Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – April 2024 summarized!

Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – April 2024 summarized!

Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – April 2024 summarized!

We have been recording and comparing unemployment rates vs. the number of job ads published on LinkedIn since March 2020 – to fully understand how major events (pandemic, crisis, war) actually impact the job market.

So far we have:

  • gathered 17 850 data points
  • received over 500 insights from Executives & HR Directors
  • published 106 monthly reports, 851 daily updates & 13 special reports
  • tracked 80 countries around the world for 47 months!

In this presentation, you will find a summary of how the job markets of the 80 countries did in April 2024:

Some highlights for March 2024 in terms of the number of job ads published on LinkedIn:

  • Europe (38 countries): +3.91%
  • 13 out of 38 countries saw a decrease
  • 25 saw increases from +1.38% to +17.46%
  • over 1 M less job ads across the TOP20 economies worldwide
  • almost 500 K less job ads across the Americas (22 countries)

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The presentation also includes:

  • advice for employers
  • tips for experienced candidates.

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