The Hiring Pulse, 5 October 2026: Speechify cuts postings as global openings touch low

Daily brief, October 5, 2026

The Arihaan stable panel index touched a low of 98.02 points on Monday, driven by retrenchment across technology, finance, and telecommunications employers.

• According to the Arihaan crawl, Speechify reduced open roles by 97.2% over seven days, falling from 254 vacancies on 28 September to 7 on 5 October.
• State Street cut open jobs by 25.1% like for like over the week to 1,176 roles, while Santander lowered listings by 18.4% to 900.
• Open roles across telecommunications employers dropped 2.5% like for like in one day, led by a decline of 226 positions at AST SpaceMobile.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods expanded postings by 20.5% over the week to 3,977 roles, generating a net gain of 677 vacancies.
• The worldwide stable-panel index slipped 0.16 points on the day to 98.02, reflecting a 1.98% contraction since the 26 September base.

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The index tracks open jobs across 32,097 career sites read consistently since 26 September 2026.

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