Indian job seekers slowly losing interest in opportunities in US: Report

The downward trend predates impacts of Covid-19, and corresponds instead with uncertainty around and tightening of the US immigration policy

While the US remains the favourite destination for Indians looking for jobs overseas, there has been a substantial fall in the number of searches looking for employment opportunities in America, a report by a global job portal Indeed has said.

According to the Indeed data, job searches for the USA fell to 42 per cent in June 2020 from a high of 58 per cent in January 2019. However, the US remained the favourite destination for Indians looking at jobs abroad, the report noted.

A downward trend that predates impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and corresponds instead with uncertainty around and tightening