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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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Business
Mapped: The World’s Top Financial Centers in 2025
See which cities are dominating global finance in this 2025 ranking of the world’s top financial centers.
Mapped: The World’s Top Financial Centers in 2025
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Key Takeaways
- The 37th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37) ranks the competitiveness of 119 financial hubs
- Little has changed at the top of the index, with New York, London, and Hong Kong continuing their long-standing dominance
Financial centers are a core pillar of the modern economy, channeling capital, facilitating trade, and driving innovation across the world.
In this graphic, we visualized the world’s top 40 most competitive financial centers, using data from the 37th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37).
Data & Methodology
The GFCI 37 was compiled using 140 quantitative measures from sources like the World Bank, OECD, and UN.
These measures are combined with assessments collected by respondents to the GFCI online questionnaire. In total, the GFCI 37 used 31,314 assessments from 4,946 respondents.
The data we used to create this graphic is listed below.
| City | GFCI 37 Rank | GFCI 37 Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 New York | 1 | 769 |
| 🇬🇧 London | 2 | 762 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 3 | 760 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 4 | 750 |
| 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 5 | 749 |
| 🇺🇸 Chicago | 6 | 746 |
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 7 | 745 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 8 | 744 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen | 9 | 743 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul | 10 | 742 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | 11 | 741 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | 12 | 740 |
| 🇺🇸 Washington DC | 13 | 739 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin | 14 | 738 |
| 🇨🇭 Geneva | 15 | 737 |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 16 | 736 |
| 🇫🇷 Paris | 17 | 735 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 18 | 734 |
| 🇺🇸 Boston | 19 | 733 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing | 20 | 732 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich | 21 | 731 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 22 | 730 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto | 23 | 729 |
| 🇰🇷 Busan | 24 | 728 |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | 25 | 727 |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | 26 | 726 |
| 🇨🇦 Montreal | 27 | 725 |
| 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 28 | 724 |
| 🇬🇧 Edinburgh | 29 | 723 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | 30 | 722 |
| 🇨🇦 Vancouver | 31 | 721 |
| 🇬🇧 Glasgow | 32 | 720 |
| 🇨🇭 Lugano | 33 | 719 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 34 | 718 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao | 35 | 717 |
| 🇺🇸 San Diego | 36 | 716 |
| 🇩🇪 Berlin | 37 | 715 |
| 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi | 38 | 714 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu | 39 | 713 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka | 40 | 712 |
Areas of Competitiveness
The quantitative factors used in the GFCI model are grouped into five areas of competitiveness:
- Business environment: Transparency and stability of systems, regulatory complexity
- Human capital: Access to skill professionals, investment in education
- Infrastructure: Quality of physical and digital infrastructure
- Financial sector development: Accessibility to clients, development of digital solutions
- Reputation: Trustworthiness of legal and regulatory systems
Regional Insights
We’ve summarized the main highlights from each GFCI region below.
North America
North America has four centers in the top 10: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The most improved within North America are Miami and Vancouver, which both climbed over 10 places in the ranking.
Western Europe
London is the region’s dominant center, with seven other cities featuring in the top 20. The average rating across Western Europe increased by 2.14%.
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific has six centers in the top 20, with four belonging to China (Hong Kong SAR, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing). Looking elsewhere, Hangzhou, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, and Manila all rose six or more places.
Middle East & Africa
The region’s leading centers are Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with Dubai climbing four places to 12th in GFCI 37. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv, Kuwait City, and Johannesburg each fell more than 10 places.
Latin America & The Caribbean
São Paulo rose seven places this year, making it the leading financial center in the region.
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