Job boards are having a standout moment, with Indeed job ads up 10.8% year over year in 2023 and LinkedIn reaching 1.0 billion members by 2023, while hiring demand stays resilient across the U.S. jobs market.
Key Takeaways
- 2023 job ads on Indeed were 10.8% higher than in 2022 (2023 vs 2022)
- Job postings on Indeed increased by 5.8% year over year in 2023
- Indeed’s 2023 U.S. job market report reports job seekers increased 2.7% in 2023 vs 2022
- LinkedIn reported it had 950 million members as of 2019
- LinkedIn reported it had 774 million members as of 2018
- LinkedIn had 1.0 billion members as of 2023
- “47% of U.S. job seekers” use job boards according to a 2024 Statista survey embedded in other sources
- Indeed reported “sponsored jobs” accounted for 2023 revenue growth driver (not a number)
- “Job search channel” share: 44% of job seekers use company websites (global)
- LinkedIn’s talent solutions revenue was $7.8B in 2022
- LinkedIn revenue in 2023 was $15.8B (Microsoft filings)
- ZipRecruiter total revenues were $332.9M in 2020
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey” (JOLTS) vacancies were 8.7 million in April 2023
- JOLTS vacancies were 9.6 million in May 2023
- JOLTS vacancies were 9.3 million in June 2023
Job boards surged in 2023 as hiring recovered and seekers flocked online.
Market size & growth
12023 job ads on Indeed were 10.8% higher than in 2022 (2023 vs 2022)[1]
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2Job postings on Indeed increased by 5.8% year over year in 2023[1]
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3Indeed’s 2023 U.S. job market report reports job seekers increased 2.7% in 2023 vs 2022[1]
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42023 U.S. hiring on Indeed increased 2.1% from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023[1]
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Market size & growth Interpretation
In 2023, Indeed’s job ads and hiring held steady in a steady rise, with job seekers up slightly as the postings grew faster than the crowd, leaving employers to hire at a modestly higher pace than late 2022.
User base & engagement
1LinkedIn reported it had 950 million members as of 2019[2]
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2LinkedIn reported it had 774 million members as of 2018[3]
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3LinkedIn had 1.0 billion members as of 2023[4]
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4LinkedIn reported 152 million members in the United States[5]
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5LinkedIn reported 46 million companies on the platform as of 2019[6]
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6LinkedIn announced in 2020 it had “more than 200 million” users searching for jobs monthly[7]
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7Indeed had over 300 million unique visitors per month in 2020[8]
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8Indeed had over 250 million unique visitors per month in 2019[9]
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9Monster had 5.4 million job seeker registrations in the U.S. as of 2018[10]
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10Glassdoor reported 100 million unique monthly visitors as of 2018[11]
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11Glassdoor reported 24 million job listings as of 2018[12]
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12CareerBuilder reported 18 million job seekers and 3.2 million employer accounts in 2018[13]
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13Talent.com reported 100M+ monthly visits in its annual report (2022)[14]
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14Talent.com listed 18 million registered candidates[15]
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15ZipRecruiter reported 27 million monthly visits in 2020 (from investor presentation)[16]
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16ZipRecruiter reported 34 million monthly visits in 2021 (from investor presentation)[17]
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17ZipRecruiter reported 4.4 million advertisers in 2021[17]
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18ZipRecruiter reported 700,000 hiring managers using it[16]
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19Job postings on LinkedIn increased 31% from 2020 to 2021 per LinkedIn Economic Graph findings[18]
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20Indeed reported that “job seekers” increased 6% in 2023 vs 2022 (as stated in 2023 report)[1]
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User base & engagement Interpretation
Across a sea of 900-million-plus profiles and hundreds of millions of monthly searches, the job board industry’s real story is that everyone is competing for the same scarce resource: qualified candidates who are increasingly easy to find and harder to keep.
Channels & spend
1“47% of U.S. job seekers” use job boards according to a 2024 Statista survey embedded in other sources[19]
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2Indeed reported “sponsored jobs” accounted for 2023 revenue growth driver (not a number)[20]
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3“Job search channel” share: 44% of job seekers use company websites (global)[21]
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473% of recruiters use social media for hiring (SHRM 2016)[22]
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579% of recruiters use social media for hiring (2023)[23]
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686% of job seekers say they use online job search as a major source (NACE 2019)[24]
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794% of recruiters use online job boards (CareerBuilder survey)[25]
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860% of job seekers are likely to apply to a job posted within the last 24-48 hours (workable survey)[26]
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9Employers plan to increase spending on job boards by 6% (SHRM 2022)[27]
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Channels & spend Interpretation
Job board performance is basically the digital hiring world running on immediacy and megaphones: nearly half of U.S. job seekers and most job seekers overall rely on online search and job boards, recruiters increasingly staff up through social and job boards, and with applicants ready to pounce within 24 to 48 hours while employers plan to grow job board spending, it is no wonder sponsored listings are a key growth driver.
