JANUARY2026

BuildingaFutureofWorkThatWorks

LaborMarketReport

EconomicGraphResearchInstitute

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Welcometo2026andaNewWorldofWork

LinkedInisthelargestprofessionalnetworkintheworldwithover1.3Bmembers.Assuch,wehaveuniquedataandinsightsontheworldofworkeveryday.Inthisreport,wecoverwhatwe’reseeinginlabormarketsacrosstheglobeandhowyoucanhelpprepareyourcompanyoryoureconomyforanewworldofwork.

Whatishappeninginthelabormarket?

Theworldofworkismorenuancedandchallengingthaneverbefore.Asleadersnavigatedemandforgrowthandeconomic

uncertainty,companiesareprioritizingproductivityoverincreasedheadcount.AIhasintensifiedthatpressure,raisingthebarforoutputperworker.

Inthenearterm,AIiscreatingmorejobsthanitisreplacing.Despitethis,AIadoptionislowandconcentratedinafewfunctions.ThelabormarketissluggishduetomacrofactorsmorethanAI,andwedonotseeAIimpactingentry-levelroles—yet.Most

sectorsaresubduedwiththeonlypocketsofgrowthinhealthcareandAIinfrastructure-heavysectors.Weseeexponential

growthinnewroles(e.g.,forward-deployedengineering)thathelporganizationsembedAIintoworkflowsandmaximizeROI.

Inthisclimate,workisbeingupskilledaroundAIandisshiftingacrossbordersascompaniesembraceglobalteams(especiallyinIndia).OpportunitynowflowstoworkerswhocombineAIexpertisewithpeopleskills.

Globalhiringremains20%belowpre-pandemiclevels,jobtransitionssitata10-yearlow,andAIischanginghowweworkatscale.Butthat’snotthefullstory.In2026,themessageforleadersisclear:Inthemidstofmacrovolatility,therearevastopportunitiesforthosewhoseizethem.

Theglobalmarketrotates,notretreats.

SluggishhiringisnotAIsfault

Despiteheadlines,AIisn’ttheculpritbehindslowhiring.LinkedIndatashowseconomicuncertainty,andmonetarypolicyshiftsaretheprimarydrivers.Advancedeconomiesarestrugglingthemost,withhiringdown20%–35%comparedtopre-pandemiclevels.Conversely,emergingmarketslikeIndia(+40%)andtheUAE(+37%)areshowingongoingstrength.WhileAI’simpactonworkmayshiftintheyearstocome,thisisthemomentforbusinessleaderstorethinktalentstrategiesbyleveragingAI-driventoolstoacceleratehiringandbuildpipelinesforcriticalemergingroles.

Skillsareshiftingbyleapsandbounds

IntheUS,jobsrequiringAIliteracygrew70%year-over-year.Employersareurgentlyseekingablendoftechnicalfluencyand

distinctlyhumancapabilities(likeadaptability,problem-solving,andcommunication)acrossavarietyofroles.TheblendofAI

skills(bothAIengineeringskillsandAIliteracyskills)anddistinctlyhumancapabilitiesiswhatwillgivecompaniesanadvantage.Itwillbeuptobusinessleaderstoembedupskillingintotalentstrategies,leveragingtoolsandprogramsthatcreatepathwaysforemployeestothriveinanAI-driveneconomy.

Jobsinthenewcollarerahavearrived

New-collarrolesarebecomingthebackboneoftheneweconomy.Theydemandhybridskills—technicalfluency,manual

capability,andcontinualadaptability.Manyrolesaswehaveknownthemwillundergothistransformationintonewcollar.

Inthepasttwoyears,employershavecreatedatleast1.3millionAI-relatedjobopportunities,includingdataannotators,AI

engineers,andforward-deployedengineers.Theserolesdidn’texistfiveyearsago,buttheyhavequicklybecomeessentialto

digitaleconomies.Workersofallagesandbackgroundsareshowingrisinginterestincreatingtheirownpathsasentrepreneurs,creators,andtradespeople—andhavemoreopportunitiestoshapetheirowncareersinafast-changinglabormarket.By2030,theUSBureauofLaborStatisticsestimatesthatabout60%ofnewjobswillcomefromoccupationsthattypicallydonotrequireadegree.Someoftheseroleswillpaywellandundergothenew-collartransformationreshapingthelabormarkettoday.Becauseonlyasmallshareoftoday’sworkforceisequippedforthisevolvingworldofwork,companieswillstruggletofilltheseroles.

