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How to read this
  • Tracker counts are announcements. Some cuts are phased over years, scaled back, or never happen.
  • "AI" as a reason is employer-stated. It can be overstated (to sound modern) or understated (to avoid backlash).
  • Trackers disagree on AI-linked totals. Compare trends within one source rather than numbers across sources.
  • Exposure is not job loss. Exposed work can be complemented by AI as well as replaced.
  • Industry and country tags on companies were assigned by us for filtering, not by the source.

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Hiring pulse

Job postings move faster than official employment counts. Indeed Hiring Lab publishes these indexes directly, while the US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides monthly layoffs and discharges. Software development is shown separately as a hiring market closely watched for AI disruption.

  • 100 means the same number of postings as February 2020.
  • Postings fall for many reasons, including interest rates, not only AI.
  • Layoffs and discharges cover all causes, not just AI-related ones.

Live job-postings indexes (Feb 2020 = 100) and US layoffs, from Indeed Hiring Lab and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AI summary

Job postings index by country

Indeed job postings, seasonally adjusted. 100 = pre-pandemic baseline (1 Feb 2020).

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US software dev postings vs all postings

Indeed index, Feb 2020 = 100. Both series are seasonally adjusted.

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US layoffs and discharges

JOLTS, monthly, seasonally adjusted, thousands of workers (all causes). Latest three calendar years.

US onlyLIVE

In the news

Selected 28 Oct 2026

Indeed Hiring Lab

UK Labour Market Snapshot — October 2026

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Indeed Hiring Lab

US Labor Market Snapshot — October 2026

A monthly check on US job postings, wages, unemployment and openings from the team behind the postings indexes.

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TrackerLayoffs →Announced job cuts, and how often employers now name AI as the reason.ProjectionCareers →Official 10-year projections for which occupations shrink and which grow.SurveyNew roles →Fast-growing job titles, demand for AI skills and the early-career squeeze.

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