The Hiring Pulse, 14 October 2026: U-Haul cuts postings as retail hiring rebounds

Daily brief, October 14, 2026

Global like-for-like job openings edged up over the week, led by gains in retail and hospitality despite sharp vacancy cuts at U-Haul.

• According to the Arihaan crawl, U-Haul cut like-for-like job openings by 98.3% over the week to 14 October 2026, falling from 3,014 vacancies to 51.
• Retail & Hospitality postings expanded 3.1% like for like, an addition of 16,501 openings, lifted by Target adding 4,551 roles.
• In Canada, openings climbed 3.1% like for like, or 3,898 roles, where Loblaw Companies Limited added 4,605 vacancies.
• The global stable-panel index rose 0.23 points on the day to 98.88, while official BLS JOLTS data recorded 7.08 million US job openings for August 2026.

Chart of the day

Like-for-like open roles at U-Haul fell from 3,014 on 7 October to 51 on 14 October 2026.

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