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2. About the Survey
The LinkedIn Economic Confidence Outlook (LECO) is a survey of
global business leaders. The Q2 2014 LECO survey was conducted
during June 2014. More than 13,000 LinkedIn members, director-level
and above, from various industries responded to the survey.
The Economic Confidence Outlook comprises the following measures:
Global Economy: Business leaders’ views of the global economy
Country Economy: Business leaders’ views of their countries economy
Perceptions of Industry: Business leaders’ views of their industry
Perceptions of Company: Business leaders’ views of their company
Hiring expectations: Business leaders’ hiring plans at their company
Senior business leaders were located in Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United
States.
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3. 69%
67%
58%
55%
51% 51%
44% 43% 43%
41% 40% 40% 39%
36%
32%
71%
68%
63%
51%
48%
71%
47%
39% 39%
37%
44%
35% 35%
26% 27%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Netherlands
UK
Spain
Sweden
Belgium
India
Italy
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
USA
Canada
Australia
France
Brazil
2014 Q1 2014 Q2
Positive sentiment towards the global economy appears to be
waning slightly amongst executives in most countries
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4
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Global Economy Optimism
% of professionals who think the global economy will get better
Question: Over the next 6 months, do you think the global economy will get better, worse or stay the same? ©2014 LinkedIn Corporation

4. 71%
67%
53% 53%
50% 50%
45%
45% 43%
36%
34%
25%
23%
20%
17%
73%
66%
58%
90%
47%
44%
46% 45%
37% 35%
41%
28%
25%
13%
10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
UK
Netherlands
Spain
India
Germany
Sweden
Japan
USA
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Switzerland
Australia
France
Brazil
2014 Q1 2014 Q2
5
3
37
6
6
7
7
6
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©2014 LinkedIn CorporationQuestion: Over the next 6 months, do you think the your country’s economy will get better, worse or stay the same?
Country Economy Optimism
% of professionals who think their country economy will get better
Positive sentiment towards their country’s economy appears to be
holding steady amongst executives in most countries

5. 60%
49%
44% 43%
42%
41%
36% 36% 35%
33% 33%
31% 30% 30% 30%
64%
51%
47% 47%
45%
35%
36%
40%
36%
40%
36%
32%
30%
35%
32%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
India
UK
Germany
USA
Sweden
Brazil
Japan
Canada
Australia
Spain
Switzerland
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Italy
2014 Q1 2014 Q2
6
4
3 4 3
4 7
3 5
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Positive sentiment towards hiring appears to be increasing slightly
among executives in most countries
Question: Over the next 12 months, do you think staffing levels in your organization will increase, decrease or stay the same?
Hiring Optimism
% of professionals who think their company will increase staffing levels

6. Industry Optimism

7. 88%
83%
78%
76% 76% 76%
74% 74% 74% 73%
71%
68% 67% 66%
85% 84%
73%
75% 76%
78%
73% 74% 76%
72%
70%
71%
65%
71%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Staffing
Tech-Software
Telecomm
ProfSvcs
Arch&Eng
Aero/Auto/Transport
HC&Pharma
Manuf/Indust
Tech-Hardware
Retail&Consumer
FinServ&Ins
Oil&Energy
Gov't/Educ/NP
Media&Ent
2014 Q1 2014 Q2
5
3 5
3
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Executives remain equally optimistic about their industry quarter
over quarter; Oil/Energy & Media are up slightly
Industry Optimism
% of professionals who are optimistic about their industry growth
Question: Over the next 6 months, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the growth prospects of your industry?

8. 87%
83%
79% 79% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76%
71% 70%
64%
84%
82%
78% 79% 79% 79% 78% 79%
76% 76%
74% 73% 74%
65%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Staffing
Tech-Software
Aero/Auto/Transport
Retail&Cons
ProfSvcs
Manuf/Indus
HC&Pharma
Arch&Eng
Tech-Hardware
FinServ&Ins
Telecomm
Oil&Energy
Media&Ent
Gov't/Educ/NP
2014 Q1 2014 Q2
3
4
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Executives remain equally optimistic about their company quarter
over quarter; Media & Ent. is up slightly
Company Optimism
% of professionals who are optimistic about their company growth
Question: Over the next 6 months, are you optimistic or pessimistic about the growth prospects of your company?

9. Country Optimism

10. Australia
35%
23%
39%
36%
25%
35%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation

11. 31%
43%
51%
32%
37%
48%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Belgium

12. 41%
17%
32%
35%
10%
27%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Brazil

13. 36%
36%
40%
40%
35%
35%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Canada

14. 30%
20%
36%
30%
13%
26%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
France

15. 44%
50%
43%
47%
47%
39%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Germany

16. 60%
53%
51%
64%
90%
71%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
India

17. 30%
34%
44%
32%
41%
47%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Italy

18. 36%
45%
43%
36%
46%
39%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Japan

19. 33%
53%
58%
40%
58%
63%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Spain

20. 42%
50%
55%
45%
44%
51%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Sweden

21. 33%
25%
41%
36%
28%
37%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
Switzerland

22. 30%
67%
69%
35%
66%
71%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
The Netherlands

23. 49%
71%
67%
51%
73%
68%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
The United Kingdom

24. 43%
45%
40%
47%
45%
44%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Hiring
(% Increase)
Country Economy
(% Better)
Global Economy
(% Better)
2014 Q2 2014 Q1
©2014 LinkedIn Corporation
The United States of America

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