United States | April 2025
Nationally, across all industries, hiring slowed 5.8% from February to March, slowing 6.4% compared to March 2024. This month reverses the trend towards stabilization that has taken place so far this year. While one month of data isn’t enough to signify an ongoing shift in trends, it could be an early indicator of more slowing to come.
United States | March 2025
Nationally, across all industries, hiring remained virtually unchanged (+0.3%) from January to February, slowing -3.4% compared to February 2024. This is the second month in a row where we’ve seen some of the smallest hiring declines since the LinkedIn Hiring Rate began declining in Spring 2022 - ongoing signs of a labor market that’s coming into balance.
United States | February 2025
Nationally, across all industries, hiring slowed by 1.3% from December to January, slowing -4.2% compared to January 2024. However, this is the smallest year-over-year decline since the LinkedIn Hiring Rate began declining in Spring 2022. Despite notable swings due to major events like weather and strikes, the pace of overall hiring looks to have stabilized after last summer.
United States | January 2025
Nationally, across all industries, hiring accelerated by 4.9% from November to December, slowing -5.1% compared to December 2023. Overall, hiring slowed only 3% from January to December in 2024, a marked change from 2023 when hiring slowed 12% from January to December. Though hiring slowed over the course of the year, we saw significant moderation in the slowdown.
United States | November 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decelerated by 5.4% from September to October and decreased 8.5% compared to October 2023. This hiring drop off mirrors weak nonfarm payroll employment growth seen in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October jobs report. The hiring slowdown in October could be in part due to nationwide strikes and major weather events; however, the hiring slowdown occurred across several industries.
United States | October 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring accelerated by 3.8% from August to September and decreased 6.3% compared to September 2023. This month-over-month hiring surge drove solid nonfarm payroll employment growth seen in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October jobs report. Despite the rebound, hiring in September remained slower (-1.4%) than May as September’s surge was not enough to reverse the labor market deterioration seen this summer.
United States | September 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decelerated by 1.5% from July to August and decreased 9.5% compared to August 2023. The pace of hiring this year has slowed (-5.0%) since May as we continue to see indicators suggesting labor market deterioration this summer. We suspect that at least some of this deterioration is due to impact from past interest rate hikes.
United States | August 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decelerated by 0.8% from June to July and decreased 7.9% compared to July 2023. The pace of hiring this year had been effectively steady through May but now sits slightly below its January 2024 level (-1.3%). As we have also seen in recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the pace of hiring has slowed this summer after some signs of stabilization earlier in the year.
United States | July 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decelerated by 2.2% from May to June and decreased 8.1% compared to June 2023. The pace of hiring this year has seen minor fluctuations month-to-month but is effectively steady so far in 2024 with June hiring matching January hiring.
United States | June 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring accelerated by 3.2% from April to May and decreased 6.0% compared to May 2023. This is the biggest increase in hiring we have seen all year and the smallest year-over-year decline seen since August 2022.
United States | May 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring slowed by 0.2% from March to April and decreased 9.5% compared to April 2023. While hiring is still slowing, this is the smallest year-over-year decline seen since August 2022, and the pace of hiring has only slowed by 1% since January.
United States | April 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 2.1% lower in March 2024 compared to last month February 2024. National hiring was 10.2% lower in March 2024 compared to last year March 2023.
United States | March 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 1.3% higher in February 2024 compared to last month January 2024. National hiring was 9.7% lower in February 2024 compared to last year February 2023.
United States | January 2024
Nationally, across all industries, hiring increased 5.5% in December compared to November – the largest month-over-month increase over the past 12 months - after posting declines the prior month. Hiring is down 9.9% in December compared to last year. This year-over-year decline is the smallest over the past 12 months. The pace of hiring remains unchanged from July (+0.4%), suggesting stabilization in the labor market after a gradual cool down since Spring 2022.
United States | December 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring is down 4.9% in November 2023 compared to October 2023, reversing October’s modest hiring pickup. Hiring is down 14.7% compared to November 2022 – the second smallest decline over the past 12 months. While hiring has yet to stabilize, the slowdown in hiring has moderated since the summer with hiring down only 3.1% since July.
United States | November 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring is up 4.1% in October 2023 compared to September 2023. Hiring is down 13.3% year-over-year, the smallest decline since September 2022. While the pace of hiring has yet to stabilize, these positive trends are a bright spot after a summer of hiring declines.
United States | September 2023
Nationally, hiring declined 3.6% in August compared to July, making it the third month in a row of hiring declines after small gains in late spring. In another sign of labor market cooling, August’s year-over-year (-23.8%) declines took a step back as compared to last year, but still outperformed the first 5 months of this year. Despite hiring declines, US members' confidence in finding or holding a job matched its 5-month high in our latest Workforce Confidence Index.
United States | August 2023
Nationally, hiring declined 3.3% in July compared to June. While we are seeing some improvements, and this month’s year-over-year decline is the lowest since October 2022, hiring remains down 22% year-over-year. While we continue to see hiring slow, it has subsided from an average 3% month-over month decline from April 2022 to March 2023 to averaging a 1% decline since April 2023.
United States | July 2023
Nationally, hiring declined 2% in June compared to May, after two small hiring increases in April and May. While we are seeing year-over-year improvement, hiring is still down 20.9%. It’s still premature to say if a recovery is emerging or if these slight gains reflect a pause before declines continue once again.
United States | June 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring increased 3.5% in May compared to April but is still down 21.8% year-over-year. After months of declines, we’ve started to see a small uptick in hiring over the last few months. However, it’s still too early to tell whether we’re on the verge of a more robust, sustainable recovery or if the declines will resume.
United States | May 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decreased by 0.1% in April compared to March and is down 29.0% year-over-year. While hiring declines are ongoing, they seem to be moderating, and we could start to see year-over-year comparisons start to improve within the next few months.
United States | April 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decreased 0.6% in March compared to February and is down 28.2% year-over-year. The 0.6% decrease is the smallest decline we’ve seen in hiring in the past 11 months. While hiring declines may be gradually moderating, they are continuing to add to the ongoing slowdown: since hiring began to decline in April 2022, hiring has now declined by 29.2%. Additionally, our Workforce Confidence Survey indicates that our US members’ confidence about holding or finding a job has also declined since April 2022, but saw a slight uptick in March after hitting a two-year low in February.
