1、 2026 Joveo.All rights reserved.1 2026 Joveo.All rights reserved.2Index1.A Note to Our Readers 032.A Cooling Market,Unevenly Felt 044.Part Two:The Occupational Split 103.Part One:The 9x Applicant Avalanche 065.Part Three:The Experience Cliff 196.The Questions That Will Shape Recruiting in 2026 25Glo
2、ssary 29 Methodology 27About Joveo 31 2026 Joveo.All rights reserved.3A Note To Our ReadersWelcome to Joveos Recruiting Benchmarks Report 2026.If you lead talent acquisition or recruitment marketing,you probably experienced two hiring realities at once this past year.Some roles attracted more applic
3、ants than your team could realistically screen.Others stayed stubbornly hard to fill,even with sustained spend and effort.This split is real,and its structural.Yet most benchmarks still describe the labor market as if it moves in one direction,at one speed,for everyone.That makes it difficult to tra
4、nslate macro headlines into decisions that fit your hiring context.This report focuses on where conditions diverge by role type,experience level,and talent pipeline dynamics and what those differences mean for cost,volume,and hiring outcomes.We also share how employers are responding differently dep
5、ending on which labor market theyre operating in.As you read,anchor the findings in your specific hiring reality.Whether you are filtering through hundreds of applications for a software developer role or struggling to surface candidates for licensed practical nurse positions,the goal is to help you
6、 see where your results differ from broader patterns and decide what to do about it in 2026.-Kshitij Jain(KJ),Founder and CEO,Joveo 2026 Joveo.All rights reserved.3 2026 Joveo.All rights reserved.4A Cooling Market,Unevenly FeltEarly in the year,job growth remained positive and employersentiment was