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40% workforce anticipates fewer jobs, major cut down in spending: LinkedIn

The fortnightly index pointed that while India's overall confidence remains steady, the country's confidence in jobs is beginning to trend downward

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The findings showed that 41 per cent of enterprise professionals think their companies will do better in the next six months.

BS Web Team New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 16 2020 | 12:32 PM IST

Two in five or 40 per cent professionals believe that the number of jobs and scheduled interviews will decrease in the next two weeks, according to the fifth edition of LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index.

The fortnightly index pointed that while India’s overall confidence remains steady, the country’s confidence in jobs is beginning to trend downward. The report also states that professionals from healthcare, manufacturing, and corporate service industries are more likely to anticipate a decrease in personal spending and personal investments in the next six months.

However, employees at large enterprises (firms with over 10,000 workers) are more confident about

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown LinkedIn Survey Jobs in India job creation

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