United States | March 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decreased 6.5% in February compared to January. This is the largest month-over-month decrease we’ve seen since April 2020, though we don’t expect declines of this magnitude to occur on a regular basis going forward. Year-over-year hiring decreased 27.9% - and hiring has now declined for 10 consecutive months. Additionally, our Workforce Confidence Index data from February showed worker confidence in finding and holding a job declined to its lowest level since 2021, consistent with the decline we’re currently seeing in the LinkedIn Hiring Rate.
United States | February 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring decreased by a modest 0.7% in January compared to December. Hiring is also down 23.0% year-over-year. Additionally, we’ve seen a 25.6% year-over-year decrease in hiring since April 2022, where more than half of that decline happened between April through July 2022.
United States | January 2023
Nationally, across all industries, hiring increased by 1.1% in December compared to November, the first monthly increase since August. However, hiring is down 10.3% year-over-year and down 9.4% from pre-COVID levels (February 2020). As we progress further into 2023 and economic uncertainty persists, it’s likely we’ll continue to see a slow glide downward in overall hiring levels, mimicking declines we saw throughout the first half of 2022. More specifically, since June we’ve averaged a decline of ~0.6% per month.
United States | December 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring fell by 4.9% in November compared to October and is 20.5% lower compared to November 2021. Hiring is now also 11.8% below pre-COVID hiring levels (February 2020). After a big decline in the Spring, we saw hiring level out during the Summer, but it appears we are seeing the U.S. labor market beginning to slow in a more meaningful way.
United States | November 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.5% lower in October and 10.6% lower compared to October 2021. Hiring is also continuing to creep down below pre-COVID hiring levels (February 2020), which now sits 7.6% lower. While we saw a slight decline this month, we’re still just 1.9% below the hiring level from the late Spring declines – which was the last time we saw a meaningful downturn this year. The slight drop in October hiring does not signal the onset of a recession but instead gradual steps downward.
United States | October 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 8.9% lower in September compared to August and 12.7% lower compared to September 2021. Hiring is also 7.1% below pre-COVID hiring levels (February 2020). Hiring cooled meaningfully in late Spring, and there may be more cooling coming later this year. However, September's hiring decline is more of a reversal of the gains we saw in August versus viewing the latest declines as a clear continued downturn for the U.S. labor market.
United States | September 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 6.5% higher in August compared to July – the first monthly increase we’ve seen since April. While hiring hasn’t returned back to the elevated levels experienced in early spring, it’s likely we’re starting to see a leveling out in the near term. More specifically, hiring is still 8.5% below where it was in April; however, with this month’s increase, hiring is now slightly above pre-COVID levels – 0.2% above February 2020.
United States | August 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 1.5% lower in July compared to June. Additionally, hiring was 8.3% lower in July 2022 compared to July 2021. Hiring now sits at 7.2% below its pre-COVID level and 2.3% below its average level in the two years prior to the pandemic (February 2018 to February 2020). National hiring is now the lowest it has been since the first quarter of 2021.
United States | July 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring fell 5.4% in June compared to May, suggesting that tighter financial conditions and softening demand might finally be hitting the US labor market. In June, hiring was its lowest level since December 2021. We saw an 11.9% year-over-year hiring decline, and while it’s attention-grabbing, it’s probably an overly gloomy signal - June 2021 was an unusually strong month, with the best hiring we have on record.
United States | June 2022
Despite some of the latest headlines, U.S. hiring remains extremely strong and shows no signs of weakening. Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.4% higher in May compared to April. In a year-over-year comparison, national hiring was 9.8% higher in May 2022 versus last May. And hiring remains 10% above pre-COVID February 2020 levels. And in the tech sector, hiring rose by 2.1% in May compared to April, though it has been flat since the beginning of the year. While largely flat, this industry has seen massive hiring gains overall; hiring in tech has increased 17.5% year over year, and is 23.5% above pre-COVID levels.
Unites States | May 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 0.1% lower in April compared to March. However, national hiring was 1.9% higher in April 2022 compared to last April. While hiring has somewhat plateaued since last spring, it still remains at an extremely high level by historical standards. For example, hiring in April was 6.4% above pre-COVID hiring levels, demonstrating the continued strong hiring market for today’s job seekers.
United States | April 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 3% higher in March 2022 compared to last month. National hiring was 1.7% higher in March 2022 compared to March 2021. While the rate of hiring is beginning to slow, it’s still an incredibly strong job market for seekers.
United States | March 2022
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 5.6% lower in February 2022 compared to last month. National hiring was 9.8% higher in February 2022 compared to last year February 2021. Looking ahead, headwinds building in the labor market mean hiring gains in 2022 are likely to be smaller than in 2021.
United States | December 2021
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 7.4% higher in November 2021 compared to last month. National hiring also jumped 5.7% above pre-COVID (February 2020) levels - the highest rate we’ve seen not only since the pandemic started, but since LinkedIn began tracking hiring rates in early 2015. Surging hiring rates reflect the current tightness in the labor market - with job openings plentiful and workers feeling more confident to switch roles in search of better wages and career growth.
United States | November 2021
Hiring slowing down from spring surge: Nationally, across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 1.6% lower in October 2021 compared to last month. National hiring was 23.4% higher in October 2021 compared to October 2020. Compared to pre-COVID levels in February 2020, national hiring is still down 1.2%. Despite slowdowns, hiring remains stronger than expected given still-elevated unemployment, indicating the Great Reshuffle remains in effect.
United States | September 2021
Modest improvement in August hiring: Across all industries, hiring in the U.S. was 2.9% higher in August 2021 compared to last month. National hiring in August was 34.7% higher compared to August 2020, but is still trailing pre-COVID levels from February 2020 by 2.8%. The U.S. economy is anticipated to gradually decelerate going forward, so any future gains in hiring are unlikely to match the pace seen in the second half of 2019 and early 2020.
