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Month ending 30 June 2026 Last updated 7 July 2026

Permanent job orders rise in June

Permanent job orders were also up this month, though more modestly than the contract side, rising 1% from May to June. And the fill rate largely held steady. Fill rate is still up year over year, but the gap is narrowing a bit and may signal some caution among clients hiring for permanent positions.

Job orders still up year over year

Contract fill rate rose 6% in June

Recruiter effort rises for contract but declines in perm

Methodology

Hiring outlook metrics were calculated from Bullhorn ATS data for customers that have opted in to share aggregated data. Customers were qualified as professional or commercial if the majority of their placements were within these industries. Temporary/contingent placements are those with a set end date; permanent/direct hire placements are those without.

Jobs orders per recruiter is calculated as the volume of job order records created divided by the unique number of users within the calendar month.

Job fill rate is calculated as the proportion of job order records that were placed within 90 days of their open date. This is a trailing indicator that covers jobs created three calendar months prior to the period.

Submissions per job order is calculated as the volume of client submissions divided by the volume of job orders in the period. This metric represents records created in the previous calendar month.

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