Are job orders going up or down? And what does it take to fill them? Each month, Bullhorn tracks key indicators from our proprietary data to reveal changes in the global hiring landscape. Check in at the start of every month for the latest trends in permanent and temporary hiring.
Month ending June 30, 2026 Last updated July 7, 2026
Temp job orders are 8% above 2025
After two months of declines, temporary job orders bounced back in June, rising nearly 6% compared to May, and reaching a level 8% above where they were this time last year. Fill rates also rebounded, rising 4% this month and ending this month 10% above their 2025 levels. And recruiter effort is actually declining slightly. Taken together, these metrics suggest last month’s negative trends may be reversing and the staffing market could be regaining the momentum seen during the first five months of the year.
Permanent job orders were also up 6% from May, leaving them 4% above where they were in June 2025. Permanent fill rates were also back on track this month, ending June 11% above where they were the same time last year. And submissions have remained steady for the last year.
The signs this month are very positive, pointing to increased pipeline and accelerating hiring velocity, without excessive effort. This all suggests a staffing market that is strengthening and potentially the impact of AI on productivity.
Perm job orders up 6% in June
Job fill rates more than 10% above 2025
Recruiter effort holding steady
Methodology
Hiring outlook metrics were calculated from Bullhorn ATS data for customers that have opted in to share aggregated data. Customers were qualified as professional or commercial if the majority of their placements were within these industries. Temporary/contingent placements are those with a set end date; permanent/direct hire placements are those without.
Jobs orders per recruiter is calculated as the volume of job order records created divided by the unique number of users within the calendar month.
Job fill rate is calculated as the proportion of job order records that were placed within 90 days of their open date. This is a trailing indicator that covers jobs created three calendar months prior to the period.
Submissions per job order is calculated as the volume of client submissions divided by the volume of job orders in the period. This metric represents records created in the previous calendar month.
