Aetna : Dubai Most Searched for Destination by US Job Seekers

LONDON & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & SINGAPORE-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research by Aetna International (www.aetnainternational.com), one of the world's leading health benefits providers, has discovered that US citizens are becoming more diverse when searching for jobs abroad with Dubai leap-frogging London as the top destination.

Since January 2013, Dubai has been the most sought-after location amongst US citizens searching for "jobs in (country)" as they consider working abroad. This moves Europe's primary financial centre, London, to second-place after being the top of the wish-list since 2006.

Aetna International looked at Google Trends data for the world's 40 largest countries and their capitals since 2006. The full findings of the research are available at: http://www.aetnainternational.com/ai/en/news/2015/7-2015-us-expat-global-cities-to-work.

Caroline Pain, marketing director Aetna International, comments, "Compared with 2006, US citizens appear to be considering a far broader range of countries than ever before when it comes to working abroad. Dubai has now overtaken London as the most popular city for Americans looking for jobs overseas. It's also interesting to see Paris becoming the third most-searched global city, pushing Singapore down the table."

The remainder of the top ten most searched capital cities since January 2006 form a mix of old Europe - Rome, Geneva and Amsterdam - plus Cape Town in South Africa, Mexico City, and Ottawa in Canada.

Pain continues, "Like everyone else around the world, it would appear US residents think about job prospects along with their New Year's resolutions. Our research analysis discovered two noticeable trends year-over-year - a peak in January, and in the middle of the year, with searches trailing off toward the end of the year."

Recently the Financial Times** reported that the trend in US residents choosing to "expatriate" has consistently risen since 2008 with the number reaching a record 3415 in 2014. Aetna International's research did highlight the job search market experiencing a decline in 2011 but, since 2013, the overall trend shows a relatively steady level of interest in expat working.

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Notes to Editors

* Google Trends: US search interest in jobs in the world's 40 largest economies by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) according to World Bank. Date range: January 2006 - March 2015.

** Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c45e5e8-d707-11e4-97c3-00144feab7de.html#axzz3ZYWXZJ7E.

About Aetna International
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