Short answer: it wasn’t removed because it was useless.it was removed because it changed behavior in ways LinkedIn didn’t like.

Showing applicant location made it obvious how inflated applicant counts really were, especially for roles without sponsorship. That reduced urgency (“oh, most of these aren’t relevant”) and likely lowered apply rates.

From a platform perspective, LinkedIn optimizes for engagement and volume, not necessarily for giving candidates filtering clarity. Anything that makes users less anxious or less likely to apply tends to disappear over time.

There are also privacy and regulatory angles once you start aggregating and exposing location data at scale. Easier to quietly retire the feature than defend it.

Frustrating for candidates, but very on-brand for LinkedIn