Leadersthereforehaveastrongincentivetowidenhowtheydefineanddevelopskills.

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LinkedInisheretohelpprofessionals,businesses,andgovernmentleadersbuildafutureofworkthatworks

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BuildresiliencethroughAIandpeopleskills.

UpskillyourworkforceacrossbothAIliteracyandpeopleskillssuchasdesignthinkingandadaptability.

EmployeesatorganizationswithLinkedInLearningaredevelopingAIskills3.4xfasterYoYthanthosewithout.

InadditiontodrivingAIadoption,considerhiringforrolesfocusedonAIchangemanagement.

Forward-deployedengineers/managersanddataannotatorsareemergingtitlesfocusedoneffectiveAIintegrationtomaximizeROI.LinkedIn’sAI-drivenHiringproductscanhelpcompaniesofallsizessave30%timetohire,includinghard-to-fillAIroles.

Lookforhiddentalentinternally.

Internalmobilityisbothatime-andcost-effectivestrategytoadapttochangingbusinessneeds.CompaniescangrowtheirAItalentpipeline8.2xgloballybyfocusingonskillsoverdegreesorjobtitles.LinkedInCareerHubmakesmobilityseamlessbyhighlightinginternalopportunitiesandgivesCHROsreal-timevisibilityintoskills.

Buildstrongemployeenetworksandincreaseengagement.

Asapplicationvolumesincrease,connectionsbecomeincreasinglyvaluable.Applicantsare3.6xmorelikelytogethirediftheyareconnectedtoanemployeeatthatcompanyonLinkedIn.LeaderswhoregularlypostonLinkedIndrivevisibilitytotheirbusinessesandincreaseemployeeengagement.

Usegeoflexibilityasagrowthlever.

Beingdeliberateaboutwhereworkisdonecanaligncostsandskillsinwaysthatsupportbothefficiencyandgrowth.

FollowLinkedIn’sEconomicGraphResearchInstituteforregularinsightsfromLinkedIn’sglobalworkforcedata.

LaborMarket

AlldatasourcedfromLinkedInunlessotherwisespecified.5

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Thegloballabormarketshowslowhiringmomentum

Labormarketmomentumislargelyconfinedtoafew

markets—forexample,India,theMiddleEast,Healthcare,Education,andConsumerServices.

ChangeinHiringTodayvs.Pre-Pandemic1

ByCountry:

India

UnitedArabEmiratesBrazil

Germany

Mexico

Australia

Singapore

Canada

UnitedStates

UnitedKingdom

France

Netherlands

40%

37%

-5%

-17%

-20%

-21%

-21%

-22%

-23%

-25%

-30%

-35%

ByIndustry:

HospitalsandHealthcare

Education

ConsumerServices

GovernmentAdministrationConstruction

Utilities

EntertainmentProviders

Retail

AccommodationandFoodServicesFinancialServices

Wholesale

Transportation,Logistics,andStorage

RealEstateandEquipmentRentalServicesManufacturing

Technology,Information,andMediaAdministrativeandSupportServices

ProfessionalServicesOil,Gas,andMining

18%

8%

7%

-4%

-7%

-9%

-13%

-13%

-17%

-20%

-23%

-24%

-25%

-27%

-27%

-28%

-29%

-45%

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprole(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersinthecountry.The3-monthtrailingaverageiscalculatedandcomparedfromOctober2019toOctober2025.

Restrainedhiringandlayoffshaveledtoreducedworkerchurnandahighlycompetitivejobmarket

Globally,jobseekersnowoutpacejobopeningsmorethanatanytimesincethePandemic.

LinkedInHiringRate1vs.ApplicantsperJobOpening2

1.8

1.6

LinkedInHiringRate

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

JulJanJulJanJulJanJulJanJulJanJulJanJul

‘19‘20‘20‘21‘21‘22‘22‘23‘23‘24‘24‘25‘25

80%

ApplicantsperJobOpening(vs.July2019)

60%

40%

20%

0%

-20%

-40%

ApplicantsperJobOpeningLinkedInHiringRate

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthemedianLinkedInHiringRateacrosstheUS,Canada,Brazil,Australia,India,Singapore,France,Germany,theNetherlandsandtheUK.

