{"id":96611,"date":"2015-08-30T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=96611"},"modified":"2015-08-28T17:58:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:58:28","slug":"more-professionals-are-coming-into-south-africa-than-leaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/96611\/more-professionals-are-coming-into-south-africa-than-leaving\/","title":{"rendered":"More professionals are coming into South Africa, than leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report shows that more professionals are entering South Africa to bolster its skilled workforce, than are leaving.<\/p>\n

This is according to business-oriented social networking service, LinkedIn, which revealed it’s top 20 countries where people are moving for work.<\/p>\n

Much has been written about the worrying number of skilled South Africans wanting to leave the country amid increasing levels of crime and corruption and a stagnating economy.<\/p>\n

Read: Why South Africans are leaving \u2013 and are happier for it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, based on its database of more than 300 million professionals, LinkedIn pointed to the top 20 countries that saw the most migration activity – the absolute number of members moving in and out of a country – and ranked them by their net migration (the number of members arriving to a country minus the number of member departing a country) as a percentage of country membership.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the professionals entering South Africa are not necessarily skilled South Africans who are returning to the country, but rather any professionals seeking opportunity on SA shores.<\/p>\n

South Africa ranked 6th, behind only Germany, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and the UAE.<\/p>\n

South Africa saw 0.26% more professionals arriving, versus those departing between January and December 2014.<\/p>\n

Countries including the US, the UK, China, and the Netherlands however, saw more people leaving their shores, than arriving.<\/p>\n

The South African percentage increased from 0.5% from the 2014 survey – highlighting the period between November 2012 and November 2013.<\/p>\n

Skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) made up nearly half the list of career traits in people working internationally.<\/p>\n

\"skills-talent-migration\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2015 list of countries ganing and losing the most professionals:<\/p>\n

\"LinkedIn\"<\/p>\n

More on South Africa<\/h3>\n

Why I chose to stay in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How many whites have left South Africa in the last 5 years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why more South Africans are leaving the country<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

More South Africans want to leave the country<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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