United States | July 2021
June hiring is up, but gains smaller than May: Across all industries, national hiring in the U.S. was 3.7% higher in June 2021 compared to last month. This is certainly a step in the right direction, but slower than May’s 7.7% gain. National hiring this June was 67.8% higher compared to June 2020.
Canada | June 2021
Nationally, across all industries, hiring in Canada was 124.1% higher than in May 2020. National hiring was 2.7% higher in May from April 2021. The industries with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in May were Transportation & Logistics (21.9% higher); Hardware & Networking (20.1% higher); and Entertainment (13.7% higher).
United States | May 2021
Nationally, across all industries, U.S. hiring continued its gradual recovery and increased 3.5% higher in April 2021 compared to last month March 2021, reaching pre-COVID highs experienced in February 2020. National hiring was 69.4% higher in April 2021 compared to last year April 2020 and these large year-over-year increases are expected as the anniversaries of hiring drops at the beginning of pandemic are reached.
United States | April 2021
After a big gain in February, US hiring held steady in March near its highest levels since the pandemic began. Hiring is now only 2.0% below its pre-COVID level. Furthermore, we’re beginning to see the recovery broaden. Twelve industries are now hiring at or above their pre-COVID level, versus nine a month ago and five two months ago.
United Kingdom | March 2021
Hiring in the UK picked up momentum in February and increased by 2.4% between January and February 2021. While the increase is a positive signal, hiring is still 5.8% lower than in February 2020. Industries that have been instrumental to the response to the pandemic, including Healthcare (+34.1%), Public Administration (+32.1%) and Transportation and Logistics (12.6%), are all showing double digit growth.
United States | March 2021
While we haven’t quite reversed the rebounds we saw in December and January, we are continuing to see an uptick in hiring across industries. Most notably, our data shows nine industries now have hiring rates above pre-COVID levels. This is the most recovery we’ve seen to date.
United States | February 2021
January was the second consecutive seasonally-adjusted month-over-month decline in our data: hiring in the U.S. was 2.8% lower in January 2021 from December 2020, and 7.6% lower than in January 2020. We have good reason to be optimistic that this “double dip” will end soon due to the triple punch of fiscal stimulus, vaccination and better weather.
United States | January 2021
Hiring growth slowed in December, inching up 0.5% from November. We’re now the closest we’ve been to full hiring recovery since COVID first hit in February. Nine industries showed year-over-year growth in December, the largest number since February 2020. Workers continue to flock to cities where recovery is the strongest, but we’re seeing that overall the gaps in hiring recovery are shrinking.
United States | December 2020
Hiring in the U.S. during November inched up 0.8% from October 2020. Despite more modest gains, hiring is inching closer to recovery and moving at a much faster pace than projected and is now only 4.2% lower than in November 2019.
United Kingdom | December 2020
Hiring in the UK picked up some momentum in October and increased 5.8% for the month. While the increase is positive, hiring is still 10.2% lower than in October 2019. A number of industries posted strong double digit growth, including: Legal (42.2%); Media & Communications (41.3% higher); and Finance (23.6%).
United States | November 2020
Hiring in the U.S. during October shot up 15.5% higher from September 2020. Looking at where that puts us from last year, hiring this month still remains 5.8% lower than it was in October 2019. Industries that have seen the biggest recovery since hitting lows in April include real estate and construction; and sunbelt cities continue to climb closest to recovery than other parts of the country.
United States | October 2020
Hiring in the U.S. during September dipped 0.7% from August 2020, and it remains 13.3% lower than it was in September 2019. Positive month-over-month hiring momentum is building in: Energy & Mining (+7.3%), Transportation & Logistics (2.3%), Education (2.1%), and Wellness & Fitness (+1.1%). Sunbelt and southern cities also continue to climb closer to recovery.
United States | September 2020
Hiring in the U.S. stalled out in August, and is still down -11.3% year-over-year. Our LinkedIn Hiring Rate shows that the virus has created a “ceiling” on just how much the economy can return to normal. Real estate (+10.4% M/M) and transportation & logistics (+8.4% M/M) are leading industries; and Austin (+7.4% M/M) and Denver (+4.7% M/M) are leading cities in the recovery.
United States | August 2020
Hiring in the U.S. continues to recover, and is now only 7.4% lower than it was in July 2019. The rebound in hiring has broadened significantly across cities, reflecting economic reopening occurring across a wider range of geographies. While all of the cities we track are still down year over year, 15 of the cities we track posted double-digit increases month over month.
United States | July 2020
Hiring across all industries in the U.S. is still down significantly year-over-year, measuring 39.6% lower than in June 2019. But we did see continued stability from May: national hiring in June was +0.1% higher. The industries with the most notable hiring shifts month-to-month in June were: Recreation & Travel (157.2% higher); Legal (99.3% higher); and Construction (77.2% higher).
United States | June 2020
National hiring across all industries reached an unprecedented low of -37.9% in May than the year before. This new low signals a material bottoming out since we first began to see COVID-19’s impact on hiring in March, as we only saw a 1% drop in May from April 2020.
United States | May 2020
Hiring across the US saw an unprecedented drop in April, down 24% M/M and 30% Y/Y. The least impacted industries are: hardware & networking (-8.5% Y/Y), public safety (-10.1% Y/Y), education (-15.6% Y/Y). The industries that are struggling the most are: travel & leisure (-71.1% Y/Y), real estate (-49.2% Y/Y) and construction (-45.8% Y/Y).
United States | April 2020
Gross hiring across all industries in the U.S. was 1.1% lower than in March 2019, the largest drop in LinkedIn’s hiring rate since January 2017. LinkedIn data shows a spike in demand for workers in roles that are on the frontlines of helping us navigate this pandemic, and are critical to supporting the rapidly-changing healthcare and infrastructure needs of the country. Our data also reveals the industries that have been most resilient to this pandemic.
United States | February 2020
Gross hiring in the U.S. was 5.7% higher than in January 2019. Industries with notable hiring gains month-to-month in December include: Public Safety (3.5% higher); Health Care (3.3% higher); and Wellness & Fitness (2% higher). Ahead of the 2020 census, LinkedIn Editor George Anders takes a closer look at the career pathways of more than 10,000 workers from the 2010 census.
United States | January 2020
Gross hiring in the U.S. was 9.3% higher than in December 2018, and seasonally-adjusted national hiring was 1.5% higher in December from November 2019. Industries with notable hiring gains month-to-month in December include: Finance, Corporate Services and Retail. Agriculture posted a notable dip in hiring, down 2.5% year-over-year and 3.6% month-to-month. LinkedIn Editor George Anders also took a closer look at 12 cities where average hiring rates have climbed by at least 6.5% from last year.
United States | December 2019
Gross hiring across all industries in the U.S. was 3.9% lower this month than in October 2018. LinkedIn Editor George Anders took a closer look at the transportation industry in his #AmericaAtWork series this month, revealing the top cities where transportation jobs are booming and the fastest-growing jobs in the industry.
United States | November 2019
Gross hiring across all industries in the U.S. was 3.9% lower this month than in October 2018. LinkedIn Editor George Anders took a closer look at the transportation industry in his #AmericaAtWork series this month, revealing the top cities where transportation jobs are booming and the fastest-growing jobs in the industry.
United States | October 2019
Seasonally-adjusted national hiring was 1.1% higher in September from August 2019. LinkedIn Editor George Anders took a closer look at migration and housing cost data in his #AmericaAtWork series this month, revealing the tipping point for when a city becomes too unaffordable to attract and keep talent.
United Kingdom | February 2019
This month’s UK Workforce report reveals that hiring declined in December in most of the UK’s regions and sectors, but continues to be stronger than it was a year ago.
United States | September 2019
Nationally, gross hiring in the U.S. showed slight year-over-year gains. Despite national hiring rates continuing to climb, the manufacturing and agriculture industries have been steadily declining since March 2018. Metro areas in the southern United States are seeing some of the sharpest drops in the manufacturing hiring rate.
United States | August 2019
Nationally, across all industries, gross hiring in July was 3.9% higher than it was last year. For the 13th consecutive month, Austin outpaced the rest of the country in gaining new workers -- and the rate of workers moving to Austin is now 1.59 times greater than the next-largest gainer, Denver. Philadelphia posted the largest skills surpluses this month.
United States | July 2019
Hiring saw a slight uptick in June. Hot hiring markets include smaller cities with large concentrations of Boomers and retirees. Workers leaving the largest U.S. cities are increasingly relocating to smaller cities in Florida and other Sunbelt states. Health Care is the most popular industry attracting these workers from the largest U.S. cities.
United States | June 2019
Overall hiring is down in May, but the challenges aren’t evenly distributed across industries. Software & IT services and corporate services industries saw significant hiring gains, but export-producing goods industries like agriculture and manufacturing are facing rapid declines in hiring. High-growth startups are also fueling hiring, driven by San Francisco and New York. Secondary markets like Provo, Atlanta and Denver are also producing a high volume of high-growth startups.
United States | May 2019
Hiring is down across the Midwest. Midwest may lose workers to major cities in the Southwest and West Coast. Flooding dealt another blow to the already struggling agriculture industry.
India | H2 2018
The India professional workforce report is a half-yearly report on key trends among the professional workforce in the Indian economy, as represented by members on the LinkedIn platform.
United States | April 2019
Hiring is down across the Midwest. Midwest may lose workers to major cities in the Southwest and West Coast. Flooding dealt another blow to the already struggling agriculture industry.
United States | March 2019
U.S. Hiring Continues to Soften. Evolving Nature of Work.
United States | February 2019
Ongoing instability may cause a public sector brain drain. Federal employees are open to new opportunities. Mild slowdown of national hiring may have bottomed out.
United Kingdom | January 2019
This month’s UK Workforce report reveals that hiring declined in November across the UK, and in all sectors, but was stronger than a year ago as the UK’s employment boom continues.
United States | January 2019
U.S. hiring slows modestly. Business skills surge in importance in traditional finance hubs. Coastal workers are meeting in the middle.
United Kingdom | December 2018
This month’s LinkedIn Workforce Report for the UK reveals that a return to strong hiring number in London lifted the national figures in October, despite hiring being down in most of the UK’s regions Month on Month. Hiring is up significantly on a year ago, but talent continues to leave the UK.
United States | December 2018
U.S. hiring levels off in 2018. A tightening labor market leads to significant skills shortages. Austin and Denver topple Seattle as cities attracting the most workers.
United Kingdom | November 2018
This month’s LinkedIn Workforce Report for the UK covers the September peak in graduate recruitment, so we’ve taken the opportunity to dive in deeper to how new graduates are contributing to the UK’s labour force.
United States | November 2018
US hiring levels off. San Francisco has the nation’s largest skills gap. Austin, Denver, and Nashville continue to attract workers.
United Kingdom | October 2018
Hiring fell in August in the UK, in line with expectation for a month that sees many workplaces reduce activity, but compared to 2017 hiring remains strong, backing up the very high level of employment in the UK.
India | 2018 H1
Today we are delighted to launch the inaugural LinkedIn Workforce Report – Professional Edition for India. The report is a half-yearly look at the key trends in the Indian professional workforce, as represented by member activity and job postings on the LinkedIn platform.
United States | October 2018
US hiring growth shows signs of leveling off. Nashville, Charlotte, and Las Vegas surpass Seattle as top destinations. Cities on the rise show growth in tech and retail.
United Kingdom | September 2018
September’s LinkedIn Workforce Report includes a deep dive into Financial Services in the UK. Ten years on from the collapse Lehman Brothers the UK financial services workforce has changed in behaviour and nature: Fintech’s rise means the banks are not the first choice employer, the sector is hiring more lawyers, and more software engineers, but fewer people from other countries.
United States | September 2018
Agriculture hiring is growing. Retail on the rebound. They’re not in Wichita, Kansas, anymore.
United Kingdom | August 2018
LinkedIn’s nineth UK Workforce Report has found that the UK Hiring Rate was up in June, with IT Hardware and Legal Services showing the largest increases, but London lags behind the positive trend across the regions, and the UK continues to lose talent to other countries.