2ApplicantsperJobOpeningistheglobalmedianratioofuniqueapplicantstojobopenings,relativetoJuly2019forthesamemarkets.

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Layoffsaretrendingtowardstheirhistoricallevelassomecompaniesarerightsizing.

USandUKlayoffsremainbelowGreatRecessionlevels

NumberofUSLayoffsandDischarges

3,000,000

2,800,000

2,600,000

NumberofPersons

2,400,000

2,200,000

2,000,000

1,800,000

1,600,000

1,400,000

1,200,000

1,000,000

USLayoffs

Shadedareasare

NBER-DatedRecession

GreatRecessionPeakLayoffs

UKshowssimilarpattern,withcurrentlevelsoflayoffsbelowhistoricalaverage.

HistoricalAverage(12/2000-08/2025)

JanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJan‘01‘02‘03‘04‘05‘06‘07‘08‘09‘10‘11‘12‘13‘14‘15‘16‘17‘18‘19‘20‘21‘22‘23‘24‘25

Source:BureauofLaborStatistics,UKOfficeofNationalStatistics

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Smallbusinessesaremost

resilient,whilelargeenterprisesdrivetheslowdown

Despitegreaterexposuretohigherinterestrates,small

businesseshaveslowedhiringlessthanlargeenterprises,drivingresilience(especiallyinemergingmarkets).

ChangeinHiringTodayvs.Pre-Pandemic1

Small

(2–200)

MidtoLarge

(201–10,000)

LargeEnterprise

(10,000+)

Australia

-18%

-28%

-40%

Brazil

-1%

-5%

-19%

Canada

-22%

-32%

-35%

France

-34%

-37%

-48%

Germany

-16%

-24%

-40%

India

41%

-4%

-17%

Mexico

-22%

-22%

-32%

Netherlands

-32%

-38%

-49%

Singapore

-26%

-29%

-42%

UnitedArabEmirates

24%

14%

-18%

UnitedKingdom

-22%

-32%

-38%

UnitedStates

-21%

-31%

-39%

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprofile(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersinthecountry.The3-monthtrailingaverageiscalculatedandcomparedfromJuly2025toJuly2019.

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AIcreatedanewwaveofhighlyskilledjobs:+1.3Mnewjobsglobally

Dataannotatorshavedrivenmostjobcreation,butrolessuchasforward-deployedengineersarerisingtobridgetechnologyandbusinessneeds.

AIjobscreatedgloballybetween2023and2025

774K

298K

49K

Exponentialgrowthsince2023

-Forward-DeployedEngineer:42xgrowth

-AIEngineer:13xgrowth

177K

mm9K

DataAnnotatorAIForensicAnalyst

HeadofAIAIEngineer

Forward-DeployedEngineer/PM

EnsureAIsystemsremainaccountable

andarealignedwithhumanjudgment

LeadAIstrategyanddevelopAImodels

EnsureAIiseffectivelyintegratedinworkflows

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RapidinvestmentinAI

infrastructureiscreatingnewdatacenterjobs

Datacenterscreatedover600Knetnewjobsglobally1overthepastyear.Large-scalecloudproviders2arethetopdatacenterjobcreators.

TopDataCenterRolesHiredoverthePast12Months(%ofHires)

First-lineRoles3ProfessionalRoles

1DataCenterTechnician(12%)DataCenterEngineer(9%)

2DataTechnician(3%)DataSpecialist(4%)

3OperationsTechnician(2%)SystemEngineer(3%)

4DataCenterOperationsSpecialist(2%)SoftwareEngineer(3%)

5FacilitiesTechnician(1%)NetworkEngineer(2%)

1US,UK,India,Germany,Brazilrepresent80%+ofDataCenterhiresonLinkedIn.Includesjobsonsiteandoffsite.

2Amazon(AWS),Microsoft(Azure),Google(GCP).

3FirstlinerolesareroleswhereBachelor’sdegreeisnottypicallyrequired.

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AIengineeringtalentisfuelinganewwaveofcross-border

talentcompetition1

AIengineeringtalentis8xmorelikelytomoveacrossbordersthantheaverageLinkedInmember.TalentmagnetsincludetheUAE,specificEuropeanhubs,andtheUS—whileIndia

andIsraelarenetexporters.

