Reports

A country report reads like a short annual report: where the market stands now, then where it is heading. It runs 7 to 10 pages, mixes dark and white pages, and cites a source under each chart.

The pages, in order

The cover, the key numbers and the back cover are dark. Pages with charts and tables are white, so they read well on screen and print cleanly.

The shortest report, 7 pages

CoverPage 1
Key numbers
Work permits issued
4,200
2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Work permits issued
23,200
2020 to 2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Rank by work permits issued
5th
2026, of eight markets
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
First work permits, forecast
42,000
2027 to 2041
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Croatia2
Key numbersPage 2
The market nowPage 3
The market nowPage 4
First work permits in Croatia are forecast to reach 4,200 a year by 2041, 42,000 in all from 2027
The outlook starts from 1,200 first work permits in 2026, the last observed year. By 2041 the forecast reaches 4,200 a year, within a range of 1,050 to 7,350.
Table 2. First work permits in the last observed year and the checkpoint years
Year First work permits Range, low Range, high
2026 1,200 1,200 1,200
2031 2,200 1,650 2,750
2036 3,200 1,600 4,800
2041 4,200 1,050 7,350
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Croatia5
The outlookPage 5
Sources and methodPage 6
Back coverPage 7

The longest report, 10 pages

CoverPage 1
Key numbers
Work permits issued
4,200
2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Work permits issued
23,200
2020 to 2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Rank by work permits issued
5th
2026, of eight markets
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
First work permits, forecast
42,000
2027 to 2041
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Croatia2
Key numbersPage 2
The market nowPage 3
The market nowPage 4

Nepal to Poland is the largest of the eight corridors, with 2,600 work permits issued

Eight corridors from four origins carry work permits into the markets compared.

Table 2. Work permits issued by corridor
Corridor	Work permits issued
Nepal to Poland	2,600
India to Poland	2,200
Nepal to Croatia	1,800
India to Czechia	1,500
Philippines to Croatia	1,100
Philippines to Romania	800
Bangladesh to Romania	700
Bangladesh to Czechia	400

Source: example figures, not a measurement.

Croatia5

The market nowPage 5

First work permits in Croatia are forecast to reach 4,200 a year by 2041, 42,000 in all from 2027
The outlook starts from 1,200 first work permits in 2026, the last observed year. By 2041 the forecast reaches 4,200 a year, within a range of 1,050 to 7,350.
Table 3. First work permits in the last observed year and the checkpoint years
Year First work permits Range, low Range, high
2026 1,200 1,200 1,200
2031 2,200 1,650 2,750
2036 3,200 1,600 4,800
2041 4,200 1,050 7,350
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Croatia6
The outlookPage 6
Nepal's share of first work permits is forecast to fall from 40 percent in 2026 to 25 percent in 2041
India's share is forecast to rise by the same 15 points from 2026 to 2041.
Nepal
India
Philippines
Bangladesh
Every other origin
Croatia7
The outlookPage 7
What it meansPage 8
Sources and methodPage 9
Back coverPage 10

Cover: Dark. The country, the edition and the headline figure.; --bg
Key numbers: Dark. Three to six figures, each with its year and source.; --bg
The market now: White, two or three pages. Observed values, one or two exhibits a page.
The outlook: White, one or two pages. The forecast with its range and the table of anchor years.
What it means: White, optional. The conclusions in prose.
Sources and method: White, one page.
Back cover: Dark. Edition, cut off date and rights.; --bg

What a report is for

People open a country report to judge a hiring market. Give them the answer on the first pages and the evidence after it.

Keep the present and the future apart. The first part shows what has been observed, and nothing modeled appears in it. The outlook follows as its own part, with the forecast and its range.

A page of the market now

A page opens with a heading that states the finding and a short paragraph. The chart follows with its source line, and where the exact values matter, a report table sits below it.

Page: A4 portrait
Text grid: 56 lines of 13 pt, six columns
Page heading: 17 pt, weight 700; --text
Body: 9.5 pt on 13 pt; --text
Exhibits: two at most on a page
Source line: 7 pt, under each exhibit; --text-muted

Work permits issued in Croatia rose from 1,900 in 2020 to 4,200 in 2026

Croatia issued 4,200 work permits in 2026, 2.2 times the 1,900 of 2020. The count rose every year.

