Recruiting market
US hiringUnemployment 4.1% down 0.1Job openings 7.5M up 0.3MJobs added +165K in OctTemp help jobs 2.53M up 19KQuits rate 2.1% up 0.2Wage growth (y/y) 3.1% unchanged flatJobless claims 189K down 6KOn Work InsidersRecruiting jobs 4,196Vendors hiring 182Hiring surge NBCUniversal +43Prices checked (30 days) 1,278New tools this week 62Tool of the day AI Interview Agents
Source: BLS, DOL via FREDMarket Brief

Jobs/Recruiter job index

Recruiter job index: open recruiting and HR jobs, counted daily

When companies plan to hire, they hire recruiters first. This page counts the open recruiter, sourcer, talent acquisition and HR roles on company job boards every day.

  • 4,196recruiting & HR roles open
  • 1,696recruiter and sourcer roles
  • 239.2per 100 companies hiring

Today

Recruiting & HR roles open
4,196
Recruiter and sourcer roles
1,696
Share of all open roles
13.4%
Change, 7 days
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Change, 30 days
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Open roles by type

  1. Recruiter1,518
  2. HR partner and generalist835
  3. People ops340
  4. TA and HR leaders339
  5. Payroll and rewards331
  6. Sourcer230
  7. HRIS and analytics160

A job can count in more than one type, for example a recruiting director.

Trend

4,1960Nov 10, 2026: 4,170Nov 11, 2026: 4,169Nov 12, 2026: 4,196Nov 10, 2026Nov 12, 2026
Open recruiting and HR roles, one point a day
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DateValue
Nov 12, 20264,196
Nov 11, 20264,169
Nov 10, 20264,170
239.20.0Nov 10, 2026: 238.6Nov 11, 2026: 238.1Nov 12, 2026: 239.2Nov 10, 2026Nov 12, 2026
Recruiting and HR roles per 100 companies hiring
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DateValue
Nov 12, 2026239.2
Nov 11, 2026238.1
Nov 10, 2026238.6

Counting started on 10 November 2026, so the charts start at zero until there is a month of history. Small daily moves are normal.

Daily numbers

DayRecruiting & HR rolesRecruiter and sourcerPer 100 companies
12 Nov 20264,1961,696239.2
11 Nov 20264,1691,675238.1
10 Nov 20264,1701,668238.6

See the open recruiting and HR jobs

The count covers the company job boards Work Insiders reads, not every employer. When we add job boards the raw count rises, so "per 100 companies hiring" is the steadier number to compare over time. Counting started on 10 November 2026.