This year was challenging for job seekers. The last thing they wished for was a Spotify Wrapped-style reminder of it. Nevertheless, they received one when LinkedIn rolled out its first year-in-review last.
The summaries informed users how many days they visited the platform, how many new connections they made and how many led to new employment, along with other insights.
LinkedIn’s timing was not ideal. The nation’s unemployment rate had just hit a four-year peak due to soaring layoffs, and employers hired fewer new workers. Earlier this year, the number of job seekers surpassed available openings for the first time in four years. With only the December employment report remaining, 2025 is shaping up to be the weakest hiring year since 2020.
One user shared a screenshot of their Year in Review summary on X, showing 865 of their acquaintances started new jobs.
“. LinkedIn reminded me that I was one of the top candidates for 28,388,338 openings… and landed none of them this year,” the user posted. “Yay. Thanks, LinkedIn Wrapped.”
“LinkedIn Wrapped will be like (…) Congratulations, you’re unemployed, and nobody is hiring right now!” another wrote on X.
“We understand this year has been difficult for many job seekers, and the market is particularly uncertain for those undergoing transitions or seeking the next opportunity,” Dan Roth, LinkedIn’s editor-in-chief, stated to CNN.
“The Year in Review is intended to reflect the full picture of how people showed up professionally this year—not just in looking for a job, but in acquiring new skills, networking, sharing ideas, and supporting one another through change,” Roth said.
On LinkedIn, users reacted to the year wrap-up with more positivity.
Many boasted about new acquaintances and the time spent growing their professional networks. Some also noted the conversation thread they interacted with most frequently.
LinkedIn is part of a growing pool of firms aiming to celebrate user accomplishments. But many consumers wish they would skip the flourish.
“Stop analyzing my life,” TikTok user @litty_city said in a video on Wednesday, noting year-end summaries from various media platforms, including LinkedIn. “Stop the wrapping.”
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