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North America markets

United States job market

Official market size and labour demand, compared with the active job listings JobLake currently observes across employers, agencies and portals.

JobLake coverage

291,871

deduplicated active jobs

Updated Aug 2026

Population

341,784,857

Period ending Jul 2025

Labour force

169,358,000

Period ending Jun 2026

Unemployed

7,094,000

Period ending Jun 2026

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Period ending Jun 2026

Calculated from sources

Vacancy rate

4.6%

Period ending May 2026

Available jobs

7,594,000

Period ending May 2026

Coverage snapshot

What JobLake sees now

Listings are deduplicated across sources. The observed-listing ratio compares today's JobLake catalog with the latest published available-jobs measure; it is directional because one available job can produce multiple advertisements, and some are never advertised online.

291,871

Active jobs

5,433

Added in 24h

69,056

Added in 7 days

6,288

Companies

152

Agencies

265

Job portals

134

Duplicates collapsed

3.8%

Listings / available jobs

165,365

With known salary

Jobs by industry

Where hiring is concentrated

Retail & e-commerce59,373 · 20.3%
Healthcare43,423 · 14.9%
Software & IT28,706 · 9.8%
Banking & finance21,321 · 7.3%
Food & beverage20,816 · 7.1%
Manufacturing17,900 · 6.1%
Hospitality & tourism16,977 · 5.8%
Aerospace & defense10,711 · 3.7%
Transport & logistics10,016 · 3.4%
Energy & utilities6,761 · 2.3%

Main job posters

Companies

  1. 01Lowe's21,643
  2. 02Starbucks19,855
  3. 03Kroger8,749
  4. 04Amazon6,765
  5. 05JPMorganChase5,097
  6. 06UnitedHealth Group5,007
  7. 07Compass Group4,021
  8. 08EssilorLuxottica3,583
  9. 09Marriott International3,332
  10. 10RTX3,278

Recruitment market

Agencies

  1. 01Robert Half8,954
  2. 02Experis2,408
  3. 03Selby Jennings1,512
  4. 04Kforce Inc.1,182
  5. 05DSJ Global1,024
  6. 06Hays377
  7. 07Korn Ferry301
  8. 08Russell Tobin270
  9. 09Brooksource250
  10. 10Harnham207

Distribution

Job portals

  1. 01LinkedIn3,256
  2. 02Indeed690
  3. 03beBee358
  4. 04Jobleads161
  5. 05Monster158
  6. 06Jobs For Stevenage Fans89
  7. 07Edinburgh City FC63
  8. 08Recruit.net62
  9. 09Simplify46
  10. 10Breakroom43

Sources and methodology

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Population

United States Census Bureau

Jul 2025 to Jul 2025 · Direct observation

Labour force

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Direct observation

seasonally adjusted

Unemployed

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Direct observation

seasonally adjusted

Unemployment rate

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics CPS

Jun 2026 to Jun 2026 · Derived from official data

seasonally adjusted

Vacancy rate

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS

May 2026 to May 2026 · Direct observation

preliminary

Available jobs

United States Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS

May 2026 to May 2026 · Direct observation

preliminary

Labour-market indicators update on their source's release schedule. JobLake catalog data refreshes hourly, and historical snapshots are retained so coverage can be measured over time.