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Hiring Trends by Industry 2026

Hospitals and Health Care leads US hiring with 911,329 postings in July 2026, followed by Staffing and Recruiting and Retail. Industries posting more in July 2026 than in January 2026 include Staffing and Recruiting, Retail, Construction. Based on Canaria's analysis of 1B+ job postings.

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Monthly job posting volume by industry
MonthHospitals and Health CareStaffing and RecruitingRetailConstructionIT Services and IT ConsultingSoftware DevelopmentHigher EducationFinancial ServicesBusiness Consulting and ServicesRestaurants
Jan 22376,734228,165232,40384,81545,48939,74642,96373,79657,654121,233
Feb 22265,708209,339150,91170,69838,06932,56437,66857,45750,35365,071
Mar 22353,422284,529212,80290,74055,97848,82649,83673,95862,249111,272
Apr 22612,419489,315282,237108,06590,52297,02769,599119,93491,583167,454
May 22627,684518,496328,075109,179110,128110,25474,409132,54889,955169,816
Jun 22598,290554,461274,364102,152104,091142,76669,886132,70692,328152,899
Jul 22530,137416,965232,92083,28595,74196,75457,43698,61582,965124,068
Aug 22687,485384,386312,951111,61497,780165,40675,955133,28198,186174,446
Sep 22560,108339,433280,24672,67687,493204,04258,350102,27980,958132,829
Oct 22621,833441,089287,81988,75891,953133,86162,815104,87798,514149,463
Nov 22602,326410,692276,35173,58883,594112,73263,34893,15789,986137,166
Dec 22489,793361,004198,57163,99458,76295,05650,46760,73463,619101,345
Jan 23670,847626,095317,52696,96089,161133,90667,136100,15093,981147,763
Feb 23772,434773,138280,689104,219121,498153,41777,146103,568136,840128,095
Mar 23767,725727,931281,098128,784105,085178,42085,61184,653119,447157,624
Apr 23724,300722,288365,356139,079113,649179,81391,84788,811136,284187,196
May 23808,699753,822326,549140,718124,34986,274110,34988,051153,449159,247
Jun 23839,624722,576328,405138,233135,20595,840105,06295,959119,341159,265
Jul 23588,666417,819267,967110,18584,25258,03880,42872,97356,740137,182
Aug 23654,203587,296257,49197,71886,62761,40772,74770,79972,465125,531
Sep 23712,719691,341307,570114,23194,301102,08862,82174,48581,545178,409
Oct 231,090,9871,349,813545,145151,294156,951146,39291,545124,366157,713276,217
Nov 23741,270936,894301,763108,685119,28882,83374,85982,719110,134157,446
Dec 23549,630534,227224,78082,74976,71574,30853,31155,17965,506140,941
Jan 241,178,9741,149,116369,967153,800141,741109,57195,979110,236143,027210,417
Feb 241,219,519994,738315,193146,397139,76595,89088,340102,559139,781167,630
Mar 24825,241707,194276,371150,023125,67472,88993,41984,691108,697165,483
Apr 24662,396418,787234,327126,80496,54866,74987,95577,69972,275125,886
May 241,290,954615,399238,741123,337119,718111,08589,75186,93498,796118,237
Jun 241,662,020780,388247,479121,024167,37186,37181,26789,81985,672134,037
Jul 241,184,161674,805248,437111,618146,41880,40085,52491,72785,160103,962
Aug 241,096,509546,443144,97786,25594,20951,10164,62463,02554,41973,276
Sep 241,060,013783,371221,685103,960122,090109,67774,59799,47190,275108,192
Oct 241,308,707961,172261,936132,472182,545184,71793,054144,973126,988120,340
Nov 241,179,705845,799211,70296,456114,375134,48575,06795,50784,50498,068
Dec 241,625,607815,035186,75085,252101,441199,77465,92282,97479,60491,390
Jan 251,775,8101,073,476256,475128,526124,482213,06080,753126,00698,018130,847
Feb 251,198,397904,566209,181120,806112,747132,20282,317109,89286,680110,020
Mar 251,346,3931,146,403261,672126,759135,196140,70781,115114,42384,024133,411
Apr 251,674,6681,109,208237,520131,983125,152146,43381,103111,16183,117134,869
May 25993,319796,696228,638120,459109,859127,59584,107106,07978,066110,695
Jun 251,170,8141,017,979205,322111,932119,500123,70673,35192,87685,84587,025
Jul 251,105,268824,712239,820116,348115,044149,54983,063121,82980,33298,971
Aug 251,021,359709,049238,722114,658108,232186,35575,111117,88173,16298,375
Sep 251,124,886814,121308,049138,790125,122163,676127,942110,61490,755141,069
Oct 25973,677692,633227,934119,082112,810134,70385,725100,59187,93099,328
Nov 25895,864641,750202,22294,25494,946100,52372,06087,99572,192105,853
Dec 25959,303629,200198,58894,79694,455100,89982,05680,62866,54190,568
Jan 26957,471589,816229,642121,735108,366116,03478,213106,25981,42696,952
Feb 26742,341538,836208,468120,237115,548120,87678,29299,06187,88187,933
Mar 26760,808625,675250,557135,726145,425123,03881,425111,25586,749103,465
Apr 261,153,038644,492230,317143,192150,283125,37789,093120,84188,12197,015
May 261,194,965652,023249,043138,281127,344133,80591,240110,922101,935101,212
Jun 261,034,496573,665315,098213,076158,513147,597133,041139,695125,569147,178
Jul 26911,329628,587244,616147,548127,192110,279105,677102,81096,66094,157
Industry ranking by job posting volume in July 2026
RankIndustryPostings
1Hospitals and Health Care911,329
2Staffing and Recruiting628,587
3Retail244,616
4Construction147,548
5IT Services and IT Consulting127,192
6Software Development110,279
7Higher Education105,677
8Financial Services102,810
9Business Consulting and Services96,660
10Restaurants94,157

