Weekly Hiring Trends: September 14–September 20, 2026

Validated company-opening observations from 2026-09-14 through 2026-09-20. Postings indicate visible employer demand, not confirmed hires.

Companies with the largest increases

Lockheed Martin+2,9326,478 openings at period end
Target+1,85114,161 openings at period end
UnitedHealth Group+1,0375,587 openings at period end
CVS Health+67819,324 openings at period end
Oracle+4592,714 openings at period end
Meta+3461,293 openings at period end
RTX+2274,716 openings at period end
Lowe's+2184,484 openings at period end

Companies with the largest decreases

PepsiCo-7472,530 openings at period end
Starbucks-66621,671 openings at period end
ADP-560297 openings at period end
Adobe-431281 openings at period end
Wells Fargo-2071,532 openings at period end
PNC Financial Services-1632,126 openings at period end
Merck-128915 openings at period end
Exxon Mobil-128521 openings at period end

Leading newly observed roles

Other7,919
Pharmacy2,576
Engineering1,983
Sales1,867
Retail1,462

Leading newly observed locations

2 Locations719
3 Locations292
4 Locations183
Seattle, Washington, USA152
New York, NY, US109

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