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 Sep 14, 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 28% of named-occupation pressure talk. Bigger communities produce more posts, so read the lists as conversation share.

Technology currently carries 40% of named-industry pressure talk.

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

Jun 14, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026

vs the previous 3 months

Occupations

Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    Software Engineering

    28%↓ 0.9pp
  2. 2

    Marketing

    10%↑ 0.3pp
  3. 3

    Sales

    9%↑ 0.3pp
  4. 4

    Finance

    9%↑ 0.9pp
  5. 5

    Healthcare

    7%↓ 1.1pp
  6. 6

    Customer Support

    6%↓ 0.9pp
  7. 7

    Data / Analytics

    6%↑ 1.0pp
  8. 8

    Skilled Trades

    6%↓ 0.4pp

Industries

Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    Technology

    40%↓ 4.2pp
  2. 2

    Retail

    12%↑ 1.6pp
  3. 3

    Finance

    11%↑ 0.3pp
  4. 4

    Healthcare

    10%↓ 0.1pp
  5. 5

    Education

    5%↑ 0.7pp
  6. 6

    Hospitality

    5%↑ 0.8pp
  7. 7

    Government

    3%↑ 0.2pp
  8. 8

    Manufacturing

    2%↑ 0.3pp

US States

Smaller share
Larger share
Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    New York

    34%↓ 5.1pp
  2. 2

    California

    11%↑ 2.6pp
  3. 3

    New Jersey

    8%↑ 4.4pp
  4. 4

    Texas

    7%-
  5. 5

    Florida

    7%↑ 2.2pp

Countries

Smaller share
Larger share
Sharevs prev
  1. 1

    United States

    55%↑ 1.7pp
  2. 2

    United Kingdom

    12%↑ 0.3pp
  3. 3

    India

    11%↓ 0.8pp
  4. 4

    Canada

    11%↓ 0.6pp
  5. 5

    Germany

    2%↑ 0.1pp

Questions

Which jobs and places are under the most pressure?

As of Sep 14, 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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