January 2025 Jobs Recap: Job market heats up in 2025 as American business welcomes Trump.

Key Takeaways:

• Active Job Listings Increase: In January, LinkUp job data shows a notable increase in active job listings, with a bump of 200,000 from December. There tends to be some increase in job openings each January, but this new year brought new vigor to the job market. After a months-long trend of cautious hiring reflecting companies' concerns about ongoing inflation and market volatility, listings last month were up in 42 states and 90% of occupations. It seems likely that businesses are warming to the initial moves of Trump’s presidency, including the promised extension of individual and corporate tax cuts. We’ll see how much geopolitical disruption corporate America has stomach for before it translates to cooling hiring patterns at home.

• Closed Duration up: The number of days the average job listing remained open in January was 50, up 4 days from December’s 46. Often a sign of labor demand cooling, increasing closed duration can also be a sign of a tightening job market as unemployment stays low at 4%. It’s also possible that with a decrease in illegal migration over the last few months, fewer workers are available to fill service jobs quickly.

U.S. Job Listings by Month | January 2022 - January 2025

The graph illustrates monthly job listing trends in the U.S., comparing new and removed job postings alongside total active listings.

LinkUp 10,000: Up by 100,000 listings from December.

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 | January 2022 - January 2025

Jobs Data By Industry (NAICS)

We're seeing a bump in most sectors for the month of January. The top three being:

• Healthcare and Social Assistance (+42.5k)

• Accommodations and Food Services (+34.1k)

• Finance and Insurance (+15.8k)

Job Listings by Industry (NAICS) | January 2025

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

Jobs Data By Occupation (O*NET)

90% of occupations felt a listings lift in January. The top three were:

• Food Prep and Serving (+32k)

• Healthcare Practice and Tech (+27.6k)

• Management (+17k)

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

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

Closed Duration: Rose to 50 days from 46 in January

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.

U.S. Job Listing By Month | January 2022 - January 2025

Jobs Data By State

During the month of January, nearly all the states in the Union saw an increase in job listings from December. The states that saw the largest increases:

• Arizona (+7.2%)

• Iowa (+6.8%)

• California (+5.3%)

• Florida (+5.1%)

• Texas (+5.0%)

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

Companies Added

Every month, LinkUp indexes new companies to our database. In January, LinkUp added 276 additional employer websites.

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