Mapped: The Industry Hiring the Most People In Every Country

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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%

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.

Source: Visual Capitalist

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