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US leads in unfilled jobs, report finds

January 20, 2016

The US leads 12 major markets in unfilled jobs, with more than 25% of jobs left open after 60 days, according to the report, “Labor Market Outlook 2016: Uncovering the Causes of Global Jobs Mismatch,” released today by Indeed.

Germany and Canada followed at 20% and almost 19% respectively.

Many roles aren’t seeing high enough wages to lure workers, and in-demand positions lack qualified applicants, the report found.

“The mismatch between employers and job seekers is weighing on productivity, partially explaining a missing spark from the global recovery thus far,” said Indeed Chief Economist Tara Sinclair, author of the report. “There is still time for these markets to hire workers and boost growth, but it will take increased wages along with skilled workers taking in-demand roles, two areas that have underperformed throughout the recovery.”

Percent of jobs open on Indeed after 60 days by country:

  1. United States: 25.84%
  2. Germany: 20.00%
  3. Canada: 18.70%
  4. France: 16.07%
  5. United Kingdom: 13.09%
  6. Australia: 11.66%
  7. Japan: 11.12%
  8. India: 10.22%
  9. Italy: 9.28%
  10. Brazil: 7.2%
  11. Russia: 1.84%
  12. China: 1.42%

The global report is based on aggregated and anonymized data from job seeker and employer behavior on Indeed from first quarter 2013 to third quarter 2015 in the markets where Indeed has a site, with special focus on the 12 largest countries by GDP.