July 2025 Jobs Recap: Despite more jobs, the hiring process is moving at tortoise pace.

Key Takeaways:

• There has been an increase in new job listings; in July, compared to June, however, the time taken to fill these positions has also risen, indicating a trend of cautious hiring practices.

• Since March of this year, the total number of active jobs in the U.S. has been on a downward trend, likely reflecting the market's response to new economic policies.

• Hiring in retail and business up for the first time in a while.

• LinkUp 10,000 is still trending downward.

• Maintenance and repair technicians still in high demand.

U.S. Job Listings by Month | July 2024 - July 2025

In July, the U.S. job market is showing signs of a plateau. U.S. active job postings fell 0.9%, but new jobs rose 7.4% from 1.4 to 1.5 million for the first time this summer. Removed jobs rose by 7.6% from 1.5 million listings to 1.6 million listings.

LinkUp 10,000

The LinkUp 10,000 is an analytic published daily and monthly that captures the total U.S. job openings from the 10,000 global employers in LinkUp’s jobs dataset with the most U.S. openings.

Monthly LinkUp 10,000 | July 2024 - July 2025

The LinkUp 10,000 index continues to show a downward trend (-0.8%), ending the month with 3.9 million jobs. Overall, it’s down 10.9% since this time last year.

Jobs Data By Industry (NAICS)

In July we’ve seen increased labor demand in almost every sector, as companies adjust to tariffs and focus on H2 goals.

Job Listings by Industry (NAICS) | July 2025

This chart displays the change in job listings across various industries, categorized by NAICS codes.

Jobs Data By Occupation (O*NET)

61% of occupations saw labor demand increase during July. The occupations with the most growth were:

• Installation, Maintenance and Repair (7.0k)

• Personal Care and Service (5.6k)

• Production (3.7k)

Installation, Maintenance and Repair saw the largest growth for job listings, indicative of an aging workforce and tech-driven appliances that require skilled technicians.

Construction and Extraction grew by only 1.1%, still hampered by economic uncertainty, increased immigration enforcement, and high material costs.

Job Listings by Occupation (O*NET) | July 2025

This chart displays the change in job listings across various occupations, categorized by O*NET codes.

Closed Duration

Closed duration, or the average number of days job listings remain live on company websites before removal, tracks hiring velocity across the U.S. economy. As the average duration increases, hiring velocity slows.

Time to Fill By Month | July 2024 - July 2025

Closed duration increased even more in July, up to 49.6 from a revised 43.6 days in June, indicating an even longer hiring process for open positions. Hiring velocity hasn’t been this slow since January 2024.

Jobs Data By State

In July, the majority of states held steady or saw minor increases in active job listings, with 54% of states showing more job postings. States with the most demand include:

• Utah (+2.6%)

• Louisiana (+2.3%)

• Colorado (+2.1%)

The states with the largest drop in labor demand in July were:

• California (-8.1%)

• South Dakota (-5.5%)

• North Dakota (-5.2%)

Percent Change in Active Job Listings by State (Month-Over-Month) | July 2025

256 Companies Added

Every month, LinkUp indexes new companies to our database. In July, LinkUp added 256 additional employer websites.

Contact us if you are interested in obtaining the complete list of recently added companies.

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