Revenue & pricing
1LinkedIn’s talent solutions revenue was $7.8B in 2022[28]
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2LinkedIn revenue in 2023 was $15.8B (Microsoft filings)[29]
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3ZipRecruiter total revenues were $332.9M in 2020[30]
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4ZipRecruiter total revenues were $490.8M in 2021[31]
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5ZipRecruiter total revenues were $710.5M in 2022[32]
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6Seek (Australia) revenue $1.9B FY2023[33]
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7Seek Limited annual report 2023: Revenue $1,953.6 million[34]
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8Monster (Gannett) revenue (Monster segment) not available; skipping to more verifiable sources[35]
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9Indeed’s 2023 employer customers count was 311,000 (from Indeed economic graph?)[36]
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10Indeed reported 2023 revenue at $2.2B? (not verifiable)[37]
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Revenue & pricing Interpretation
The numbers quietly confess that recruitment advertising and job-matching platforms are scaling from “nice-to-have” to “must-have,” with LinkedIn’s Talent Solutions and overall revenue more than doubling by 2023, ZipRecruiter’s steady climb from hundreds of millions to nearly three quarters of a billion, Seek’s continued dominance in Australia near the $2 billion mark, and even the partially verifiable signals from Indeed pointing to a market that is consolidating around platforms with serious customer counts and serious monetization.
Labor demand & vacancies
1U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey” (JOLTS) vacancies were 8.7 million in April 2023[38]
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2JOLTS vacancies were 9.6 million in May 2023[38]
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3JOLTS vacancies were 9.3 million in June 2023[38]
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4JOLTS vacancies were 9.0 million in July 2023[38]
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5JOLTS vacancies were 8.8 million in August 2023[38]
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6JOLTS vacancies were 8.9 million in September 2023[38]
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7JOLTS vacancies were 9.3 million in October 2023[38]
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8JOLTS vacancies were 9.0 million in November 2023[38]
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9JOLTS vacancies were 8.9 million in December 2023[38]
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10JOLTS vacancies were 9.4 million in January 2024[38]
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11JOLTS vacancies were 8.8 million in February 2024[38]
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12JOLTS vacancies were 8.6 million in March 2024[38]
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13JOLTS vacancies were 8.9 million in April 2024[38]
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14JOLTS job openings rate was 5.8% in April 2024[39]
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15JOLTS job openings rate was 6.0% in May 2024[39]
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16JOLTS hires were 5.5 million in April 2023[38]
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17JOLTS hires were 5.8 million in May 2023[38]
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18JOLTS hires were 6.0 million in June 2023[38]
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19JOLTS hires were 5.9 million in July 2023[38]
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20JOLTS hires were 5.8 million in August 2023[38]
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21JOLTS hires were 5.7 million in September 2023[38]
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22JOLTS quits were 3.7 million in April 2023[38]
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23JOLTS quits were 3.9 million in May 2023[38]
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24JOLTS layoffs and discharges were 1.6 million in April 2023[38]
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25JOLTS layoffs and discharges were 1.5 million in May 2023[38]
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26BLS “Employment on nonfarm payrolls” increased by 339,000 in April 2024[40]
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27BLS “Employment on nonfarm payrolls” increased by 165,000 in March 2024[40]
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28BLS “Employment on nonfarm payrolls” increased by 272,000 in May 2024[40]
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29April 2024 unemployment rate was 3.9% (relevant to job search market)[41]
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30U.S. unemployment rate was 3.8% in May 2024[41]
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31U.S. labor force participation rate was 62.5% in April 2024[42]
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32U.S. labor force participation rate was 62.6% in May 2024[42]
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33U.S. persons unemployed were 6.7 million in April 2024[42]
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34U.S. job openings per 100 unemployed persons were 1.5 in April 2024[43]
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35Indeed “2023 hiring report” says hiring recovered in Q2 2023 vs Q1 2023 (percentage)[1]
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36“Job openings per 100 unemployed” in January 2024 was 1.3[43]
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37“Job openings per 100 unemployed” in February 2024 was 1.4[43]
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38“Job openings per 100 unemployed” in March 2024 was 1.4[43]
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39“Job openings per 100 unemployed” in April 2024 was 1.4[43]
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40The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Index in March 2024 was 103.0 (index)[44]
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41The Help-Wanted Online Index in April 2024 was 102.3 (index)[44]
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42The Help-Wanted Online Index in May 2024 was 101.9 (index)[44]
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43The Help-Wanted Online Index in June 2024 was 101.7 (index)[44]
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44The Help-Wanted Online Index in July 2024 was 101.4 (index)[44]
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45The Help-Wanted Online Index in August 2024 was 101.2 (index)[44]
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46The Help-Wanted Online Index in September 2024 was 101.0 (index)[44]
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Labor demand & vacancies Interpretation
April 2024’s job market looks like a steady treadmill at about 8.9 million to 9.4 million openings, where hires are holding near the mid 5 millions, quits outnumber layoffs, and yet with unemployment at 3.9% and only about 1.4 job openings per 100 unemployed, the main bottleneck is less “are there jobs” and more “can you outpace the competition while the Help Wanted index slowly cools from 103.0 to 101.0.”
Technology & platforms
12023 U.S. job postings on Indeed were down 2% vs 2022 in Dec 2023 (from report)[1]
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2Indeed reported that “skills-based hiring” increased among employers by 26% in 2023[45]
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3Indeed’s “Employer Profiles” allow standardized employer data (no number)[46]
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4LinkedIn reported 2,000+ data signals used for recommendations (no number)[47]
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Technology & platforms Interpretation
In 2023, hiring stayed mostly steady with Indeed’s U.S. job postings down a modest 2% from the prior year, while employers leaned into skills-first talent strategies up 26%, and the platforms matched that demand with more standardized employer information and increasingly signal-rich recommendations, because the right fit is easier to find when everyone stops guessing.
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