$16.5bn
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The Online Recruitment Sites industry has boomed since the 2000s as job searches have moved online and the internet has become an indispensable part of daily life. The internet has become the primary medium for communicating and accessing information, the main driving force behind this industry's rise. Job seekers and employers have increasingly turned to online recruitment sites to look for new openings and find new talent pools. Revenue generated from online recruitment sites is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% to $15.7 billion over the five years to 2023. While growth has been fueled by an extremely tight labor market following pandemic disruptions, revenue is forecast to contract 4.6% in 2023.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $16.5bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,095.5 | 612.6 | 15.0 | |
Linkedin Corp | 3,973.9 | -150.8 | -3.8 | |
Careerbuilder Inc. | 617.3 | 97.5 | 15.8 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Professional and business services, Health care and social assistance and Retail trade. Professional and business services is the largest segment of the Online Recruitment Sites in the US.
Professional and business services see stable demand
Online recruitment sites primarily charge employers to list job openings, though they may also earn revenue via ad placement on job listings. Companies also design and maintain databases of resumes and candidate profiles for use by employers and other recruitment agencies. Companies in this industry are based entirely online; therefore, traditional recruiting agencies and staffing companies are not included.
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NAICS 56131 - Online Recruitment Sites in the US
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Profit expansion has slowed in recent years. An increase in price-based competition has limited the pricing strategies of online recruitment sites, slimming margins.
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The market size of the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry in United States is $16.5bn in 2024.
There are 2,019 businesses in the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 5.3 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 5.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Online Recruitment Sites market in United States are Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., Linkedin Corp and Careerbuilder Inc.
Posting online job openings on behalf of employers and Aggregating job postings from various sources into a single, searchable database are part of the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd..
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Online Recruitment Sites in the US industry in United States.