{"id":550,"date":"2023-08-07T15:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense.hr\/blog\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:26:33","slug":"europes-easiest-and-hardest-cities-to-find-a-job","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/senseworkplace.com\/blog\/europes-easiest-and-hardest-cities-to-find-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s easiest and hardest cities to find a job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New study reveals that <strong>Madrid <\/strong>is the<strong> hardest city to find a job<\/strong> in Europe, with nearly <strong>14 job seekers<\/strong> for <strong>every job available<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paris has more job openings than job seekers despite having the fifth highest unemployment rate in the list.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luxembourg City and Amsterdam become prime destinations for job seekers in Europe.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Madrid<\/strong> headlines the list of <strong>the hardest cities for finding employment in Europe <\/strong>right now, according to new data from experts at SenseHR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SenseHR compiled a list of <strong>Europe\u2019s hardest and easiest cities<\/strong> for finding a job using data collected from Glassdoor\u2019s job postings and Statista\u2019s unemployment rate per cities. The ranking was determined according to job posting to job seeker ratio by calculating the number of job postings per job seekers in each major European city dating to July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These numbers present a strong, broad gauge of which European cities are the easiest and hardest for finding a job right now. Average salary and cost of living, among other things, were also taken into consideration for a better understanding of the job landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Madrid<\/strong> <strong>ranks No. 1<\/strong> on the list of the hardest cities for finding a job. There are <strong>380,000 individuals<\/strong> competing for just over <strong>26,000 jobs,<\/strong> meaning that there are approximately <strong>14 people<\/strong> competing for one position. With the average income being higher than the cost of living, life in Madrid is still pretty affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Helsinki is No. 2<\/strong>, where there are<strong> 44,608 job seekers<\/strong> for <strong>7,419 jobs,<\/strong> making this approximately <strong>6 to 1<\/strong> competition. Although the competition here is tough, much like Madrid, the average salary roughly often outweighs the cost of living for those who manage to secure a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rome<\/strong> <strong>takes No. 3<\/strong>, with only <strong>16,345 jobs<\/strong> available for <strong>95,200 job seekers<\/strong> making this approximately <strong>5.8 to 1<\/strong> competition for one position. The competition here is similarly tough. However, those who secure jobs can look forward to an average salary that is higher than the cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Berlin<\/strong> <strong>secures<\/strong> <strong>No. 4<\/strong> in the list with about <strong>5.5 job seekers for every job opening<\/strong>.This city has a better ratio of job seekers to job openings compared to the top three cities. This makes it a somewhat less competitive city for job seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Copenhagen<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> <strong>No. 5<\/strong>. where <strong>45,576<\/strong> people compete for <strong>12,770<\/strong> job openings, with about<strong> 3.6 job seekers per job opening<\/strong>. The average salary in Copenhagen is higher than the cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>London ranks No. 6&nbsp; <\/strong>in the list with <strong>156,020<\/strong> jobs available for <strong>437,100 job seekers<\/strong>. This makes a nearly <strong>3 to 1 competition per job position<\/strong>. London&#8217;s job market is less competitive than Madrid or Helsinki but the high cost of living still makes it tough for job seekers . However, London offers the third highest average salary among the cities analyzed, standing at about \u20ac3,755, making it a potentially attractive city for the ones lucky enough to secure a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dublin<\/strong> and <strong>Paris<\/strong> are in<strong> No. 7 and No. 8. <\/strong>&nbsp;being&nbsp; more favorable cities for job seekers. Both cities have <strong>more job openings than job seekers,<\/strong> with a ratio of about <strong>0.85<\/strong> and <strong>0.79<\/strong> job seekers per job opening, respectively. <strong>Paris<\/strong> is particularly interesting. Despite having <strong>the fifth highest unemployment rate<\/strong>, there are more job openings than job seekers, creating a paradox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally<strong>, Luxembourg City <\/strong>and <strong>Amsterdam<\/strong> ranking at <strong>&nbsp;No. 9 <\/strong>and<strong> No. 10 emerge as the most favorable cities for job seekers, <\/strong>with only about<strong> 0.415 <\/strong>and<strong> 0.413 job seekers <\/strong>for every job<strong> <\/strong>opening, respectively<strong>. <\/strong>With Luxembourg City boasting the highest average salary among all the cities analysed, it becomes a prime destination for job seekers in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Findings summed up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>City<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Cost of living<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Average salary<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Job openings<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Unemployment rate %<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Job seekers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Job Opening to Job Seeker Ratio<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madrid<\/td><td>\u20ac1,886.00<\/td><td>\u20ac2,572.40<\/td><td>26,673.00<\/td><td>11.51<\/td><td>379,830.00<\/td><td>14.240<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Helsinki<\/td><td>\u20ac2,105.00<\/td><td>\u20ac3,053.41<\/td><td>7,419.00<\/td><td>6.80<\/td><td>44,608.00<\/td><td>6.013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rome<\/td><td>\u20ac2,092.00<\/td><td>\u20ac1,741.26<\/td><td>16,345.00<\/td><td>3.40<\/td><td>95,200.00<\/td><td>5.824<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Berlin<\/td><td>\u20ac2,573.00<\/td><td>\u20ac3,110.29<\/td><td>60,077.00<\/td><td>8.90<\/td><td>329,300.00<\/td><td>5.481<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copenhagen<\/td><td>\u20ac1,956.00<\/td><td>\u20ac2,179.82<\/td><td>12,770.00<\/td><td>7.20<\/td><td>45,576.00<\/td><td>3.569<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>London<\/td><td>\u20ac2,975.00<\/td><td>\u20ac3,755.00<\/td><td>156,020.00<\/td><td>4.70<\/td><td>437,100.00<\/td><td>2.802<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dublin<\/td><td>\u20ac2,066.00<\/td><td>\u20ac2,936.83<\/td><td>22,825.00<\/td><td>3.50<\/td><td>19,390.00<\/td><td>0.850<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paris<\/td><td>\u20ac2,242.00<\/td><td>\u20ac2,694.00<\/td><td>198,923.00<\/td><td>7.50<\/td><td>157,500.00<\/td><td>0.792<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Luxembourg City<\/td><td>\u20ac1,975.00<\/td><td>\u20ac4,480.42<\/td><td>14,755.00<\/td><td>4.90<\/td><td>6,125.00<\/td><td>0.415<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amsterdam<\/td><td>\u20ac2,449.00<\/td><td>\u20ac3,760.91<\/td><td>74,052.00<\/td><td>3.50<\/td><td>30,555.00<\/td><td>0.413<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid headlines the list of the hardest cities for finding employment in Europe right now, according to new data from experts at SenseHR.&nbsp; SenseHR compiled a list of Europe\u2019s hardest and easiest cities for finding a job using data collected from Glassdoor\u2019s job postings and Statista\u2019s unemployment rate per cities. 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