The Hiring Pulse, 8 October 2026: UPS and US retailers expand open vacancies

Daily brief, October 8, 2026

UPS lifted advertised openings by 54.7% over the week while global stable-panel job listings inched up 0.17 points to 98.4 on Thursday.

• Open roles at UPS rose 54.7% like for like over the week to 1,858, adding 657 openings according to the Arihaan crawl.
• The global stable-panel index rose 0.17 points on the day to 98.4, remaining down 1.6% since 26 September.
• In contrast, Cinemark reduced like-for-like vacancies by 71.7% over the week to 207, shedding 524 roles.
• Across geographies, open roles in the Philippines fell 2.3% in a single day to 29,276 like for like, led by a reduction of 790 postings at BDO USA.
• In official data, US initial jobless claims fell to 197,000 in the week to 3 October, according to the US Department of Labor.

Chart of the day

The Arihaan crawl recorded an increase in like-for-like vacancies at UPS from 1,201 on 1 October to 1,858 on 8 October.

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