The Q2 2026 recap covered the headline recovery: postings up 3.7% YoY, white-collar and tech-adjacent metros leading, AI Specialist postings up 94.8%. We asked our data partner Aspen Tech Labs to go back into that same Q2 JobMarketPulse dataset and…
The official data this quarter sent a mixed signal. June's nonfarm payrolls report came in soft at just 57,000, well below the roughly 115,000 consensus. But that followed a stronger-than-expected May, and JOLTS data showed May job openings climbing to…
If you've spent any time in talent acquisition, you know the dance. The candidate goes through at least three rounds of interviews. Everyone likes each other. Then compensation comes up, and the number is nowhere close to what they were…
Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends! Something caught my eye in last month's JobMarketPulse monthly data dive, so I asked the team over at Aspen to take a deep dive this month. I hope it helps provide some insights and…
Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends! This week the team at Aspen Tech Labs takes a deep dive into the trends and signals in healthcare hiring. I will see you all next week with some juicy new (🍵) tea. In…
Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends! I want to thank everyone for the warm reception and engagement with the newly released 2026 Global Recruitment Site Platform Survey. If you haven't had a chance to download yet, I would love to…
Happy Tuesday, Job Board Doctor friends! Just ahead of Wednesday's November US Jobs Report (delayed due to the government shutdown) and last week's Federal Reserve interest rate cut, I didn't want to miss the chance to share data insights from…
Happy Friday, Job Board Doctor friends. This week I intended to write about Indeed Connect overview this week as a follow up to last week's Indeed financial reporting update. However, with the U.S. Government shut down ending and the announcement…
Job Board Doctor Survey: GeT in before it is too late. Your voice matters more than you know. The Job Board Doctor Global Annual Recruitment Site Survey is your chance to shape the future of our industry, influence how platforms…
Guest post: Michael Woodrow, President at Aspen Technology Labs, Inc. As we moved through the second quarter of 2025, the U.S. job market sent a message: things are still moving, but maybe not as fast as they were earlier in the year. Job…