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The Global Skills Landscape
A Complex Puzzle

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COMPARISON TOOL

The Regional Picture 2016

The country dashboards present a detailed breakdown of labour market pressures for each of the 33 countries (spanning the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe) featured in the Hays Global Skills Index.

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SEVEN INDICATORS THAT MAKE UP THE SKILLS INDEX

The following seven components are given equal weighting when calculating the overall score for each market. Each component measures how much pressure different factors are exerting on the local labour market. Higher scores mean that country is experiencing more pressure than has historically been the case. Lower scores mean that country is experiencing less pressure than has historically been the case.

Education flexibilityEducation flexibility
Labour market participationLabour market participation
Labour market flexibiltyLabour market flexibilty
Talent mismatchTalent mismatch
Overall wage pressureOverall wage pressure
Wage pressure in high-skill industriesWage pressure in high-skill industries
Wage pressure in high-skill occupationsWage pressure in high-skill occupations
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The Hays Global Skills Index began measuring pressures in labour markets across the globe in 2012 and has continued to do so on an annual basis. Please visit our archive to explore previous editions;

  • Hays Global Skills Index 2012: Critical Skills Imbalances – A Barometer of Factors Impacting Global Skills Mobility
  • Hays Global Skills Index 2013: The Great Talent Mismatch
  • Hays Global Skills Index 2014: The Perfect Talent Storm
  • Hays Global Skills Index 2015: Labour Markets in a World of Continuous Change
  • Hays Global Skills Index 2016: The Global Skills Landscape – A Complex Puzzle

 

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The media centre provides journalists with information and tools on the Hays Global Skills Index. So for any media related materials such as our global press release, Hays Global Skills Index introduction video, press coverage, or press contacts, please visit our media centre.

 

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