US Job Market Report

Data Science

Demand is down 2.2% this quarter against the US job market — postings rose 10.8% while the market as a whole rose 13.3%.

Share of US Hiring Demand

-6.4%past 6 months

Demand index — start of period = 100

This field's share of all US job postings, indexed to 100 at the start of the period. Measuring share rather than raw posting counts keeps growth in the underlying data sources from reading as growth in hiring.

Market Signals

Share of US Hiring Demand

-2.2% vs. market (postings +10.8%, market +13.3%)

Holding

Postings, Quarter over Quarter

+10.8% vs. previous quarter

Slightly Up

Postings, Year over Year

+1.1% vs. same period last year

Flat

Monthly Signal History

October 2026

-5.3% MoMSlightly Down

September 2026

-7.3% MoMSlightly Down

August 2026

+8.7% MoMSlightly Up

July 2026

-3.7% MoMFlat

June 2026

-7.3% MoMSlightly Down

May 2026

+18.8% MoMSlightly Up

April 2026

-5.7% MoMSlightly Down

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Data through October 4, 2026 · Source: aggregated US job postings · United States