Job market trends, hiring news, and applicant tracking system coverage — updated regularly.
A roundup of what's shaping hiring right now — application volume, AI screening, and where recruiters are actually finding candidates.
Wall Street's got its eyes on one release right now: the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August Employment Situation report. And after July's ugly surprise — payrolls actually shrank by 23,000 — everyone's bracing a little. The consensus call is for a modest bounce back, somewhere around 55,000 to 58,000 new jobs, with unemployment holding at 4.1%.
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A survey of more than 2,000 U.S. hiring managers finds two-thirds say AI-generated applications have slowed hiring, and most say it's now harder to verify what candidates actually did in past roles.
Applications per hire have tripled since 2021 and LinkedIn is processing roughly 11,000 applications a minute. Here's what's driving the surge on both sides of the hiring process.
2026 has already recorded more tech-sector layoffs than all of 2025, with more than half of the cuts citing AI or automation as a factor. Here's where the losses — and the openings — actually are.
We're kicking off a regular series on job market trends, hiring news, and how applicant tracking systems actually work — starting with what to expect here.
Applicant tracking systems have moved from keyword scanners to LLM-based ranking engines. Here's what changed, who's using it, and what it means for your resume.
Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 in July while unemployment ticked down to 4.1%. Here's what the numbers actually mean if you're job hunting right now.