Access Global Labor Market Intelligence Covering 165+ Countries and 99% of the World’s GDP

Big news for workforce intelligence: Lightcast is taking its global labor market data to a whole new level. Our coverage has grown from 41 countries to more than 165, now representing 99% of the world’s GDP. That’s a 300% increase in global reach — giving you unprecedented insight into talent, skills, and workforce trends worldwide.

More Countries, More Insights

This expansion brings a deeper, richer view of labor markets across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. We’re not just adding countries — we’re standardizing how data is collected, verified, and compared so you can trust every insight, no matter where you’re hiring or planning.

Here’s What’s New

• Job Postings: Expanded coverage from 41 to 165+ countries, offering clearer visibility into hiring activity and workforce demand worldwide.

• Profile Analytics: Increased the de-duplicated and vetted profile coverage by 100+ million global profiles, providing far greater data coverage for strategic workforce planning and analysis around the world.

• Lightcast Administrative Areas: Use of a geographic and occupation taxonomies aligned to local government definitions, enabling cross-border comparisons.

• Global Search: Ability to search within global reports and quickly surface relevant insights.

Why This Matters

With Lightcast’s expanded dataset, you now have one standardized source of truth for workforce intelligence at a global scale. Whether you’re planning talent strategies, benchmarking skills, or analyzing workforce mobility, you can act confidently without relying on patchwork datasets or third-party reports.

Lightcast’s expanded global dataset is available immediately through the Talent Analyst software platform, APIs, and Data Shares. New metadata in APIs and Talent Analyst will highlight country coverage, data completeness, and key attributes.