NetMigrationofAIEngineeringTalent

(per10Kmembers),2024

4.2

2.1

2.2

1.2

1.5

1.1

0.3

0.90.6

(0.1)

(0.1)

(0.1)

(1.5)

(2.1)

IsraelIndiaMexicoBrazilIndonesiaFranceUKCanadaUSSingaporeAustraliaGermanyIrelandUAE

1AIengineeringtalentincludesAItechnicalrolessuchasAIengineer,HeadofAI,Forward-deployedengineer,andothers.

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Withintechnology,foundationmodelcompaniesareinhyper-growthmode,signalingAItechisstillinitsearlystages

Foundationmodelcompaniesareaddingheadcount

aggressively(+92%YoY)andremainheavilyconcentratedinAIengineeringtalent(28%oftheirworkforce).

ChangeinEmployment,Departures,andWorkforceDemographics

Avg.#ofMedian#of%ChangeinEmployment%ofWorkforceClassified

BigTech

FoundationModels

AIHardware

AITechandPlatforms

ComputerVisionandRoboticsVerticalApplications

EmployeesEmployeesfrom1YearAgoasAITalent

128,000

72,000

8%

15%

2,400

800

92%

28%

600

300

25%

11%

1,500

500

18%

18%

1,100

700

20%

13%

1,900

700

6%

9%

Thecompanycategoriesinthistablearebasedonmanualclassificationof100+firms,includingAIstartupsandBigTech.“BigTech”referstotechnologycompaniesinvolvedintheAIsupplychainordeployingAIintheirproductsandwith20,000+employees.Othercompaniesaregroupedbytheirprimaryproductsandservices.“FoundationModels”companiestrainlarge-scalemodelsusedacrossmanyAIapplications.“AIHardware”

companiesbuildthephysicalinfrastructurethatpowersAIworkloads.“AITechandPlatforms”companiesprovidesoftwaretools,frameworks,andplatformsforAIdevelopmentanddeployment.“ComputerVisionandRobotics”companiesdeveloptechnologiesthatinterpretvisualdataandinteractwiththephysicalworld.“VerticalApplications”companiesdeliverAIsolutionstailoredtospecificindustriesorusecases.

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First-lineandtradecareersarepoisedtogrowasworkershaveincreasedinterestinthemovercorporateroles—andassocialrecognitionandjobopportunitiescontinuetorise

Wesurveyed8,000+professionalsacrossUS,theUK,Germany,andFranceinH22025:

Interestintradejobsovercorporatejobs

Socialrecognitionrisesoverthepast5years

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

12%

26%

62%

12%

33%

55%

22%

32%

46%

15%

33%

52%

100%

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

11%

28%

61%

7%

30%

63%

15%

27%

58%

11%

28%

61%

100%

USUKGermanyFranceUSUKGermanyFrance

Methodology:SurveyconductedbyCensuswideinterviewing8,013professionalsinfull-timeorpart-timeemployment,aged18+withaminimumof1,000tradeworkers&500GenZacrossthefollowingcountries;theUK,France,GermanyandtheUSCensuswidearemembersoftheMarketResearchSocietyandBritishPollingCouncilandaresignatoriesoftheGlobalDataQualityPledge.

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ImpactofAIonlaborintheUS:notasbigasyouwouldexpect

AstudyforearlyvisibilityintowhatmayhappeninothercountriesasAIadoptionaccelerates.

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UShiringslowdownisdrivenbyxplainmostofthechangeinUShiringover

macroconditions,notAI

LinkedInHiringRate1vs.RealInterestRate,22019–2025

1.5

4%

2%

LinkedInHiringRate

0%

RealInterestRate

-2%

1.0

-4%

-6%

-8%

0.5

-10%

FebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAug

‘19‘19‘20‘20‘21‘21‘22‘22‘23‘23‘24‘24‘25‘25

LinkedInHiringRateRealInterestRate(NominalInterestRate-InflationRate)

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofUSLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprofile(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersintheUS

2RealInterestRateistheeffectiveFederalFundsratesminusthepersonalconsumptionexpenditures-basedinflationrate.

Source:LinkedIn,BoardofGovernorsoftheFederalReserveSystem

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Entry-levelhiringmirrorsthepatternofexperiencedroles.

