In the comparison ending October 8, 2026, 12 reporting areas had higher job postings and 1 had lower job postings by enough to count

In the comparison ending October 8, 2026, 12 reporting areas had higher job postings and 1 had lower job postings by enough to count.

This count shows how widely a pattern is spread across the measured states. Each state counts once, so it does not show the total number of jobs, claims, or workers behind the movement. A net count can hide movement on both sides, which is why the separate counts matter. Postings measure advertised demand, not hires or jobs created. Job postings are not hires, employment or jobs created; they measure advertised demand. The state index (Feb 2020 = 100) is not seasonally adjusted and Indeed can revise past values; the retrieval date is the vintage. No release date is published; recorded as unavailable. Source: Indeed Hiring Lab. JobMarketHealth analysis of Indeed Hiring Lab data.

The calculation covers 51 reporting areas with usable data for this comparison.

A state-level relative change must reach 2% to count in either direction; smaller movements do not add to either side.

The same measure was a net balance of 16 reporting areas in October 1, 2026, compared with a net balance of 11 reporting areas in October 8, 2026. The two labeled periods should be read separately; the latest observation is not today's conditions.

Job postings are not hires, employment or jobs created; they measure advertised demand. The state index (Feb 2020 = 100) is not seasonally adjusted and Indeed can revise past values; the retrieval date is the vintage. No release date is published; recorded as unavailable. Source: Indeed Hiring Lab. JobMarketHealth analysis of Indeed Hiring Lab data.