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Mapped: The Industry Hiring the Most People In Every Country
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Mapped: The Industry Hiring the Most People In Every Country
Job searching can be challenging, especially when you are located in a region where your skills may not be in high demand.
This map illustrates which industry is hiring the most people in every country, based on LinkedIn job listings searched by Resume.io. This analysis only considers countries with 300 or more job listings and data is as of August 2023.
The Top Job Postings in America, Canada, the UK, and Australia
The restaurant industry had the most vacancies in the U.S., accounting for 7.9% of all job ads. It was followed by non-profit organizations with 5.6%, and motor vehicle manufacturing with 4.4%:
U.S. Industry by Job Ads | % of Job Ads |
---|---|
Restaurants | 7.86% |
Non-profit Organizations | 5.59% |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 4.41% |
Software Development | 4.28% |
Hospitality | 4.07% |
Wellness and Fitness Services | 3.78% |
Financial Services | 3.76% |
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, Storage | 3.61% |
Internet Publishing | 3.59% |
Defense and Space Manufacturing | 3.53% |
According to the study, the trend in restaurant hiring is indicative of America’s return to eating out after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, hospitals and health care were Canada’s biggest potential employers, with almost 15% of all job ads. Retail came in second with 12.4%, followed by staffing and recruitment with 6.8%:
Canadian Industry by Job Ads | % of Job Ads |
---|---|
Hospitals and Health Care | 14.82% |
Retail | 12.45% |
Staffing and Recruiting | 6.85% |
Human Resources Services | 4.61% |
IT Services and IT Consulting | 3.86% |
Technology, Information and Internet | 3.75% |
Financial Services | 3.53% |
Manufacturing | 3.16% |
Internet Publishing | 2.85% |
Construction | 2.61% |
In the UK, the construction industry had the most wanted ads with 9.2%. Britain’s construction industry has faced ongoing worker shortages, exacerbated by Brexit, which has prevented EU citizens from working in the UK without visas:
UK Industry by Job Ads | % of Job Ads |
---|---|
Construction | 9.22% |
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | 6.03% |
Education Administration Programs | 5.78% |
Financial Services | 4.88% |
Non-profit Organizations | 4.69% |
Civil Engineering | 3.99% |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 3.62% |
Accounting | 3.45% |
Advertising Services | 3.43% |
Hospitality | 3.36% |
Just three sectors accounted for over 30% of the jobs available in Australia. Government administration was the sector hiring the most people (11.60%), followed by staffing and recruiting (10.8%) and hospitals and health care (10.2%):
Australian Industry by Job Ads | % of Job Ads |
---|---|
Government Administration | 11.60% |
Staffing and Recruiting | 10.81% |
Hospitals and Health Care | 10.20% |
Retail | 6.85% |
IT Services and IT Consulting | 5.55% |
Financial Services | 3.06% |
Construction | 3.01% |
Education Administration Programs | 2.68% |
Human Resources Services | 2.54% |
Software Development | 2.24% |
Industry Hiring In Every Country by Job Ads in 2023
Across all countries, two sectors posted the most wanted ads in the most countries (28), staffing and recruiting and IT services and IT consulting. Healthcare and retail industries also appear among those in high demand.
Country | Industry |
---|---|
🇦🇱 Albania | Internet Publishing |
🇩🇿 Algeria | Banking |
🇦🇴 Angola | Human Resources Services |
🇦🇷 Argentina | Human Resources Services |
🇦🇲 Armenia | Software Development |
🇦🇺 Australia | Government Administration |
🇦🇹 Austria | Retail |
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Banking |
🇧🇭 Bahrain | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Software Development |
🇧🇪 Belgium | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇧🇴 Bolivia | Human Resources Services |
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Software Development |
🇧🇷 Brazil | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇧🇬 Bulgaria | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇰🇭 Cambodia | Hospitality |
🇨🇦 Canada | Hospitals and Health Care |
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇹🇩 Chad | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇯🇪 Channel Islands (Jersey) | Financial Services |
🇨🇱 Chile | Human Resources Services |
🇨🇳 China | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇨🇴 Colombia | Human Resources Services |
🇨🇩 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | Hospitality |
🇨🇷 Costa Rica | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇭🇷 Croatia | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇨🇾 Cyprus | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇨🇿 Czech Republic | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇩🇰 Denmark | Retail |
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Insurance |
🇪🇨 Ecuador | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇪🇬 Egypt | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇸🇻 El Salvador | Human Resources Services |
🏴 England | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇪🇪 Estonia | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Software Development |
🇫🇮 Finland | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇫🇷 France | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇬🇫 French Guiana | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇬🇪 Georgia | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇩🇪 Germany | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇬🇭 Ghana | Higher Education |
🇬🇷 Greece | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇬🇹 Guatemala | Human Resources Services |
🇭🇹 Haiti | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇭🇳 Honduras | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (SAR) | Financial Services |
🇭🇺 Hungary | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇮🇸 Iceland | Higher Education |
🇮🇳 India | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇮🇩 Indonesia | Hospitality |
🇮🇶 Iraq | Defense and Space Manufacturing |
🇬🇧 Ireland (Northern) | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇮🇪 Ireland (Republic of) | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇮🇲 Isle of Man | Human Resources Services |
🇮🇱 Israel | Software Development |
🇮🇹 Italy | Retail |
🇯🇲 Jamaica | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇯🇵 Japan | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇯🇴 Jordan | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇰🇪 Kenya | Software Development |
🇰🇼 Kuwait | Defense and Space Manufacturing |
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇱🇻 Latvia | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇱🇧 Lebanon | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇱🇹 Lithuania | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇲🇴 Macao | Human Resources Services |
🇲🇰 Macedonia (North) | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇲🇾 Malaysia | Financial Services |
🇲🇹 Malta | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇲🇶 Martinique | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇲🇺 Mauritius | Financial Services |
🇲🇽 Mexico | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇲🇩 Moldova | Internet Publishing |
🇲🇨 Monaco | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇲🇦 Morocco | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇲🇲 Myanmar | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇳🇵 Nepal | Software Development |
