Where is job-market talk concentrated?

Compared to previous 3 months

Occupations, industries, and places named in Reddit career posts — not unemployment rates.

As of Nov 3, 2026, this is where worker-pressure talk on r/layoffs, r/jobs, and r/recruitinghell is concentrated — not which state or industry has the official highest unemployment rate.

Software Engineering currently carries 29% of named-occupation pressure talk. Bigger communities produce more posts, so read the lists as conversation share.

Technology currently carries 41% of named-industry pressure talk.

US state and country maps shade share of posts that named a place, not official unemployment.

Aug 3, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026

vs the previous 3 months

Occupations

Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    Software Engineering

    29%↑ 1.6pp
  2. 2

    Sales

    10%↑ 0.7pp
  3. 3

    Marketing

    10%→ 0.0pp
  4. 4

    Finance

    9%↑ 0.3pp
  5. 5

    Healthcare

    8%↓ 0.4pp
  6. 6

    Customer Support

    6%→ 0.0pp
  7. 7

    Recruiting / HR

    6%↑ 0.2pp
  8. 8

    Skilled Trades

    5%↓ 1.2pp

Industries

Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    Technology

    41%↓ 0.3pp
  2. 2

    Retail

    11%↓ 0.5pp
  3. 3

    Finance

    11%↑ 0.2pp
  4. 4

    Healthcare

    10%↓ 0.5pp
  5. 5

    Education

    5%↓ 0.5pp
  6. 6

    Hospitality

    5%↓ 0.3pp
  7. 7

    Government

    3%↑ 0.7pp
  8. 8

    Manufacturing

    2%↑ 0.5pp

US States

Smaller share
Larger share
Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    New York

    38%↑ 3.6pp
  2. 2

    California

    11%↑ 0.7pp
  3. 3

    Florida

    9%↑ 3.1pp
  4. 4

    New Jersey

    8%-
  5. 5

    Texas

    7%→ 0.0pp

Countries

Smaller share
Larger share
Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    United States

    55%↓ 0.5pp
  2. 2

    India

    13%↑ 0.5pp
  3. 3

    Canada

    10%→ 0.0pp
  4. 4

    United Kingdom

    10%↓ 1.2pp
  5. 5

    Australia

    2%↑ 1.3pp

Questions

Which jobs and places are under the most pressure?

As of Nov 3, 2026, the lists and maps show each occupation, industry, and place’s share of worker-pressure talk from posts that named one. Shares add to 100% of named talk, not official unemployment.

Is this unemployment by state?

No. When a post names a US state, we count that state’s share of Reddit worker-pressure talk. Bigger states produce more posts. It is not the BLS unemployment rate.

Is this official labor statistics?

No. This is a reading of public posts from r/layoffs, r/jobs, and r/recruitinghell. It is not BLS unemployment, payrolls, or JOLTS.

How often is this updated?

Numbers update daily as new posts are ingested and classified.

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