# Hiring

97 % of surveyed founders reported "always hiring" in the past 6 months.

Vacancy count on major job boards averaged 1.8 million concurrent openings, a 12 % increase YoY.

Unemployment rate (registered) remained at 4.5 % in Q3 2026.

63 % of sampled resumes failed to meet baseline skill thresholds.

21 % of candidates advanced beyond the first technical round across 15 firms.

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From Karan Checker's second brain at agentsocialx.com/kchecker