U.S. hiring continued to cool in March, marking the third straight month of slowdown. In March, national hiring dipped just over 1% from February and sits 6% below 📉 where it was this time last year. Overall, hiring remains 24% below pre-pandemic levels. But the picture isn’t the same across industries. Hiring is beginning to stabilize in areas like Technology, Information and Media, and Wholesale, however, sectors including Financial Services and Professional Services are still operating well below their pre‑2020 pace. Year over year, hiring fell in all 20 metros we track. And while San Francisco has shown signs of stabilizing, hiring there is still 36% below pre-pandemic levels. Check out the latest U.S. Workforce Report for more on what’s driving these trends via the link in the comments 📊
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The Economic Graph is a digital representation of the global economy based on over 1.2 billion members; 41,000 skills; 69 million companies; and 140,000 schools. In short: it’s all the data on LinkedIn. Through mapping every member, company, job, and school, we’re able to spot trends like talent migration, hiring rates, and in-demand skills by region. These insights help us connect people to economic opportunity in new ways. And by partnering with governments and organizations around the world, we help them better connect people to opportunities.
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Earlier this week, LinkedIn partnered with the UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub (Accelerator Labs) to bring together policymakers, researchers, and workforce leaders to unpack insights from the 2026 Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) AI Index. One thing that came through clearly in our discussion: AI adoption is accelerating, but its benefits aren’t being distributed evenly. Across regions and industries, access to skills, infrastructure, and opportunity will play a major role in shaping who benefits from this next wave of technological change. And this isn’t a future‑of‑work scenario. It’s already changing how work gets done today. The data is important. But what matters most now are the choices that follow — around policy, investment, and collaboration — which will determine whether AI expands economic opportunity or reinforces existing gaps. Grateful to our partners at UNDP and Stanford University for helping move this conversation from insight to action. 📄 You can explore the full 2026 Stanford AI Index here by clicking the link in the comments below. Special thanks to Rosie Hood, PhD Akash Kaura Mar Carpanelli Sharat Raghavan Sha Sajadieh Vanessa Parli Drew Spence Vitalii Zakhozhyi, MPA Yu Ping Chan Robert Opp Andrea Petkovic Jamila Smith-Dell Danielle K. Sandi Gohn Heather Combs
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The early-career playbook isn't what it used to be. Fewer entry-level roles, slower hiring and AI are reshaping what "junior" work looks like — but that doesn't mean opportunity has disappeared. In this year's LinkedIn Grad's Guide, we spoke to young professionals navigating the market — from AI engineers to those taking less traditional paths — along with experts to help make sense of it all. What we found: • The roles and industries opening doors • The cities where opportunity is growing • What's actually helping people get started If you're starting your career this year or know someone who is, this is for you. Dig in and join the conversation below. 🧑🎓 New grads: what kind of work are you aiming for — and what skills are you building to get there? 👩💼 If you've been there: what’s one piece of advice you’d give someone entering today’s job market? #GradsGuide2026
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Artificial intelligence has sparked fears it will become a job killer. It’s also fueling a crop of new careers. 🔗 https://on.wsj.com/48c875r AI created 640,000 jobs between 2023 and 2025 in the U.S., according to an analysis by LinkedIn of job posting data, including new white-collar positions such as head of AI and AI engineer. That tally doesn’t include the huge number of temporary construction jobs tied to building the mammoth data centers AI relies on. The fast-emerging new jobs help train AI to improve its performance and take on more tasks, and help train humans to use AI in their work. The jobs run the gamut from high-level careers in AI strategy to hourly work. One rising job is head of AI. In the three years from 2023 through 2025, companies sought to fill 225,000 such jobs, up 49% from the prior four years, according to LinkedIn job-posting data.
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And we’re back. Episode 2 of “The Messy Middle” debuts today with our special guest, Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase. We break down why I should care about cryptocurrency, prediction markets, and Paul’s unique career path in law. Come to find out whether Bitcoin is similar to Sephora points, but stay to hear LinkedIn Wellness Director Michael Susi give me, Mindy and Mike advice on how to get fit for Summer, where he comes as close as possible to calling me and Mindy “old” without actually saying it.
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From design workflows to data centers, AI is shaping the next era of work. Our latest AI Labor Market Update 📊 reveals major shifts in how global talent is adapting to this technology: - AI literacy is expanding beyond engineering into less-technical functions, like product management and graphic design - The fastest-growing AI engineering skill of 2025 was AI agents, signaling a shift toward autonomous execution for certain tasks - The global data center workforce has doubled since 2017 to meet infrastructure demand Check out the full report in the comments 👇
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Women’s progress into leadership is stuck in neutral in 2026 — as a low‑momentum labor market slows advancement🚦 In this edition of State of the Labor Market, Kory Kantenga, Ph.D. examines how weak hiring momentum is reshaping opportunity for women across the global workforce: - Why hiring remains well below pre‑pandemic levels across most major economies - Where leadership gaps persist even in industries where women are the majority - How promotion bottlenecks intensify from senior IC to management and from VP to C‑suite Plus, explore why the rapid rise of Chief of Staff roles may offer a critical pathway into senior leadership — even as overall progress stalls. Read the full analysis in this month’s newsletter 👇
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Open to Work is coming to Reddit! Ryan Roslansky and I wrote this book to start a new conversation around where work is going in the age of AI and to help us all know what to do to - right now - to manage this moment of big change. Along the way, we had the chance to hear from workers of all backgrounds and career stages who are navigating career pivots, unexpected job challenges, and building entirely new kinds of work for themselves and their teams. Those lived experiences shaped the book as much as any other research or reporting. I'm hosting my first ever Reddit AMA on April 2nd at 11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET. I’ll be taking your questions, sharing advice, and might even tell a few stories that didn’t make it into the final version of the book. 🔗 Join me here: https://lnkd.in/AneeshAMA
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U.S. hiring is still struggling to find its footing. National hiring dropped -3.0% from January to February 📉, and is now -23% below its pre-pandemic pace. Here's what the latest data shows: - Year-over-year, national hiring is down 6.8% - Month-over-month, hiring fell in 16 of the 20 largest US metros - From January to February, hiring fell mildly (mostly 1-3%) in 17 of 20 industries Read the report to see what's driving these changes. 🔗 in comments below.
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The Chief of Staff role may be one of the most underrated leadership launchpads 🚀 Many Chiefs of Staff go on to become COOs, Founders, and CEOs, making the role a powerful proving ground for future leaders. Another notable trend: women are driving this growth. In the U.S., 59% of Chief of Staff roles are held by women, making it one of the few leadership pipelines where women already represent the majority. Read the full report below.