Table 1. Work permits issued by year
Year	Work permits issued
2020	1,900
2021	2,400
2022	3,100
2023	3,600
2024	3,900
2025	4,100
2026	4,200

Source: example figures, not a measurement.

Croatia3

A page of the outlook

The outlook shows the forecast as yearly columns with their range, anchored on the last observed year. Running totals above the plot mark the fifth, tenth and fifteenth year. A small table gives the last observed year and those three years.

First work permits in Croatia are forecast to reach 4,200 a year by 2041, 42,000 in all from 2027

The outlook starts from 1,200 first work permits in 2026, the last observed year. By 2041 the forecast reaches 4,200 a year, within a range of 1,050 to 7,350.

Table 2. First work permits in the last observed year and the checkpoint years
Year	First work permits	Range, low	Range, high
2026	1,200	1,200	1,200
2031	2,200	1,650	2,750
2036	3,200	1,600	4,800
2041	4,200	1,050	7,350

Source: example figures, not a measurement.

Croatia5

Dark pages

Dark pages take the ground of the dark theme with white type. They hold a few large figures and no fine detail, so they stay legible when printed.

Ground: the dark theme page color; --bg
Type: white; --text
Quiet type: white at 70 percent; --text-muted
Key number: 26 pt, weight 700

Key numbers

Work permits issued
4,200
2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Work permits issued
23,200
2020 to 2026
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
Rank by work permits issued
5th
2026, of eight markets
Source: example figures, not a measurement.
First work permits, forecast
42,000
2027 to 2041
Source: example figures, not a measurement.

Croatia2

Words

Count documents, not people: work permits issued, work permits in force, visas issued. One person can hold several permits, so a count of permits is not a count of workers.

Name the source directly beneath each chart and table. Headings state what the reader should take away, and the text gives actual values in place of words like sharply or almost.

Permitted and not permitted

Permitted

Open the outlook with its own heading
Readers always know whether a figure was observed or modeled.
Cite the source under each exhibit
Publisher and dataset, in one line.

Not permitted

Mix forecast values into the market now
A forecast in the first part reads as a fact.
Use workers, persons or people as a unit
Say work permits or visas.
Set a chart on a dark page
Data pages are white, so they print as drawn.

Reports

The shape of a WerkOS country report: a compact annual report of 7 to 10 pages, the market now, then the outlook.

Kind: data
Page: https://design.werklist.com/data/reports
Version: 2.1.2

When to use it

A country market report
Any PDF report that presents figures

When not to use it

A report longer than 10 pages
Observed and modeled values on one page of the first part

Rules

7 to 10 pages
The market now comes first and the outlook second, and the two never share a page; nothing modeled appears in the first part
Dark pages are the cover, the key numbers and the back cover, on --bg (#000214) with white type and quiet type at 70 percent white
Pages with charts and tables are white
A source line under every chart and table: publisher and dataset, in one line
Count documents: work permits issued, work permits in force, visas issued; never workers, persons or people
Actual values in the text, never words like sharply or almost
A part opens with a heading on its first page, not with a page of its own
Report tables follow /data/tables; charts follow /data/charts and /data/chart-catalogue

Anatomy

Cover: dark; the country, the edition and the headline figure at 56 pt (--bg)
Key numbers: dark; 3 to 6 figures, each with its year and source; label 7.5 pt, figure 26 pt (--bg)
The market now: white; 2 or 3 pages; observed values only; at most 2 exhibits a page
The outlook: white; 1 or 2 pages; the forecast as yearly columns with their range, and a table of the last observed year and the checkpoint years
What it means: white; optional; the conclusions in prose
Sources and method: white; 1 page
Back cover: dark; edition, cut off date and rights (--bg)
Page grid: A4 portrait, 595 by 842 pt; 56 lines of 13 pt; 6 columns of 74.05 pt with 12 pt gutters; body 9.5 pt, page heading 17 pt, notes and source 7 pt

Tokens

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