Randstad’s 2026 Workmonitor report reveals a stark confidence gap in the global labour market: while 95% of employers forecast growth in 2026, only 51% of workers shares that optimism, signalling a workforce under immense pressure against a backdrop of global volatility.
The research finds that a Great Workforce Adaptation is underway with AI powering task efficiencies rather than job displacement, an increasing trend towards “portfolio careers”, and managers becoming the key business and talent stability
