North America extended its dominance for digital media hiring among apparel industry companies in the three months ending July.
The number of roles in North America made up 56% of total digital media jobs – up from 48.2% in the same quarter last year.
That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a 0.6 year-on-year percentage point change in digital media roles.
The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically.
GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.
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By GlobalDataThese key themes, which include digital media, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".
By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.
Which countries are seeing the most growth for digital media job ads in the apparel industry?
The fastest growing country was the United States, which saw 45.1% of all digital media job adverts in the three months ending July 2021, increasing to 52.8% in the three months ending July this year.
That was followed by India (up 2.6 percentage points), France (1.8), and Canada (0.1).
The top country for digital media roles in the apparel industry is the United States which saw 52.8% of all roles advertised in the three months ending July.
Which cities and locations are the biggest hubs for digital media workers in the apparel industry?
Some 12.2% of all apparel industry digital media roles were advertised in San Francisco (United States) in the three months ending July.
That was followed by Paris (France) with 11.9%, York (United States) with 9.5%, and Portland (United States) with 4.1%.