing...
This article was originally published on the World Economic Forum’s Agenda blog. LinkedIn data shows hiring for green jobs consistently...
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Narrowing the STEM Gender Retention Gap: Early Learnings from Research
The working paper discussed in the below article is authored by Matthew Baird, Nikhil Gahlawat, Rosie Hood, Paul Ko, and Silvia Lara.
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April 2023 update: Some slack has returned to labor markets, but workers continue to hold power
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While STEM gender gaps in the U.S. persist, there are reasons for encouragement
In our new White Paper , "Measuring gender gaps in the U.S. STEM workforce," my colleagues Nikhil Gahlawat, Paul Ko, Rosie Hood, Silvia Lara, and I...
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The number of women hired into leadership is increasing, but by less than 1% a year
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an opportunity for us all to celebrate the achievements of women globally and to refocus our attention on the...
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Women Are Still Underrepresented in Leadership and the Technology, Information and Media industry
Despite years of continual efforts to promote gender equality in the workplace, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions. This lack of...
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Years on, and women are still not fairly represented in leadership. Here's what we need to do to bridge the gap.
Our data is clear – women are a minority in leadership and the needle hasn’t moved much on these numbers over the last seven years. Globally, today,...
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March 2023 update: Weak growth, robust labor markets, and persistent gender inequity
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Labor markets are holding tight, despite fears of a global recession
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Adding or receiving endorsements for profile skills may shorten employment gaps
In a new working paper , my colleagues Paul Ko and Nikhil Gahlawat and I examine the extent to which self-added and endorsed skills can serve as a...
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The outlook for 2023 is uncertain, but here’s what we know ...
This blog was originally published on the World Economic Forum. Data shows hiring is slowing down globally amidst economic uncertainty...
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Labor markets are holding tight, despite fears of a global ...
Subscribe to these updates here. This month's top takeaways: 2023 will be tougher for most of the global economy than 2022. The U.S. ec...
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Why a skills-first approach to the world of work will...
Despite the climate of economic uncertainty around the world, many key economies across APAC – including Australia, India and Singapore...
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Despite ongoing global uncertainty and high-profile layoffs...
Subscribe to these updates here. This month's top takeaways: The Great Reshuffle is morphing into a period of Great Mismatch, where dem...
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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...
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Women-led businesses are growing as women leave workplaces ...
The below article is co-authored by Diana Luu, Canada Country Manager at LinkedIn and Paulina Cameron, CEO of The Forum. November 19 is...
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Developing digital skills is essential to remain relevant...
Written by Dave Woodward, Vice President, Regional General Counsel and Head of Public Policy, APAC, LinkedIn and Bruno Carrasco, Direct...
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A tale of two US labour markets: How remote work could help...
This blog was originally published on the World Economic Forum. The US labour market still shows signs of tightness, with conditions fo...
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Labor markets remain resilient despite negative headlines
Subscribe to these updates here. This month's top takeaways: Labor markets remain tight across developed markets, but we expect them to...
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How Tight is the Labor Market?
An article featuring LinkedIn’s Labor Market Tightness, authored by Rand Ghayad, Carl Shan and Yao Huang, was published in Harvard Busi...
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LinkedIn Economic Outlook
This monthly series includes the commentary on trends we see in LinkedIn’s Economic Graph data, detailing global trends in labor market...
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What puzzling effect did COVID-19 have on the US labour...
This blog was originally published on the World Economic Forum. Research from LinkedIn suggests that most people chose to remain within...
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More women striking out on their own to start businesses,...
When she was 25 years old, Roshni Mahtani Cheung founded theAsianparent. Fast forward a decade, theAsianparent has become Southeast Asi...
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What the rise of female founders tells us about the state...
As we head into a period of economic uncertainty, new data reveals the systemic challenges facing women in the global labour market. To...
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What the pandemic can tell us about getting women into...
Gender imbalance has been a topic of conversation for decades, yet little progress has been made at leadership levels. This is a patter...
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Investing in green jobs and skills in the Asia Pacific...
This is a pivotal moment for our planet. We must take proactive steps to address the effects of climate change today, to build a sustai...
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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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Data is key to building responsible AI
For three years in a row, LinkedIn has contributed insights for the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)...
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The time is now to green the economy
We are living in the middle of a historic transformation in how, where, and even why we work. At LinkedIn, we call this the Great Reshu...
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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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Why the pandemic must mark a positive watershed moment for ...
LinkedIn’s latest insights published in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report make for difficult reading. Not only does t...
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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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Trends in Digital Talent
Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, big data, and other new-generation information technologies have given the digital economy an...
