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FreeArticle
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

How Post-Pandemic Hiring Inflated White-Collar Pay Beyond Market Rates

Quartz report on the white-collar pay correction: employers stopped raising pay years ago, and economists trace the freeze to the pandemic hiring boom companies are now correcting.

#hiring-trends#wages#white-collar#labor-market
qz.comAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
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Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

How the American Dream Is Evolving for Workers

USA Today reports experts saying the traditional career path is fading as workers embrace AI and portfolio careers for more stability.

#hiring-trends#future-of-work#careers#ai
usatoday.comAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
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Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Indeed CEO: Hiring Faces 'Vicious' Cycle of AI Applicants

Business Chief reports Indeed CEO Hisayuki Idekoba calling the hiring market 'vicious' as AI-generated applications and a 111% surge in applicants per role overwhelm recruiters.

#hiring-trends#ai#recruiting#indeed#applications
businesschief.comAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
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Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Skills-First Talent Report 2026

Research report on skills-first hiring: how employers are shifting from degrees to demonstrated skills, with key findings on assessments and talent evaluation. The site blocked an automated check, so this description is based on the page title and URL.

#hiring-trends#skills-based-hiring#research#reports
testlify.comAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
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Career & Professional Optimization

Goodbye AI Resumes: The New Rules of Finding a Job Right Now

CNBC article (September 23, 2026) on how AI and the economy are reshaping hiring, and the job-search strategies recruiters and career experts now recommend.

#job-search#ai#resumes#hiring-trends
cnbc.comAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
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Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

ZipRecruiter Job Seeker Confidence Survey, 2026 Q3

ZipRecruiter Economic Research survey reporting its Job Seeker Confidence Index fell 6.3 points in Q3 2026 to 93.5, as hiring slowed and inflation ticked up.

#job-market#survey#job-seekers#hiring-trends
ziprecruiter-research.orgAdded Sep 28, 20260 opens
FreeReport
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

NYC Economic Snapshot — September 2026

Sep 24, 2026New York City Economic Development Corporation

NYCEDC's monthly data briefing on the city's economy as of September 24, 2026: private-sector employment down 12,900 in August, unemployment at 4.8% after six straight monthly declines, labor force participation at 62.1%, median asking rent near $4,000, plus office visitation, tourism, and transit numbers.

Why I recommend it: The one-page-per-topic format makes this the fastest way to sound current on the NYC economy in an interview or a client meeting. Read the jobs and small-business pages; skip the real-estate detail unless it touches your field. It is a city agency's own read of its own economy, so pair it with the raw BLS numbers if you need the unspun version.

#report#data#job-market#hiring-trends#salary-data#new-york#nyc#economy#free#pdf#government#labor-market#unemployment
edc.nycAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
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Job Search & Interviews

Is the September surge real? What job seekers should know about fall hiring

Allwork.Space looks at whether hiring really picks up in September and how job seekers should plan their fall search.

Why I recommend it: Seasonal hiring patterns are averages — your field may differ. Use this to time applications, not to pause your search.

#job markets#job-search#hiring-trends
allwork.spaceAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
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Career & Professional Optimization

The Three Stats to Know This Academic Year (replay)

A 58-minute recorded webinar for college career-services staff and advisers, run by Jobscan with Jeremy Schifeling of The Job Insiders, on three labour-market numbers worth building this year's student advising around — including hiring data and H-1B sponsorship patterns.

Why I recommend it: Free to watch with no sign-up, recorded live on 22 September 2026. Be straight with yourself about what it is: a raw, unedited replay shared on a private Descript link by the host, which means it can be taken down at any time, and it is a webinar run by a company that sells resume-scanning software, so expect the product to appear. I could not read the full transcript, so I am not repeating the three figures here — watch it and check each number against its named source before you quote it to a student. Jeremy Schifeling also published a free H-1B sponsor-finder tool alongside the event.

#advising#career-services#h1b#higher-education#hiring-trends#international-students#job markets#labor-market-data#webinar
share.descript.comAdded Sep 22, 20260 opens
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Career & Professional Optimization

600,000 Black Women Pushed Out of the Workforce: New IWPR Report Examines Why

The Black Wall Street Times covers an Institute for Women's Policy Research report on why roughly 600,000 Black women left the U.S. workforce, including public-sector cuts, caregiving load and hiring discrimination.

Why I recommend it: If your search feels harder than it should, this is the structural context — it helps separate market forces from personal performance.

#ai ethics#black-women#career-planning#discrimination#economic-policy#hiring-trends#job markets#job-market-data#labor-market#public-sector#regulation#research#workforce-equity
theblackwallsttimes.comAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
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Career & Professional Optimization

Graduating in the AI Era Is Like a Large Recession for Starting Pay

Staffing Industry Analysts report on research showing that college graduates entering the workforce during the AI boom face starting-pay and employment conditions comparable to a major recession. Useful context for salary expectations and negotiation.