United States | August 2018
Summer of strong hiring continues through July. Austin’s job market has never been hotter. Demand for data scientists is off the charts.
United States | July 2018
Despite dip, June hiring remains strong. Chinese retaliatory tariffs may exacerbate job losses in cities already losing workers. Finding bright spots in the dimming telecommunications industry.
United Kingdom | July 2018
LinkedIn’s eighth UK Workforce Report has found that the UK experienced a significant dip in hiring in May. Hiring fell in 10 out of the 12 UK nations and regions, and the UK continue to experience a net loss of overseas talent.
United States | June 2018
Oil industry turns up the heat on hiring, and Houston’s skills surplus is tightening accordingly. When a city is synonymous with a single industry, boom and bust cycles have outsized impact.
United Kingdom | June 2018
June’s LinkedIn UK Workforce Report confirms that the UK continues to see a net loss of international talent and London also is seeing a net outflow of professional talent to overseas for the third month running. Meanwhile, the Hiring Rate is up, with April 2018 seeing significantly more hires that April 2017.
United States | May 2018
Hiring strong and stable through April. The U.S. needs 230,000 more people with marketing skills. Americans are moving from high-tax states to low-tax states.
United Kingdom | April 2018
April’s LinkedIn Workforce Report includes a deep dive into post Brexit Migration Trends, and additional research into the sentiment of recruiters working in the UK. Migration from the EU has been falling since the Brexit referendum, and the UK is now losing talent to the EU.
United Kingdom | March 2018
UK hiring slowed in February, and we saw the first signs of a decline in the attractiveness of the UK as destination for international workers, with the majority of UK regions, including London, losing more talent from overseas than they gained.
United States | April 2018
Hiring keeps up the pace through March. The best U.S. cities for green jobs. No, San Franciscans are not fleeing to the Midwest.
United States | March 2018
February hiring remains strong after January’s spike. Banks are hiring, but it’s not only where you’d expect. Growing cities need teachers.
United Kingdom | February 2018
UK hiring enjoyed a strong start to 2018. The UK continues to be an attractive destination for international workers, with most UK regions gaining more talent from overseas than they lost.
United States | February 2018
2018 is off to an incredibly strong start for hiring. Accountants benefit the most from the new tax bill. More and more people are betting on Las Vegas.
United Kingdom | January 2018
Hiring activity is down in the UK as a whole, and the Hiring Rate fell in all 12 regions and nations of the UK except for London and the South East. Most sectors saw a fall in hiring, but nine of 12 UK regions and nations gained more talent from overseas than they lost.
United States | January 2018
Houston, Phoenix, and Dallas are growing faster than New York City and San Francisco. Hiring growth doesn't always mean migration growth. Data mining, business development, and sales skills are in demand in these cities.
United Kingdom | December 2017
Seasonally Adjusted Hiring is down Month on Month in the UK, all 12 nations and regions, and the majority of the sectors.
United States | December 2017
U.S. hiring was 10.4% higher in 2017 than in 2016; in 2017, skills gaps widened in Salt Lake City, Raleigh-Durham, and Philadelphia; yes, Americans are still moving.
United Kingdom | November 2017
Brexit hit the hiring rate in July 2016 hard, but London is not over. 10 out of the 12 nations and regions that make up the UK are net importers of international talent.
United States | November 2017
Hiring continues strong through October. At tech companies and NGOs, politics skills are in high demand. In cities losing the most workers, teachers, nurses, and construction workers are last to go.
United States | October 2017
September hiring remains strong and creeps steadily upwards. The industries that experienced the biggest year-over-year increase in hiring in September were oil and energy.
United States | September 2017
Hiring remains strong through August. Tourists flock to the fastest-growing U.S. cities, drive local demand for travel and hospitality skills. Detroit is the new Chicago, with surging demand for high tech skills.
United States | August 2017
This summer’s hiring streak continues into July. Since January ‘17, demand is up for mental health professionals in big cities. New Yorkers, it’s true: all your friends are moving to LA.
United States | July 2017
Hiring this summer is red hot. A "retail apocalypse"? Not in some cities. As workers leave cities, unemployment drops.
United States | June 2017
May was the strongest month for hiring since June 2015. Fewer workers are moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. Healthcare skills are needed in every major U.S. city except for Philadelphia, Cleveland, and St. Louis.
United States | May 2017
April was the strongest month for hiring since June 2015. Growing cities attract national and international talent, while declining cities attract regional talent. Demand for manufacturing skills is strong along the coasts; not the Midwest.
United States | April 2017
After an exceptionally strong start to the year, hiring moderated two months in a row. The Northwest and South continue to attract workers. Austin replaced Houston as the city with the third largest skills gap.
United States | March 2017
January and February were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015. Workers continue to move from the rust belt to the sun and rain belts. Big cities need more teachers, doctors, and nurses.
United States | February 2017
Hiring up two months in a row. Employers need workers with service-industry skills. Workers flocking to cities with lower cost of living, and access to the great outdoors.
Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age
Developed in collaboration with World Economic Forum, this paper explores the challenges and opportunities of AI-driven economic transformation through a gender parity lens. It examines workforce dynamics, skilling, and innovation, offering strategic insights into how women and men engage with AI. By highlighting key considerations for industry, policy, and multilateral leaders, the paper sets the stage for further exploration of generative AI as a catalyst for gender parity in the workforce.
The Remote Work Gap: Steady Demand, Fewer Opportunities
This note studies the demand for and availability of remote work around the world over the course of the pandemic-induced downturn and recovery. Many job seekers around the world maintain a clear preference for remote work even as firms have become less willing to offer such flexibility. This note documents that the availability of remote-work offerings was highly correlated with the rise and fall of labor market tightness in many countries.
The LinkedIn AI Talent Index
In this research note we present a new artificial intelligence (AI) talent metric: the LinkedIn AI Talent Index. This is a measure of overall AI Talent, adjusted to allow for comparisons across countries and industries, and for known differences in platform use to more accurately reflect the status of AI talent in the workforce.