Which industry is hiring the most in the United States?

Hospitals and Health Care leads US posting volume with 911,329 postings in July 2026, ahead of Staffing and Recruiting and Retail. Health care demand is spread across more than one row: clinical roles also appear under medical practices and under staffing and recruiting, so no single category captures the whole of it. The pattern reflects persistent demand for nurses, physicians, therapists, and support staff across hospitals, clinics, and home care.

How do staffing firms, retail, and technology compare in hiring volume?

Staffing and recruiting firms represent a large share of posting volume because they advertise positions on behalf of hundreds of client companies. The retail sector shows seasonal patterns, with spikes around the holiday season and back-to-school periods. Technology hiring, while lower in absolute volume than healthcare or retail, carries higher salary levels and represents some of the most competitive talent markets.

How does Canaria classify industries from job postings?

Canaria classifies industry from the employer company profile linked to each job posting, so the label follows the employer rather than the wording of a single advertisement. Postings carry one normalized industry name drawn from a standard classification (74.6% of US postings from the past year have one), and related categories stay separate because they describe different kinds of employer. The raw data exposes that normalizedIndustryName field, so users can build whatever groupings their analysis needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which industry is hiring the most in 2026?
Hospitals and Health Care has the highest job posting volume with 911,329 postings in July 2026. The top 3 industries by posting volume are Hospitals and Health Care, Staffing and Recruiting, Retail.
Which industries are growing in hiring?
Industries whose posting volume in July 2026 ran more than 5% above January 2026 include Staffing and Recruiting, Retail, Construction, IT Services and IT Consulting. Both months are complete months in the trend chart above.
How does Canaria classify industries?
Postings carry a single normalized industry name, derived from the employer's company profile and matched against a standard industry classification (74.6% of US postings from the past year have one; postings without one are left out of these industry counts rather than guessed). Canaria normalizes company names first and links them to firmographic data including industry, size, and headquarters, so one employer resolves to one industry no matter which site the posting came from.
Why do related industries appear as separate categories?
The categories describe different kinds of employer, not different data sources: hospitals, medical practices, and healthcare staffing agencies each get their own bucket even though all three hire clinical staff. Users who want a broader sector view can merge categories themselves using the normalizedIndustryName field in the raw data.

Data sourced from publicly available job postings. Updated September 2026. Analysis by Canaria Inc.

How to cite this data

Source: Canaria Inc., Job Market Data Analysis, September 15, 2026, https://decanaria.com/data/hiring-trends-by-industry

Canaria Inc. (2026). Hiring Trends by Industry 2026. Canaria Job Market Data Analysis. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://decanaria.com/data/hiring-trends-by-industry

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