Why I recommend it: Read this before you accept a first offer — knowing the market backdrop keeps a low number from feeling personal.

#ai#career-planning#entry-level#hiring-trends#job markets#job-market-data#labor-market#new-grads#research#salary-negotiation#starting-salary
staffingindustry.comAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
FreeArticle
Resume Help

Why 62% of Employers Are Firing New Hires, and What That Means for Your CV

Kirsten Visman on the rise in early terminations of new hires, the mismatch between how people describe their skills and what the job actually needs, and how to write a CV that survives the first 90 days.

Why I recommend it: Overselling a skill gets you hired and then fired. Write the resume you can defend on day one.

#article#career#cv#free#hiring-trends#job markets#job-search#onboarding#reading#resume
linkedin.comAdded Sep 12, 20260 opens
FreeReport
Career & Professional Optimization

Dice Tech Job Report

Dice's research report on tech hiring demand, in-demand skills, and salary movement across roles.

Why I recommend it: Use the skills demand section to decide what to learn next. It is one of the few free reports with role-level detail.

#career#career-development#free#hiring-trends#job markets#labor-market#research#salary-data#tech-jobs
dice.comAdded Sep 10, 20260 opens
FreeOrganization
Career & Professional Optimization

The Burning Glass Institute

A nonprofit research institute that translates labor-market data into insights about skills, mobility, and the future of work.

Why I recommend it: Burning Glass turns labor-market data into actionable insight about which skills are in demand and who is getting left behind. I cite their research often.

#burning-glass#career#career-development#data#economic-mobility#free#future-of-work#hiring-trends#job markets#labor-market#nonprofit#organization#research#resources#skills#social-impact#workforce
burningglassinstitute.orgAdded Sep 9, 20260 opens
FreeWebsite
Technology & Ethics

Ramp — The Impact of AI on Jobs

Ramp's data report using anonymized corporate spending and hiring signals to track where AI is actually changing headcount and job functions.

Why I recommend it: Real transaction data instead of survey guesses. Useful if you want evidence about which roles are shifting rather than opinions.

#ai#ai ethics#data#free#hiring-trends#job markets#jobs#research#resources#tech-ethics#technology#website
ramp.comAdded Sep 8, 20260 opens
FreeArticle
Technology & Ethics

2025 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study

Annual global study on cybersecurity hiring, skills gaps, budget pressure, and what helps practitioners grow their careers.

Why I recommend it: Details: use the hiring and skills-gap data to decide which security certifications and skills are actually in demand before you spend money on training.

#ai ethics#article#cybersecurity#free#hiring-trends#job markets#reading#research#skills-gap#tech-ethics#technology#training#workforce-data
isc2.orgAdded Sep 2, 20260 opens
FreePublisher
Career & Professional Optimization

Strada Education Foundation

Research on entry-level hiring, credentials, and what employers actually do after education.

Why I recommend it: Their entry-level hiring research is the clearest picture of what employers say versus what they do.

#articles#career#career-development#credentials#entry-level#free#hiring-trends#job markets#publisher#research
stradaeducation.orgAdded Aug 30, 20260 opens
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AI & Assistive Tools

Hot AI Companies and Interesting Trends (next play)

next play's breakdown of the different categories of AI companies hiring right now and where the momentum is heading.

Why I recommend it: Read it as a target list: pick two or three categories that match your background before you start applying.

#ai#ai-companies#ai-tools#articles#career-change#free#hiring-trends#job markets#job-search#newsletter#startup#startups#substack
nextplayso.substack.comAdded Aug 30, 20260 opens
FreeArticle
AI & Assistive Tools

Beyond Fear and Hype: Adapting and Competing in the Age of AI

Experis/ManpowerGroup research summary on how employers and employees are actually using AI at work, plus a five-step action plan for building AI career durability.

In plain terms: A research write-up from staffing firm Experis showing most employers now use AI in hiring and are fine with candidates using it too, while very few companies have AI fully rolled out. It argues AI mostly augments jobs rather than replacing them, and lists five practical steps — build durable skills, learn your company's AI tools, research use cases for your role, take free training, and propose a small pilot.

From the site: Exploring the key findings of our new report: Building and Sustaining a Meaningful Career in the AI Age.

Why I recommend it: The headline stat matters for job seekers: 85% of employers say it is fine for candidates to use AI during hiring, and 53% already use AI in hiring and onboarding. Use the five-step durability plan as a checklist — learn what AI your employer is deploying, find use cases for your role, take free training, then pitch one small pilot you can measure. That pilot becomes a resume bullet.

#ai#ai-at-work#ai-job-search#ai-literacy#ai-tools#article#career-durability#employer-research#free#future-of-work#hiring-trends#job markets#prompt-engineering#reading#research#resume#skills-first-hiring#training#upskilling
ExperisAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens