U.S. Talent Shortage Over Time

The annual Talent Shortage Survey was not conducted in 2017 and 2020.

U.S. Talent Shortage by Company Size

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U.S. Talent Shortage by Industry Vertical

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73%

Financials & Real Estate

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71%

Health Care & Life Sciences

71%

Consumer Goods & Services

70%

Industrials & Materials

69%

Communication Services

68%

Transport, Logistics & Automotive

68%

Energy & Utilities

66%

Information Technology

Talent Scarcity Around the U.S.

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Midwest

How U.S. Companies are Overcoming the Talent Shortage

36
%

Increasing wages

34
%

Offering more flexibility about when employees work

32
%

Offering more flexibility about where employees work

31
%

Looking at new talent pools

25
%

Offering joining bonuses

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About The Survey

ManpowerGroup surveyed nearly 39,000 employers across 41 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Türkiye, UK, and the US.
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Forward-Looking Statements

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