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How to navigate the Global Skills Tracker
The Global Skills Tracker includes interactive filters that let you explore the data by narrowing down specific dimensions such as country, occupation, or economic activity. These filters are located at the top of the dashboard. Simply click on the dropdown menus to select the items you're interested in (e.g., a specific country or occupation group). In addition to these standard filters, the dashboard also supports interactive filtering through direct selection within the charts. For example, clicking on a bar in a chart will automatically filter the other charts to reflect your selection.

Hover over data points to view more detailed information
Click the information icon in the top right corner to access details about the classifications used in the dashboard and definitions of specific indicators.

Data classification standards
In the Global Skills Tracker, information on occupations, economic activity, and required education is structured according to internationally recognized classifications:

• The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) for occupations
• The International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) for economic activity
• The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) for required education

Skills are classified using the Lightcast skills taxonomy, which captures and organizes the language of work as it appears in millions of online job postings.

Handling of "Not defined" values
In some cases, certain variables (economic activity, required education level, or region) may appear as "Not defined" in the dashboard. This indicates that the information was either not explicitly stated in the job advertisement or described in a way that lacks the level of detail required for classification.
These entries are included in the visualisations to ensure transparency and preserve the overall volume of job advertisements, but they should be interpreted with caution, especially when analysing distributions across detailed categories.

Data source information
The Global Skills Tracker provides insights based on millions of online job advertisements (OJA) collected by Lightcast from thousands of sources. These include private job boards, public employment service portals, recruitment agencies, online newspapers, and corporate websites.

Reference period and updates
To provide timely insights into labour market and skills trends, the Global Skills Tracker displays data for the last 12 available months. Global Skills Tracker is updated two times per year.

How to download the visualization
To download the Global Skills Tracker or a specific chart:

• as an image: Click the Download button in the bottom right toolbar, then select Image to save a snapshot of the current view.
• as a pdf file: Click the Download button and select PDF. You can choose to export the current view or a specific chart.
• as a PowerPoint file: Click the Download button and select PowerPoint to generate a presentation slide. You can choose to export the current view or a specific chart.