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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...
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Filling in-demand healthcare jobs
We’re seeing an unprecedented labor demand for certain occupations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. No other industry feels thi...
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Global hiring declines slow, workforce confidence remains...
Every corner of the globe is navigating a slightly different stage of managing coronavirus: in China, the workers have been back in the...
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Introducing the LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index
Over the last few months, we’ve been told that we’re adjusting to a “new normal” as countries and communities around the world deal wit...
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Assessing Singapore’s AI-capable workers
With the launch of Singapore’s National AI Strategy by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in November, the Singapore Government has t...
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Tracking the economic impact of the coronavirus
As we all navigate the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re also mindful of the economic challenges it will create. Busin...
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The case for responsible AI design
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we work and live, by some estimates adding up to $13 trillion to global...
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How close is Germany to realizing its Industrie 4.0 goals?
Germany has long-been a global powerhouse of advanced, innovation-driven manufacturing. The industry has also been a key driver of Germ...
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Europe’s emerging digital divide
The ‘digital divide’ traditionally refers to the lack of Internet access that leaves less wealthy and rural regions across Europe without the...
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To close gender gaps, we need more women in emerging jobs
Understanding the skills and jobs that will shape the future economy, and how the rapidly changing world of work will affect women is critical to...
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Global AI Talent Trends: Looking back at AI’s impact in 2019 to understand the challenges and opportunities ahead
As part of our ongoing research to understand the state of AI talent across the globe, we partnered with Stanford HAI to share real-time insights...
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The Future of Work requires less planning, more adapting
It's hard to imagine what the future will look like, but that doesn't stop people from desperately seeking an answer to the question: what jobs will...
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Understanding AI in Europe: Where the workforce is today, and where it needs to go
There is no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a significant driver of Europe’s economic success over the coming decade. What is less...
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The Innovative Cities And City Clusters In The Era Of Digital Economy: A Talent Perspective
As the digital economy is fast developing on a global scale, digitalization is penetrating into every aspect of the social economy and becoming a...
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Digital Transformation of Chinese Industries: A Digital Talent Perspective
It is no secret that digitization has become one of the main arteries powering the pulse of the global economy and also a strong driver behind the...
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World Bank partners with LinkedIn to research the relationship between international connectivity and economic activity
This year’s World Bank World Development Report uncovers new insights on the relationship between international connectivity and economic activity.
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Skills, not job titles, are the new metric for the labour market
The rise of tech is currently transforming the labour market, leading to the automation of some jobs and tasks on the one hand and the emergence of...
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Government Workers Begin to Think About New Roles Amid U.S....
The longest U.S. government shutdown in history has ended, but the impacts of the 35-day closure are still being felt by the more than...
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Three Things Data Can Teach Us About the Future of Work
Here in Davos, the future of work has been one of the hot topics. I’ve heard many points of view -- some fear that the robots will come...
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The digital transformation of China’s Yangtze River Delta
The rapid growth of China’s digital economy across industries is driving socioeconomic mobility and playing a critical role in regional...
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Digital skills fueled India’s employment growth in first...
Earlier this year we celebrated reaching 50 million LinkedIn members in India, a major milestone as we continue to work to help create...
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How far can your skills take you? New research with the...
Machines have been disrupting the labor force for centuries. Even the impact of today’s cutting-edge technologies, like self-driving ca...
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How artificial intelligence is already impacting today’s...
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of jobs is usually discussed in theoretical terms. Reports and opinion pieces...
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Updates from the Economic Graph Research Program
In April 2017, we launched the Economic Graph Research Program (EGRP) to encourage researchers, academics, and data-driven thinkers to...
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What Peking University graduates’ career paths can teach us...
In recent years, China’s national initiative to develop “world-class universities and first-class disciplines” has attracted significan...
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How governments can plan for the future of work
Planning ahead for the demographic and technological changes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution requires policymakers and industry lea...
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Understanding digital skills in Munich
Discussions on the future of work rarely escape the realm of speculation. And as rapid technological progress—coupled with demographic...
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LinkedIn analytics help deepen and enrich European labour...
LinkedIn analytics help deepen and enrich European labour market policymaking All forms of economic opportunity depend on information–...
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A look at cross-regional migration trends in China
As the Chinese economy becomes increasingly open through policies such as “the Belt and Road initiative,” China is transforming from a...
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A Conversation on Skills Gaps at the Economic Graph Forum
Shifts in the workforce, fueled by macro trends like advances in automation and the rise of independent workers, are creating unprecede...
