June 2021

Gartner TalentNeuron™ Labor Market Trends Report

Data insights to guide short- and long-term workforce planning in today’s tight and volatile labor market

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    Insights from this month’s labor market data

    On average, the U.S. saw a month-over-month increase of 2.3% in new job postings from April to May. The impact of the COVID-19 resurgence on the India market continued in May, leading to all functions in India seeing monthly declines in active job postings.

    Top trends from this month’s report:

    • The U.S. active job postings saw a month-over-month gain of 1.5% and stayed slightly above the prepandemic level seen in February 2020.
    • France, Germany, Italy, U.K. and U.S. all saw gains in active job postings from April to May.
    • Despite drops in May due to COVID-19 resurgence, the job posting level in Singapore stayed above the prepandemic level.

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    About the labor market trends report

    This report, based on real-time labor market data powered by Gartner TalentNeuron™, showcases the latest data points around hiring trends, job activity and skill needs to help HR executives better understand the state of the labor market today, and where it will be heading tomorrow.

    Each month we detail: 

    • The occupations seeing the highest-demand gains and losses
    • Hiring trends across 10 countries (U.S., U.K., Canada, Italy, Singapore, India, Japan, Brazil, Germany and Russia)
    • The industries across countries being impacted most by the pandemic