Entry-levelroleshavenotbeendisproportionatelyimpactedrelativetoexperiencedroles.

LinkedInHiringRate1vs.RealInterestRate,22019–2025

1.5

4%

2%

LinkedInHiringRate

0%

RealInterestRate

-2%

1.0

-4%

-6%

-8%

0.5

-10%

FebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAugFebAug

‘19‘19‘20‘20‘21‘21‘22‘22‘23‘23‘24‘24‘25‘25

LinkedInHiringRateEntryRealInterestRate(NominalInterestRate-InflationRate)

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofUSLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprofile(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersintheUS

2RealInterestRateistheeffectiveFederalFundsratesminusthepersonalconsumptionexpenditures-basedinflationrate.

Source:LinkedIn,BoardofGovernorsoftheFederalReserveSystem

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Despitehighexpectations,AIadoptionisslow,andAIskillsremainconcentratedinafewjobfunctions

Onaverage,3%ofUSLinkedInmemberslistAIskills:Engineering(10%),ProductManagement(10%),andResearch(8%)arethetopthreetitles.

%ofLinkedInMembersSkilledinAIbyFunction1,2025

10%10%

8%7%

5%

4%3%3%

2%2%2%2%2%2%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%1%0%

Engineering

ProductManagement

Research

Entrepreneurship

InformationTechnology

Consulting

Education

BusinessDevelopment

ProgramandProjectManagement

Marketing

Design

Communications

QualityAssurance

Finance

HumanResources

Legal

Sales

CustomerSuccessandSupport

Military

Operations

SocialServices

Administrative

Accounting

Purchasing

Healthcare

RealEstate

1AISkilledmembersarememberswithatleasttwoAIengineeringskillsoremployedinanAIengineeringoccupation.

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HiringforJobFunctionswithHighandLowAIAdoption

Hiring1forJobFunctionswithHighandLowAIAdoption2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

OctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOct

‘19‘20‘20‘21‘21‘22‘22‘23‘23‘24‘24‘25‘25

Accounting(Low)

ProductManagement(High)

Purchasing(Low)Engineering(High)

ClinicalHealthcareServices(Low)Research(High)

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofUSLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprofile(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersintheUS.TheLinkedInHiringRateisdisplayedforthe3-monthtrailingaverage.

2AIAdoptionismeasuredbytheshareofmembersinthejobfunctionwhohaveaddedAIskillstotheirprofiles,includingAIengineeringandAIliteracyskills.

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Today’sslowerhiringisthe

aftermathoftheGreatReshuffle,ratherthanaresultofAIdisruption.

Globally,hiringremainsslowacrossmostjobfunctions.

RoleswithhighAIexposure(Administrative,Customer

Support,andMarketing)arenotdisproportionatelyslower.

HiringTodayvs.Pre-Pandemic1

Note:The5functionsmostexposedto

AIareboldedandmarkedwithyellow

ClinicalHealthcareServicesEducation

Operations

Administrative

Legal

CustomerSuccessandSupport

FinanceResearchSales

InformationTechnology

Accounting

HumanResources

Marketing

EngineeringConsulting

MediaandCommunication

ProductManagement

ProgramandProjectManagement

20%

2%

-5%

-5%

-13%

-13%

-18%

-19%

-22%

-29%

-31%

-31%

-32%

-32%

-34%

-34%

-36%

-36%

1TheLinkedInHiringRateisthepercentageofLinkedInmemberswhoaddedanewemployertotheirprofile(inthesamemonththenewjobbegan),dividedbythetotalnumberofLinkedInmembersinthecountry.The3-monthtrailingaverageiscalculatedandcomparedfromOctober2019toOctober2025.

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Entry-levelhiringisnormalizingfrompandemicrecoveryhighs

From2016to2022,companiesaddedmoreentry-levelworkers

thanexperiencedworkers.From2022to2025,theentry-levelsharedeclinedmodestly,returningtowardhistoricalnorms.