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Quantifying Skills Gaps with the Economic Graph
At LinkedIn, we are focused on creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce—all three billion people. As our...
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Sharing labor market insights in Latin America
When trying to understand labor market dynamics, it can be hard to separate the signal from the noise. That’s why we work to transform...
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Meeting employment challenges in Hauts-de-France
At 11.9% unemployment, the Hauts-de-France region has the highest unemployment rate of all metropolitan regions in France. In order to...
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LinkedIn data reveals Ontario's small businesses may be...
International trade is a vital driver of Ontario's economy, with exports accounting for 36 percent of its GDP. Today, we’re launching t...
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From rhetoric to reality: how better data can inform...
Originally published on the World Economic Forum’s blog here. This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos will explore the...
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Bringing Economic Graph insights to China’s policymakers
LinkedIn’s Economic Graph is a digital representation of the global economy based on data generated from 530 million members, 50,000 sk...
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To close the gender gap, more women are needed in leadership
While women worldwide are making progress closing gaps in critical areas such as health and education, significant gender gaps persist...
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World Bank partners with LinkedIn for innovative data and...
Khayelitsha craft market. South Africa. Photo: Trevor Samson / World Bank Originally published on the World Bank blog. When policymaker...
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NLC Equity, Education and Employment Summer Road Trip
We partnered with the National League of Cities and the Kresge Foundation on the Building Equitable Pathways to Postsecondary and Workf...
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What LinkedIn data can tell us about tackling youth...
This article was originally published on the World Bank's Jobs and Development Blog. Finding a good job is increasingly difficult – esp...
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Investing in skills that’ll go the distance
Fifty years ago, work in developed countries was often defined by relative certainties. Aside from the periodic recession, many nations...
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LinkedIn teams up with Cleveland organizations to recruit, ...
Cleveland.com reported on LinkedIn’s collaboration with BioEnterprise, the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University, and Cuyahoga...
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A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College...
This article discusses the importance of skills-based work, especially for lower income communities that may not have attainable access...
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How could Brexit impact the UK Technology Industry?
Control of immigration into the UK was one of the most high-profile issues in the referendum campaign to leave the EU. However, even th...
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The Markle Foundation and Microsoft partner to accelerate a...
In June 2017, the Markle Foundation and Microsoft Corp. announced a three-year partnership to expand Markle’s Skillful initiative, a da...
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Piloting LinkedIn Gigs, an easy way to connect to gig work
At LinkedIn, our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce — not just those in traditional 9-to...
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Mayor Garcetti Opens Up Tech Job Opportunities For Young...
This article describes the L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline, a partnership between Mayor Garcetti and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Revealing Brussels’ true potential through LinkedIn data
Cities achieve economic growth when the supply and demand of talent are in balance – when the skills that businesses need are the skill...
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LinkedIn partners with Colorado to promote apprenticeships
In keeping with LinkedIn's vision of creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce, we’re exploring how to mak...
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LinkedIn partners with the National League of Cities to...
At LinkedIn, our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. One of the ways we do that is by sh...
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UAE Economic Graph Launch 2016 | LinkedIn MENA
This video shows LinkedIn’s launch of the UAE's Economic Graph in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Smart Dubai Off...
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Applying new data insights to map the future of the...
As an insights analyst at LinkedIn, one of the favourite things about my job is working with one of the most powerful data sets on tale...
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Uncovering insights into Amsterdam’s booming start-up scene
Amsterdam enjoys a reputation of being one of the main start-up hubs in Europe. But how exactly does the local start-up ecosystem look...
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Mayor de Blasio Announces Expanded Tech Talent Pipeline to ...
Last year, LinkedIn joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in his effort to help to New Yorkers obtain 21st century skills and employment...
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How LinkedIn is Helping Create Economic Opportunity in...
LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Notice that I said every member, not just...
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Leveraging LinkedIn data to uncover opportunities in...
Today LinkedIn unveiled new data on Toronto’s tech sector at a press conference, joined by CivicAction and Mayor John Tory. Uncovering...
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TechHire Initiative
On March 10, 2015, President Obama announced the TechHire initiative. Described by the White House as a multi-sector effort, the campai...
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LinkedIn Economic Graph Research: Helping New Yorkers...
New York City has long been considered a global epicenter for business. When one thinks of industry in New York, you’re more than likel...
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Building the foundations for a greener economy
Exactly one year ago, the European Commission presented its Green deal, setting out with the ambitious goal of achieving climate neutra...
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Growing But Not Gaining: Are AI skills holding women back...
Each year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report examines the state of gender parity in an increasingly dynamic world of...
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