O c t o b e r 2 The Future of Jobs

Uneymployment rate (%)
3
6
9
12
15
Date

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Source
Future of Jobs Survey 2020, World Economic Forum.
Source
LinkedIn Economic Graph.
Planned business adaptation in response to COVID-19
Hiring rate trends in selected countries, February–October 2020, year-on-year changes
F I G U R E 5
F I G U R E 6
Accelerate the digitalization of work processes
(e.g. use of digital tools, video conferencing)
Provide more opportunities to work remotely
Accelerate automation of tasks
Accelerate the digitalization of upskilling/reskilling
(e.g. education technology providers)
Accelerate the implementation of upskilling/reskilling programmes
Accelerate ongoing organizational transformations
(e.g. restructuring)
Temporarily reassign workers to different tasks
Temporarily reduce workforce
Permanently reduce workforce
Temporarily increase workforce
No specific measures implemented
Permanently increase workforce
0
20
40
60
80
100
Share of employers surveyed (%)
84
83
50
42
35
34
30
28
13
5
4
1
United States
Singapore
Italy
China
Brazil
Australia
United Kingdom
France
-80
-40
0
40
80
12 Feb
01 Mar
01 Apr
01 May
01 Jun
01 Jul
01 Ago
25 Sep
01 Sep
Hiring rate, year
-on-year (%)

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Hiring rate trends in selected countries, by industry, April-September 2020, year-on-year changes
F I G U R E 7