The UK is still the 'poster boy' for attracting Europeans climbing the career ladder
But Brexit is nibbling away at its status as the number-one spot for cross-border job searches.
BRITAIN IS STILL the number-one destination for European jobseekers looking for work overseas, although its peak position has started to erode since the Brexit vote.
Research conducted by classifieds website Indeed has found that the UK accounted for just under a third of all cross-border job searches carried out by jobseekers in 15 European Union markets during the first nine months of this year.
However, its overall share of that market dropped nearly 15% when compared to the same period in 2015.
According to the data compiled by Indeed, Ireland recorded a significant bump in job searches from EU workers during that nine-month block. It took a 6.6% share of the overall market, up 33.6% on 2015′s figure.
The Republic reported the second-largest increase in jobs searches from European workers, behind Luxembourg.
Indeed also reported that the number of Irish people using its website to look for work in Britain has declined – the proportion of jobseekers here looking for work in the UK dropped 16.5% from 2015 to 2017.
‘Dynamic labour market’
Germany, the second-most popular country for cross-border job searches, recorded a near-20% increase in its share of the search market from January to September 2017.
Commenting on the analysis, Indeed economist Mariano Mamertino said Britain’s “dynamic labour market” has made it a “poster boy for ambitious Europeans keen to progress their careers”.
“Last year’s Brexit vote hasn’t stopped that attractiveness in its tracks, but it is clearly giving many European jobseekers pause for thought,” he said.
“It will be interesting to see if recent political events, suggesting a softening of the UK’s position on Brexit, will stem the decline that’s being seen in the UK’s attractiveness to European jobseekers.”
