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What changed in hiring this week.

A detailed summary of the hiring signal Ghosted AI observed across public companies.

Summary

Hiring momentum split sharply this week: Lowe’s, RTX, ADP, American Electric Power, and Boeing were positive movers, while Citigroup, Lockheed Martin, Eli Lilly, AT&T, and NVIDIA showed the largest declines. The chart below shows a market that is still active, but increasingly uneven across companies.

Total active postings

3,842

New this week

+126

Removed this week

-84

Net change

+42

This week’s key points

  • Lowe’s led positive momentum, followed by RTX and ADP.
  • Citigroup showed the largest decline, with Lockheed Martin also down materially.
  • The spread between the strongest and weakest movers suggests hiring is becoming more selective.

Biggest movers

Top companies

Lowe’s — strongest positive momentum

RTX — second-largest positive move

Citigroup — largest decline in the chart

Roles

Roles gaining momentum

Operations & supply chain — likely tied to retail and manufacturing hiring

Engineering — still strong across industrial and tech firms

Finance & analytics — mixed, with some large-company pullback

Locations

Top locations

Large U.S. hubs — most activity remains concentrated in major metros

Hybrid roles — continue to show up across the strongest movers

On-site roles — still important in retail, industrial, and defense hiring

This week’s hiring momentum

Bar chart showing this week's hiring momentum by company