AI Data Partnerships Methodology
In this technical note we outline the methodologies used to define AI Talent on LinkedIn and several LinkedIn metrics developed to understand and monitor AI workforce trends, including: Top AI Skills, Fastest Growing AI Skills, AI Talent Concentration, the Relative AI Talent Hiring Rate, Relative AI Penetration, Female Representation with AI Talent, AI Talent Migration, and Career Transitions into AI jobs.
Generative AI & Gender: Global Employment Trends
This report examines gender differences in employment and worker sentiment after the introduction of Generative AI (GAI). It shows a slow narrowing of pre-existing gender gaps in jobs likely to be augmented by GAI, as well as evidence that men and women showed increased positive sentiment towards GAI, with reduced gender disparities.
Skills-Based Hiring: Increasing Access to Opportunity
To address workforce shortages, adapt to economic shifts, and build a more resilient talent pool, a shift towards a skills-based approach to hiring remains promising. This report highlights that adopting skills-based hiring can expand talent pools globally and strengthen economic resilience and workforce inclusivity.
The State of Women in Leadership
This paper analyzes the proportion of women in leadership positions. According to the latest LinkedIn data, progress toward gender parity in leadership has slowed in recent years, with women holding only 30.6% — only a 0.2% increase in the past two years, compared to a 0.8% increase in the two years prior.
Harnessing AI: Transforming Southeast Asia’s workforce
This report calls for an urgent need to invest in skills-based workforce development approaches to meet the AI opportunity for Southeast Asia's workforce. The research delves into why building a skilled regional workforce is crucial and how we can collectively ensure Southeast Asia remains competitive and inclusive in an AI-driven economy.
Work Change Report | January 2025
Workplace change is often driven by technological advancements — and AI is starting to drive this next wave of change. Using insights gained from LinkedIn data, this report highlights key shifts across talent, jobs, skills, and companies, revealing how AI is coming to work.
AI in the EU: 2024 Trends and Insights
This report explores how AI is impacting the EU economy and workforce. The research delves into EU workers’ adoption of highly specialized technical skills; and jobs, population segments, and industries that face the most substantial changes as GAI adoption accelerates.
State of the C-Suites and Executives – Singapore
As the nature of work continues to transform, so too must the pathway to effective leadership. This report looks at the latest leadership trends in Singapore, providing insights into how leadership is evolving in a rapidly changing world of work and offering data-driven strategies to develop the next generation of business leaders.
APAC Market Report - Business Expansion
As the Asia Pacific (APAC) region emerges as a primary engine of global economic growth, businesses, policymakers, and investors must navigate the forces reshaping the region's economic landscape. Business expansion patterns are key indicators of where the future of APAC business is headed, as well as where opportunities will arise for those looking to lead. This report offers an in-depth analysis of a key factor shaping APAC’s economic future: the flow of business expansion activity.
Global Green Skills Report 2024
This report highlights global trends at the intersection of climate action and the workforce. This edition focuses on government policies that are already shifting the supply and demand for green skills, and examines the groups and industries critical to engaging in order to achieve climate targets.
Global Gender Gaps in Career Breaks
This research note examines gender differences in career break profile listings for members in 16 countries across three regions as of June 2024. It finds that women and men take career breaks at different rates and stages in their careers for varied reasons and lengths.
Work Change Snapshot
Work is changing quickly: From where people work and how they work, to new jobs being created and the skills required for many roles. With our real time data at LinkedIn, we take a closer look at some of these changes. See how companies, jobs, skills, and work are changing.
Skill Signals in a Digital Job Search
Published in the Journal of Labor Research, this paper examines skills listed on LinkedIn profiles in the US between 2015 and 2021, including self-added skills and those endorsed by others. We find that adding skills decreases the length of employment gaps. The benefits of listing skills are particularly strong for individuals without education listed, those adding skills during employment gaps, and more experienced workers, with tech and soft skills yielding higher returns.
Disability Status and Work: US Employment Trends
We examine work disparities for individuals with disabilities in the United States, leveraging self-reported data from LinkedIn members. Overall, while differences between workers with and without disabilities persist across such outcomes as employment, seniority, and retention, the gaps are shrinking with younger generations.
A Guide to Growing Mid-Market Enterprises
Mid-market enterprises (MMEs) are a driving force in the US economy. In this report, we explore real-time data to identify the fastest-growing MME industries and examine how MME professionals are adopting AI and emerging technologies in hybrid work environments. With the rapid evolution of required skills, our research also delves into the learning and development trends shaping the future of these firms.
Understanding the Green Transition
We analyzed how the supply and demand for green talent. Our findings show that global demand for green talent has risen by 5.9% annually from 2021 to 2024, with notable growth in the UK, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia. However, the supply lags behind, creating a projected gap of 18.7% by 2030 and 101.5% by 2050, highlighting the need for increased investment in green skills and education.
State of the C-Suite and Executives
New research from LinkedIn explores shifts in executive-level roles in the US, including the fastest-growing skills and roles, career paths, and demographics of executives.
Global State of Remote and Hybrid Work | September 2024
We analyzed remote and hybrid work trends in five countries: France, Germany, India, US, and UK. We find that overall, demand for hybrid work is still more prevalent compared to remote work worldwide.
Examining Recent Patterns in Voluntary Departures
In this report, we examine evidence for the claim that US workers are amidst a “Big Stay.” We find that evidence for this claim is tenuous, although quits do appear to be depressed in certain industries.
Regional Shifts in Cybersecurity Talent
This technical note provides an in-depth view of the framework developed with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) around cybersecurity talent and jobs across various cities, states, and countries, which enable us to understand trends over time.
Gender Differences in Relocation and Promotion
In this white paper, we analyze LinkedIn survey and profile data to examine how men and women differ in their likelihood to relocate and motives for doing so. These differences are reflected in the gender differences in promotion rates.
Global Cybersecurity Talent Trends
New data from LinkedIn shows that the global demand for cybersecurity talent has cooled. As of May 2024, the share of cybersecurity related jobs has declined significantly in both year over year terms and since 2021. On the other side of the talent marketplace, the share of professionals working in cybersecurity jobs has continued to grow steadily.
