UAE jobs: Why the Emirates has one of the world's 'strongest hiring booms'
The UAE continues to be a global talent magnet, ranking fifth in the world for total talent inflow after the US, the UK, Canada and France, a new report by LinkedIn in partnership with the Ministry of Economy has said. Relative to its population, the inflow of talent to the Emirates is the highest in the world, the professional network service said. “The UAE has recorded one of the strongest hiring booms globally, with hiring rates 36 per cent higher in December 2021 compared with December 2019,” said Rajai El Khadem, head of LinkedIn Mena for government and academia. “This represented one of the highest hiring recoveries in the world, trending above other developed economies.” The jobs market in the UAE, the second-largest Arab economy, has recovered strongly from the pandemic-induced slowdown on the back of the government’s fiscal and monetary measures. About 76 per cent of UAE employers plan to expand their workforce in 2022, a February survey by jobs portal Bayt.com and market r...