Global Job Postings & Employment Dynamics

These three charts offer an encompassing perspective on global job market trends and employment dynamics, highlighting factors such as job postings, employment costs, and job separations.

Chart 1: International Job Postings

1. Job Postings on Indeed: These metrics represent the volume of job postings on Indeed.com in various countries including the United States, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France. Higher values suggest increased hiring activity.

Chart 2: Employment Cost and Working Hours

1. Employment Cost Index (Wages and Salaries): This captures the change in the cost of labor, including wages and salaries for private industry workers.

2. Employment-Population Ratio: This represents the proportion of the working-age population that is employed.

3. Average Weekly Hours of All Employees: This metric reflects the average number of hours worked per week by all employees in the private sector.

Chart 3: Job Separations

1. Job Separations Metrics: These indices track various forms of job separations including voluntary quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations in the nonfarm sector.

Viewed together, these charts shed light on the state of the job market and broader employment trends.

Potential Interpretations:

Positive Scenario: Increasing job postings across countries, a rising employment cost index (suggesting wage growth), stable or increasing employment-population ratio, and stable average weekly hours suggest a healthy job market. Lower rates of job separations, particularly layoffs and discharges, also point to positive labor market conditions.

Negative Scenario: Declining job postings, a stagnating or falling employment cost index (indicating wage stagnation), a decreasing employment-population ratio, and falling average weekly hours could signal weakening labor market conditions. Higher rates of job separations, particularly layoffs and discharges, would compound these concerns.