US Labor Market Churn: Macro Trends and Predictions
In this report, we examine recent and historical trends in worker churn at the macro level and its relationship to labor market tightness. We find that worker churn may serve as a useful, early indicator for labor market tightness.
Job Search Intensity, Hiring, and Labor Market Tightness
In this methodology technical note, we study job seeking behavior by looking at a measure of job search intensity combined with indicators of hiring and labor market tightness. We find that these measures reflect dynamics of the economic landscape as well as changes in the competitive environment for job seekers.
Accelerating the Transition to Electric Vehicles
This research highlights the global acceleration of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with varied growth rates across countries, and notes barriers like affordability and evolving incentive programs.
Measuring Gender Gaps in Economic Network Strength
In this analysis, we build a new model of network strength incorporating several features and analyzes how the network strength and its components differ between men and women in the US. We then explore how differences in network strength and its features relate to economic outcomes, such as recruiter contact and job title seniority.
Generative AI’s Influence on Employment Patterns
We investigate the differential impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) on workers in the US using LinkedIn data, both overall and by their educational attainment levels. We find a gradual shift away from GAI-disrupted occupations over the past six years towards potentially augmented or insulated roles, particularly pronounced among higher-educated workers.
Women in Leadership in Corporate India
This report leverages LinkedIn’s vast professional insights, coupled with insights from secondary sources, to offer a nuanced and data-driven perspective on the current state, challenges, and opportunities for women leaders in Indian corporations.
The Internship Landscape in the US
A new report from LinkedIn analyzes the latest Internship trends in the United States including looking into which job functions value internship experience the most and when is the best time to apply for them.
Internship Outcomes
This report from LinkedIn finds that former interns stay longer at companies than other entry-level talent. LinkedIn data also shows that former interns can find their first jobs faster after graduation than those without internship experience.
Generative AI Impact on the Workforce Methodology
This technical note presents a comprehensive approach to understanding the impact of Generative AI (GAI) technologies on the workforce based on skills. We outline a technical framework and methodology aligned with the latest literature, composed of three stages: GAI-assisted skill classification; embedding-driven skill classification expansion; and skill-based occupation classification.
Cybersecurity Talent Trends in the US
New data from LinkedIn shows that the demand for cybersecurity talent has cooled across most states. At the same time, the share of professionals working in cybersecurity jobs has steadily increased in several hotspots, although our findings show that there are opportunities to promote skills-first hiring and to close the gender gap in cybersecurity.
Remote & Hybrid Work: Barriers Women Face
We analyze the changing state of remote and hybrid work for women, focusing on the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, and the United States. Despite women’s preference for flexible options in their working environment, they are facing increasing competition and substantial challenges in this endeavor.
LinkedIn Hiring Rate Methodology
Hiring activity serves as a strong signal about the strength of the economy. The LinkedIn Hiring Rate (“LHR”) measures hiring activity based on members changing jobs on their LinkedIn profiles. LHR is able to reflect changes in hiring activity during different macroeconomic events, as well as sector and talent-level nuances in hiring activity.
Global Gender Differences in Skill Types
New data from LinkedIn shows that women possess a higher proportion of soft skills compared to men across all examined countries, with the global gap widening over the past eight years. Men have higher shares of tech skills, although the gender gaps diminish when considering skills inferred from job descriptions or when examining differences within occupation and industry.
Generative AI and Global Gender Work Classification
We examine gender disparities in the potential impact of generative AI across countries. While impact varies, in nearly all countries, women are more likely to work in disrupted occupations than men, while men are more likely than women to be employed in augmented or insulated roles. The extent of these disparities fluctuates considerably among countries.
US Race and Ethnicity Work Trends
We examine differences in labor outcomes, including leadership and remote and hybrid work, in the US by race/ethnicity. Our analysis focuses on individuals who were LinkedIn members who self-identify as either Asian, Black, Latino, or White.
US Migrations by Distance
This paper explores migration distance trends in the US by gender, generation, educational attainment, industries, and occupation. We find that since 2019, migration distances are becoming more bimodal, with more people migrating very short distances (less than 25 miles) or very far distances (more than 3,000 miles).
US Migrations by Community Type
In this analysis, we explore the change in migration patterns between community types over time and find that in the last 5 years, there was an increase of migrations from urban areas to suburbs and rural areas.
US Migrations and Impact on Network Formation
When moving to a new city, people naturally make new connections through a variety of ways. We analyze how this phenomenon manifests through the creation of professional connections on LinkedIn by examining how LinkedIn members make connections in the first year after a move.
Global State of Remote and Hybrid Work | January 2024
The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote work. In more recent years, the growth in demand for remote work has meaningfully outstripped growth in its supply. We analyzed LinkedIn data to identify the latest industry and worker trends around remote and hybrid job offerings.
How COVID-19 Changes Job Search Behaviour
Developed in collaboration with the German Economic Review, this research provide insights on how job search changed in the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that competition among workers for jobs strongly increased from an influx of job seekers; people from industries hit hardest by the crisis applied more often and shifted their focus to different industries; and that at the start of the crisis, people applied much more often for jobs below their seniority level and less often for those above it.
The Green Gender Gap Report
Learn what’s contributing to the gender divide among green skills and discover insights that can help you take action.
EU Green Skills Highlights 2023
We examine European trends at the intersection of the workforce and sustainability, based on the activity of more than 120 million LinkedIn members in the European Union.
Future of Work Report: AI at Work | November 2023
Explore our latest findings and insights around professionals’ conversations and sentiments towards AI; how members globally stand to see their jobs change by the rise of generative AI; and how LinkedIn’s AI-assisted products will create more value for members and customers.
Energy Workforce Trends and Outlook 2023
See how the energy workforce is evolving to meet the changing needs of the sector and what challenges might hinder a rapid expansion of renewable energy.
Pathways into STEM Jobs
This paper explores pathways into STEM jobs, comparing individuals with high school diplomas, non-STEM college degrees, and STEM degrees. It investigates levels of STEM job experience, skills, and interest among workers with varying educational backgrounds, as well as the rate of transition into, type of, and persistence within STEM careers.
