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The Long and Short of Job Tenure: Where Workers Put Down Roots or Move On

By Lisa Feist - November 18, 2025
Indeed job seekers typically have over two years of tenure, with especially brief spells in front-line services. About 16% of newly hired workers apply for another job within their first three months.
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Apprenticeship Interest Booms

By Laura Ullrich - November 14, 2025
The share of searches on Indeed for “apprentice” or “apprenticeship” jobs has more than doubled in the past five years.

US Labor Market Quarterly Verticals for Q3 2025

By Daniel Culbertson - November 13, 2025
Using the latest Indeed data, these short research briefs track employment trends in five industry verticals over the third quarter of 2025.

Labor Market Updates

October 2025 US Labor Market Update: Job Seeker Interest in Holiday Jobs Surges

By Cory Stahle - October 16, 2025
Seasonal work is still out there, but it’s not as easy to come by as it was a few years ago.
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September 2025 Labor Market Update: The Squeeze on New Entrants Mirrors a Marketwide Decline

By Allison Shrivastava - September 25, 2025
Junior postings have declined alongside the overall hiring slowdown, while senior postings have seen modest growth.
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August 2025 Labor Market Update: How Healthcare Roles (and the Women Who Occupy Them) Are Propping Up the Labor Market

By Laura Ullrich - August 26, 2025
Lopsided market dynamics favor healthcare workers over others at the moment, concentrating job growth in a handful of sectors and leaving many workers on the outside looking in.
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July 2025 US Labor Market Update: Wage Growth Is Outpacing Inflation, but Not for Everyone

By Cory Stahle - July 24, 2025
Recent wage growth has been higher for the highest-paid workers, threatening to leave many behind if annual inflation reignites.
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June 2025 Labor Market Update: When Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

By Allison Shrivastava - June 24, 2025
The headline hires and unemployment numbers tell one story, but the lived experiences of many Americans paint a more complicated — and somber — picture.
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May 2025 US Labor Market Update: What Indeed’s Data Reveals About the Early Impact of Changing Policies on the Job Market

By Cory Stahle - May 22, 2025
Indeed’s real-time job posting data shows emerging weakness in the R&D sector and the D.C. region.
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