U.S. job postings climbed to 6.63 million in August, the highest level since June 2025. Agency postings kept rising too, and Engineering held the top growth spot for a third straight month, driven by data center expansion and AI infrastructure buildout. Full-time median salary reached $62,400, up 6.3% from a year ago.
Aspen Tech Labs tracks over 10 million live jobs daily from more than 300,000 employer career sites. Here’s what the August data shows about hiring across the U.S. economy.
Overall hiring demand
Total U.S. direct employer job postings reached 6.63 million in August, up 0.5% MoM and 3.8% YoY. That’s the highest mark since June 2025, and it extends a recovery that began in February after postings bottomed out at 5.87 million in December.