Changeinentry-levelshare,2022-2025

Note:The5functionsmostexposedto

AIareboldedandmarkedwithyellow

CustomerSuccessandSupport

InformationTechnology

Sales

Research

EngineeringOperations

Administrative

EducationConsulting

ClinicalHealthcareServices

Marketing

ProgramandProjectManagementFinance

Legal

HumanResources

Accounting

ProductManagement

MediaandCommunication

1.1ppt

0.6ppt

0.5ppt

0.4ppt

0.4ppt

0.1ppt

0.0ppt

0.0ppt

-0.1ppt

-0.2ppt

-0.3ppt

-0.5ppt

-0.6ppt

-0.8ppt

-1.4ppt

-1.4ppt

-1.5ppt

-1.5ppt

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Forsoftwareengineers,entry-levelandexperiencednowfacesimilarhiringconditions

Entry-levelsoftwareengineerhiringoutpacedexperiencedrolesstartinginthelate2010s,butconditionsconvergedasoveralldemandsoftened.

1.8

LinkedInHiringRate(Avg2016=1)

1.4

1.0

0.6

OctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOctAprOct

‘15‘16‘16‘17‘17‘18‘18‘19‘19‘20‘20‘21‘21‘22‘22‘23‘23‘24‘24‘25‘25

Entry-levelExperienced

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ComputerSciencegraduateshitrecordhighsassoftwarehiringreachedrecordlows

RecordComputerScience(CS)collidingwithacoolinghiringforentry-levelsoftwareengineers(SWE).

1.8

LinkedInHiringRate(Avg2016=1)

1.4

1.0

0.6

140,000

120,000

NumberofCSGraduates

100,000

80,000

60,000

40,000

201720182019202020212022202320242025

NumberCSGraduatesEntry-levelSWELinkedInHiringRate

Source:LinkedIn,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics.NumberofCSgraduatesin2023-2025islinearprojectionbasedonhistoricaltrends.

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GLOBAL

WorkforceEvo1ution

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Fortune100Technology,

FinancialServices,and

Healthcarecompanieshavegrownrevenuefasterthan

headcount,drivingefficiency

Technologyhasledthewaywithrevenueperfull-time

employeerisingsharply:Revenueisup15%vs.headcount(up6%)onaverage—from2023to2024.

AveragerevenueperemployeeforFortune100companies1,2020to2025

2025Projections2

$1.4M

$1.3M

Technology

$1.2M

Total1

$1.1M

$1.0M

$0.9M

FinancialServicesandHealthcare

$0.8M

$0.7M

202020212022202320242025E

1ExcludesConsumer,Industrials,andEnergysectorsduetolowdatacoverage.CY25Efiguresreflectpublicfilings(10-Q)forQ1–Q2revenueandpublicguidanceforQ4revenue.Source:LinkedIn,10-QPublicFilings

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ExecutivesexpectAItosustainefficiencygains,androughlyhalfofUSemployeesareoptimisticaboutthebenefitsofAI

WesurveyedLinkedInmembersontheirbeliefsandexperienceswithAIinSeptember/October2025.

GlobalExecutives

70%

70%believethatAItoolsmaketheiremployeesmoreefficient

USProfessionals

53%

53%willproactivelylearnnewAIskillswithinthenext6months

48%

48%believeAIskillswillhelpthemgrowintheircareer

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Thepandemic

acceleratedcompanies

embracingglobalteams—withhiringfavoringIndia

Majoreconomies’shareofnewhiring1grewinIndia,whiledomestichiringsharesremainedflat(UK,Australia),rose(Germany,France),andfell(US).

8%

6%

4%

2%

0%

ShareofHiringBeyondCountryHeadquarterLocations

201520202025201520202025201520202025201520202025201520202025

AustraliaGermanyFranceUKUS

IndiaPhilippinesBrazil

1Acrossthefollowingindustries:Technology&Media,ProfessionalServices,Manufacturing,andFinancialServices,forthefollowingcountriesUS,Australia,Germany,France,UK.

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LeadingThroughTheseTrends

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CompaniesareincreasinglyprioritizingAIliteracyand

adaptable,human-centricskillstodeveloptheirworkforce

Top5fastestgrowingskillsintheUS

Skills

Mostcommonjobtitles

1AILiteracySoftwareEngineer,ProductManager,CEO

2ConflictMitigationCustomerServiceRep.,Admin.Assistant,ProjectManager

3AdaptabilityTeacher,Admin.Assistant,ProjectManager

4ProcessOptimizationOperationsManager,ProjectManager,CEO

5InnovativeThinki