Cybersecurity Talent Insights
Cybersecurity threats are on the rise in the United States, yet there is a shortage of cybersecurity professionals. We examine how certain strategies—such as closing the gender gap and implementing a skills-first approach to hiring—can effectively help grow the cybersecurity workforce.
Disability Status and Work: Employment and Leadership
We examine employment disparities for individuals with disabilities in the United States, leveraging self-reported data from LinkedIn members. Key findings reveal distinct trends, including higher representation in specific sectors, lower representation in senior positions, and higher interest in remote job postings.
Economic Network Strength: Race, Gender, and Community
We explore economic networks—crucial for career advancement—and data from LinkedIn to analyze disparities across race, gender, and community income groups. We find men, individuals in higher income communities, and Asian and White members tend to have stronger networks than their counterparts, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in fostering inclusive networking environments.
Network Formation Homophily: Race, Gender, and Community
We present new findings on invitation and acceptance rates in network formation, examining sender and receiver demographics to uncover patterns of homophily and privilege. Key takeaways highlight significant tendencies for members to connect with individuals of their own gender, race/ethnicity, and ZIP Code median income quartile, with marginalized groups exhibiting the strongest homophily, emphasizing the need for inclusive networking strategies.
Accelerating the Transition to Electric Vehicles
We explore the role of green skills in the global transition to electric vehicles (EV). While the transition to EVs is clearly underway, and our data shows that EV skills are on the rise, it will take continued skill-development to ensure a timely green transition of the transportation sector.
International gender representation in STEM employment
We examine level and trends in the representation of women in STEM internationally, and explore the potential underlying dynamics. While there is variation across countries, there is consistent underrepresentation of women in STEM skills, work, and leadership. However, in many cases, these gaps are narrowing.
Preparing the Workforce for Generative AI
We analyzed LinkedIn data to identify skills that stand to be affected by new AI technologies, and those that will likely complement them. The insights from this analysis can be used by leaders to inform strategic workforce planning and skilling initiatives.
Future of Work Report: AI at Work | August 2023
New data from LinkedIn shows how AI is shaping the world of work and how professionals and companies are adapting to this emerging technology.
Global Green Skills Report 2023
The Global Green Skills Report 2023 identifies trends at the intersection of the workforce and sustainability and delves into three sectors that are especially pivotal to meeting sustainability targets: energy production, transportation, and finance.
Disparities in U.S. Economic Network Formation
We evaluate U.S. LinkedIn network data to examine disparities in network size and growth by gender, race, and local median income. We find large disparities in total network size, but smaller and at times reversed gaps for network growth rates, many of which are narrowing over time. We also demonstrate several important gaps in the inputs to network growth.
Progress and barriers in global gender leadership
Climbing the corporate leadership ladder remains a challenge for women. LinkedIn data reveals that only 32.1% of senior leadership roles are held by women globally, despite representing 41.8% of the workforce. We examine gender gaps in leadership globally and by industry and country. The study highlights the need for inclusive hiring practices and offers hope, with observed improvements over the last half decade in gender representation.
Skills-First Report
New LinkedIn data reveals how a skills-first approach to the labor market, in which people are hired based on skills rather than degrees or certification, can help policymakers and governments create initiatives that strengthen the workforce — while businesses worldwide can benefit from more diverse talent pools and more equitable hiring processes.
Measuring gender gaps in the U.S. STEM workforce
In this paper, we analyze millions of LinkedIn profiles in the United States to examine the transition from obtaining a STEM degree to securing STEM employment. A significant gender gap exists in both the rate of holding STEM skills and in STEM employment. Our paper also reveals that the greatest expansion in the gender gap occurs between obtaining a STEM degree and working in STEM one year after graduation.
LinkedIn STEM Classification Methodology
This report outlines the methodology used to create international taxonomies that classify each representative occupational group as STEM or non-STEM. We take a skills-based approach, as STEM is primarily a conceptualization about skills.
The Labor Market through the Lens of the Beveridge Curve
The Beveridge curve captures the inverse relationship between job vacancies and unemployment and is thought to be an indicator of the efficiency of the functioning of the labor market. This report leverages LinkedIn data to examine the Beveridge curve dynamics in the U.S. and offer an interpretation of the recent shift.
A Skills-First Blueprint for Better Job Outcomes
New insights from LinkedIn show a steady progression towards a skills-based labor market, spurred on by the pandemic and digital transformation reshaping all aspects of work.
Global Green Skills Report 2022
The Global Green Skills Report 2022 provides new data on green skills and jobs from all across the world, to empower policymakers, governments and business leaders with actionable insights to help them transition the global workforce to a green economy future.
Impact of Generative AI on Employment Outcomes
New research highlights the positive impact of GitHub Copilot on the labor market for software engineers. Early evidence shows GitHub Copilot increasing hiring, promoting upskilling and higher levels of non-programming skills without decreases in programming skills, and potentially lowering barriers to entry.
Impact of Labor Market Strength on Hiring Women Leaders
This study investigates the impact of labor market conditions on the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles across countries. We find that worse labor conditions are associated with a smaller proportion of new leadership hires being women, particularly in industries and countries with lower initial female workforce participation, but overall progress in women’s representation in leadership remains resilient despite economic downturns.
Measuring Gender Gaps in Economic Network Strength
We introduce a novel framework of network strength, combining key elements for career advancement. Utilizing LinkedIn data, we estimate gender gaps in the features of network strength in the US and show that women have smaller and weaker economic networks in the data.
Decomposing Gender Gaps in US STEM Work
We examine the large drop-off between graduation with a STEM degree and working in STEM one year later, which is especially severe for women. Several factors impact the gender gap in the transition to STEM work: major choice, STEM job posting views and applications, and the proportion of the local STEM workforce the same gender as the graduate. All else equal, women would be slightly more likely than men to persist in STEM employment.
Impact of Skills Signals on Employment Gaps
With the rise of the digital job search market, new opportunities for signaling skills and competencies to employers have emerged. In this paper, we examine listed skills on individuals’ LinkedIn profiles in the United States between 2015 and 2021, both those members add themselves and skills for which they are endorsed from others in their network.
