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Linkup published their august 2026 jobs report; Key Takeaways Job openings stayed flat: Active job listings rose 0.1% in August 2026, to 4.96 million from 4.95 million in July. This suggests that underlying labor demand in the U.S. remained steady, alongside seasonal recruitment adjustments. Broad-based industry gains: Industries that saw an increase in job postings include Wholesale Trade (2.7k), Construction (1.6k), and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (1.2k). However, Retail Trade saw the largest decrease (-4.8k). Major occupation drops: Office and Administrative Support occupations experienced the largest drop (-9.4k) followed by Installation, Main...
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Welcome to this week in rec tag your weekly pulse on the technology and data driving the world of town acquisition I'm your host Chris Russell in today's episode linkups job market numbers for August new features from UKG and hack a job It's a new name. Let's go This week in rec tag is sponsored by Dahlia
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