🇳🇱 Netherlands | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇳🇿 New Zealand | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇳🇮 Nicaragua | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇳🇬 Nigeria | Human Resources Services |
🇳🇴 Norway | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇴🇲 Oman | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇵🇰 Pakistan | Software Development |
🇵🇦 Panama | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇵🇾 Paraguay | Telecommunications |
🇵🇪 Peru | Human Resources Services |
🇵🇭 Philippines | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇵🇱 Poland | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇵🇹 Portugal | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Retail |
🇶🇦 Qatar | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇷🇪 Reunion | Business Consulting and Services |
🇷🇴 Romania | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇷🇺 Russia | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇸🇭 Saint Helena | Software Development |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Staffing and Recruiting |
🏴 Scotland | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇸🇳 Senegal | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇷🇸 Serbia | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇸🇬 Singapore | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇸🇰 Slovakia | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇸🇮 Slovenia | Technology, Information and Internet |
🇿🇦 South Africa | Staffing and Recruiting |
🇰🇷 South Korea | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇪🇸 Spain | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇸🇪 Sweden | Government Administration |
🇨🇭 Switzerland | Internet Publishing |
🇹🇼 Taiwan | Software Development |
🇹🇭 Thailand | Software Development |
🇹🇳 Tunisia | Software Development |
🇹🇷 Turkey | Software Development |
🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | IT Services and IT Consulting |
🇺🇬 Uganda | Education Administration Programs |
🇺🇦 Ukraine | Software Development |
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Construction |
🇺🇸 United States of America | Restaurants |
🇺🇾 Uruguay | Software Development |
🇻🇪 Venezuela | Consumer Services |
🇻🇳 Vietnam | Software Development |
🏴 Wales | Construction |
Which countries or industries stand out the most to you?
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Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country
Which European economies are richest on a GDP per capita basis? This map shows the results for 44 countries across the continent.
Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country (2024)
This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources.
Europe is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated economies in the world. But how do countries in the region compare with each other on a per capita productivity basis?
In this map, we show Europe’s GDP per capita levels across 44 nations in current U.S. dollars. Data for this visualization and article is sourced from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via their DataMapper tool, updated April 2024.
Europe’s Richest and Poorest Nations, By GDP Per Capita
Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland, lead the list of Europe’s richest nations by GDP per capita, all above $100,000.
Rank | Country | GDP Per Capita (2024) |
---|---|---|
1 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $131,380 |
2 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $106,060 |
3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $105,670 |
4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $94,660 |
5 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $84,590 |
6 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $68,900 |
7 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $63,750 |
8 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $59,410 |
9 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $59,230 |
10 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $58,530 |
11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $55,540 |
12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $55,130 |
13 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $54,290 |
14 | 🇬🇧 UK | $51,070 |
15 | 🇫🇷 France | $47,360 |
16 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $44,900 |
17 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $41,740 |
18 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $39,580 |
19 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $37,150 |
20 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $34,050 |
21 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $34,030 |
22 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $31,850 |
23 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $29,800 |
24 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $28,970 |
25 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $28,410 |
26 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $25,930 |
27 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $24,190 |
28 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $23,970 |
29 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $23,320 |
30 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $23,010 |
31 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $22,970 |
32 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $19,530 |
33 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $16,940 |
34 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $14,390 |
35 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | $12,760 |
36 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $12,650 |
37 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $12,380 |
38 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $8,920 |
39 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | $8,420 |
40 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | $7,690 |
41 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $7,560 |
42 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $7,490 |
43 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | $6,390 |
44 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $5,660 |
N/A | 🇪🇺 EU Average | $44,200 |
Note: Figures are rounded.
Three Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark) also place highly, between $70,000-90,000. Other Nordic peers, Sweden and Finland rank just outside the top 10, between $55,000-60,000.
Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest economies in absolute terms, Germany, UK, and France, rank closer to the middle of the top 20, with GDP per capitas around $50,000.
Finally, at the end of the scale, Eastern Europe as a whole tends to have much lower per capita GDPs. In that group, Ukraine ranks last, at $5,660.
A Closer Look at Ukraine
For a broader comparison, Ukraine’s per capita GDP is similar to Iran ($5,310), El Salvador ($5,540), and Guatemala ($5,680).
According to experts, Ukraine’s economy has historically underperformed to expectations. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the economy contracted for five straight years. Its transition to a Western, liberalized economic structure was overshadowed by widespread corruption, a limited taxpool, and few revenue sources.
Politically, its transformation from authoritarian regime to civil democracy has proved difficult, especially when it comes to institution building.
Finally, after the 2022 invasion of the country, Ukraine’s GDP contracted by 30% in a single year—the largest loss since independence. Large scale emigration—to the tune of six million refugees—is also playing a role.
Despite these challenges, the country’s economic growth has somewhat stabilized while fighting continues.
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