Entry-Level Employment Across U.S. Firms

Entry-level roles remain dominant across firms of all sizes. Despite narratives that companies are shedding entry-level workers, LinkedIn data shows most U.S. firms maintain a pyramid structure, with more entry-level than senior employees.

EMEA Labor Market Outlook - October 2025

September hiring data disappoints across all major markets except Germany. Weakness is fairly evenly spread across sectors, while the Middle East remains strong. Given that EMEA is performing better economically than last year, this slowdown is likely a temporary fluctuation.

Quantum Talent: Trends in an Emerging Workforce

Quantum technology is undergoing a transition, moving from theory toward application. In this paper, we examine talent trends in this rapidly evolving field, defining what it means to be “quantum talent” and exploring the key skills and career pathways shaping this workforce.

APAC Special Report: Retention and Internal Mobility

In today’s competitive labour market, retaining top talent has become as critical as attracting it. This research explores the role of internal mobility as a strategic lever for improving employee retention in APAC.

EMEA Labor Market Outlook - September 2025

Hiring was solid in the UK, France, and Spain, while it stalled in Germany. The demand for AI engineers in on the rise and outpaces supply.

EMEA Labour Market Outlook - August 2025

July brought about a broad-based recovery in the EMEA labour markets. Health care and education sectors are now joined by a broad-based recovery in construction hiring and the financial and technology sector.

Labor Market Seasonality

In this note, we examine labor market activities in relation to seasonal patterns around the world exclusively through the lens of LinkedIn data, consisting of the labor market activity of 69 million companies and 1 billion+ members worldwide.

Country-Occupation Skills Mismatch

This technical note introduces a Skills Mismatch Score to measure how well the supply of worker skills aligns with employer demand at the country-occupation level. By comparing job postings and member profiles across roles and geographies, it highlights where upskilling and reskilling efforts can have the greatest impact.

EMEA Labour Market Outlook - July 2025

The EMEA labour market continues to show weak hiring activity across most European countries. The hiring boom of the post-pandemic recovery era is clearly a thing of the past, and the rebound we previously expected in 2025 now appears to be on hold.

The DNA of High-Growth Businesses

"The DNA of High-Growth Businesses" explores how businesses accelerate through AI skills, internal mobility, organizational structures, and more. This report reveals key traits setting high-growth businesses apart in today’s economy.

Hiring Opportunities in APAC

Several key opportunities are emerging in the APAC hiring landscape. Skills-based hiring will help to address talent shortages, lateral internal mobility will help companies prioritise upskilling and career progression, and returning employees (workers returning to their previous employers) provides a rich talent pool for organisations looking for professionals who possess both familiarity with the company culture as well as fresh external perspectives.

APAC Market Report - Hiring Expansion

As more foreign-based companies expand into the Asia-Pacific region, hiring patterns reveal a deepening strategic focus on APAC as both a growth market and talent hub. By analysing where companies are building teams, we gain critical insight into the region’s evolving economic role and the opportunities shaping its future.

Measuring Labor Market Tightness with Job Applications

This technical note formalizes a novel measure of labor market tightness based on job application data on LinkedIn from mid-2019 to the present. Labor market tightness is measured as the ratio of the number of jobs that receive applications divided by the number of job seekers within the relevant labor market. By end of 2024, labor market tightness had returned to pre-pandemic levels for the majority of countries studied.

Job Search Surge Among DC-Area Federal Employees

This note documents a notable surge in job search activity among government workers in the DC-Baltimore metro area following the 2024 presidential election and most predominantly in the weeks following the inauguration. Findings show the majority of government workers applying to new roles were employed by federal agencies at the time of their application.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.