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43% -- share of workforce latent job seeking for workforce (latent job seekers) (2025)
According to Intelligence Group, 43% of the workforce are latent job seekers who are not actively applying for jobs but are open to a better move.
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2025
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https://goals.nl/en/blog/why-your-recruitment-is-stagnating/ ↗
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Why your recruitment is stagnating (and how to solve it) - Blog
You have vacancies open. You post them on LinkedIn. You put them on job boards. You run a campaign.
And yet it remains silent.
Maybe some will still come in, but not enough. Or not the right quality. And meanwhile, time ticks by. Teams are running on the tips of their toes. Hiring managers get frust…
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workforce (latent job seekers): 43% share of workforce latent job seeking. Source: Intelligence Group (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/latent-job-seekers-workforce-43pct
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