LinkedIn – Labor Market Report: Building a Future of Work That Works, 2026

This report analyzes global labor market trends in 2026 with a focus on AI adoption, workforce skills, internal mobility, and future of work strategies.

Key findings include accelerated AI skill development through LinkedIn Learning, the growth of AI talent pipelines via internal mobility, emerging AI-related roles, and the impact of AI-driven hiring tools on reducing time-to-hire. The report highlights that AI is creating more jobs than it replaces, with labor market sluggishness driven mainly by macroeconomic factors, and growth concentrated in healthcare and AI infrastructure sectors.