Market Signals – Global Job Market Trends – September 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 19 446 data points

– received over 500 insights from Executives & HR Directors

– published 110 monthly reports, 946 daily updates & 13 special reports

– tracked 80 countries around the world for 52 months

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

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

  • Europe (38 countries): +2.35%
  • 9 out of 38 countries saw a decrease
  • 29 saw increases from +0.01 to +20.05%
  • over 1 M more job ads across the TOP20 economies worldwide
  • over 900 K more 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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