The U.S. held the top spot in the 2014 and 2018 iterations of a global talent report compiled by Boston Consulting Group, The Network and Appcast, while Canada ranked third. (The Logic)

Talking point: Only two American cities—New York City and Los Angeles—ranked among the top 30 destinations in this year’s report. International workers still said the U.S. was their top choice for remote work, meaning they wanted to work for American companies, just from home. The declining appeal of America may stem from “mismanagement of COVID-19, racial injustice and unfriendly immigration policies in recent years,” according to a release from Appcast. Meanwhile, the report found an overall decrease in willingness to work abroad, with 50.4 per cent of respondents expressing interest in 2020, compared to 57.1 in 2018. It surveyed nearly 209,000 people in 190 countries between October and November 2020.