q3 2014 linkedin economic confidence outlook

About the Survey

The LinkedIn Economic Confidence Outlook is a survey of Global Business Leaders. The survey was conducted during February, May and September 2014. More than 13,000 executives per wave from various industries responded to each survey.

The Economic Confidence Outlook comprises the following measures: Global Economy: Business leaders’ views of the global economy Country Economy: Business leaders’ views of their countries economy Perceptions of Industry: Business leaders’ views of their industry Perceptions of Company: Business leaders’ views of their company Hiring expectations: Business leaders’ hiring plans at their company

Executives were located in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Positive sentiment towards the global economy continues to wane amongst executives in almost all countries

Global Economy Optimism% of professionals who think the global economy will get better

Question: Over the next 6 months, do you think the global economy will get better, worse or stay the same? ©2014 LinkedIn Corporation

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©2014 LinkedIn CorporationQuestion: Over the next 6 months, do you think the your country’s economy will get better, worse or stay the same?

Country Economy Optimism% of professionals who think their country economy will get better

Positive sentiment towards their country’s economy appears to be taking a negative turn amongst executives in most countries

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Positive sentiment towards hiring appears to be decreasing slightly among executives in many countries

Question: Over the next 12 months, do you think staffing levels in your organization will increase, decrease or stay the same?

Hiring Optimism% of professionals who think their company will increase staffing levels

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Executives remain equally optimistic about their industry QoQ; staffing, architecture/engineering, retail, & media are down slightly

Industry Optimism% of professionals who are optimistic about their industry growth

Question: Over the next 6 months, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the growth prospects of your industry?

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Executives remain equally optimistic about their company QOQ; staffing, architecture/engineering, and hardware are down slightly

Company Optimism% of professionals who are optimistic about their company growth

Question: Over the next 6 months, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the growth prospects of your company?

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Hiring (% Increase)

Country Economy (% Better)

Global Economy (% Better)

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Hiring (% Increase)



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Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

Hiring (% Increase)



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France

Hiring (% Increase)



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Germany

Hiring (% Increase)



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India

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Italy

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Japan

Hiring (% Increase)



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Spain

Hiring (% Increase)



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Sweden

Hiring (% Increase)



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Switzerland

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The Netherlands

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The United Kingdom

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