Labor Market Analysis in Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Labor Market Analysis in Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan#

To analyze labour market trends in Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (MENAAP) economies we analyse LinkedIn data.

Data Description#

This analysis the LinkedIn Hiring Rate indicator from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph to analyze labor market dynamics in MENAAP:

LinkedIn Hiring Rate (LHR)#

Hiring Rate measures the proportion of LinkedIn members who report starting new jobs each month, providing a real-time indicator of labor market activity. Calculation:

  • LHR = (Members who added new employers) / (Total country members)

  • Indexed to the 2016 average (a value of 1.0 represents the hiring rate of an average month in 2016) Presentation:

  • Reported as year-over-year (YOY) percentage changes, capturing labor market trends relative to the same period in the previous year.

  • Enables timely month-to-month comparisons by normalizing fluctuations in hiring patterns. Adjustments:

  • Accounts for profile update lags, ensuring that hiring trends are not skewed by delays in job status changes on LinkedIn.

  • Normalized to remove seasonal hiring variations and provide a clearer picture of underlying labor market dynamics.

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