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

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

Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – January 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 16 758 data points
  • received over 500 insights from Executives & HR Directors
  • published 103 monthly reports, 791 daily updates & 13 special reports
  • tracked 80 countries around the world for 44 months!

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

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

  • Europe (38 countries): +16.48%
  • 3 out of 38 countries saw a decrease
  • 35 saw increases from +12.51% to -86.96%
  • 1 M less job ads across the TOP20 economies worldwide
  • 0.6 M 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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