Get Hired with Andrew Seaman
Get Hired with Andrew Seaman
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Inside the Job Market with LinkedIn's Top Economist
21 minutes Posted May 29, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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On this bonus episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman and LinkedIn’s Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough unpack the latest data on the job market. Karin shares insights on hiring trends across industries and geographies and explains why the labor market looks strong on the surface but feels shaky for many job seekers. She also shares tips for recent grads entering the workforce.
Key Topics:
Why the unemployment rate doesn't tell the full story
Which industries are hiring and which are slowing down
The rise of AI literacy and why it's now a top skill among employers
How jobs are transforming (not disappearing!) due to AI
What new graduates need to know about entering today's job market
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