Weekly index / 2026-W41
Tech Hiring Index, week 41 of 2026
In the week of Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026, open job postings at the 121 tech companies we could compare went from 20,862 to 20,972, up 0.5%.
For each company we compare its first and last day with data in the week, Monday to Sunday. "Notable" is a change of more than 20% and at least 5 postings. Postings are not hires, and we make no claim about causes.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 2,674 | 2,725 | +51 | 1.9% |
| Robinhood | 162 | 182 | +20 | 12.3% |
| Anduril | 2,472 | 2,491 | +19 | 0.8% |
| Harvey | 332 | 350 | +18 | 5.4% |
| Twilio | 127 | 144 | +17 | 13.4% |
Biggest drops
| Company | Start | End | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling | 667 | 612 | −55 | 8.2% |
| ElevenLabs notable | 168 | 125 | −43 | 25.6% |
| OpenAI | 829 | 815 | −14 | 1.7% |
| Cohere | 130 | 119 | −11 | 8.5% |
| Figma | 161 | 150 | −11 | 6.8% |
Left out: NVIDIA. Its job board shows at most 2,000 postings, so a change there cannot be measured.