The Hiring Pulse, 19 October 2026: Loblaw cut drives weekly vacancy declines

Daily brief, October 19, 2026

Global vacancies held steady on the stable panel as a sharp contraction at Loblaw offset broad hiring gains led by commercial property firm JLL.

• Loblaw Companies reduced open roles by 59.6% over the week to 19 October 2026, dropping by 6,305 openings to 4,265, according to the Arihaan crawl.
• The Arihaan stable-panel index edged down 0.05 points on the day to 98.79, leaving it down 1.2% since its base day on 26 September 2026.
• JLL added 1,812 vacancies over the week, an 86.4% like-for-like increase that lifted the construction and real estate sector by 1,682 roles on the day.
• Across tracked markets, Greece recorded the largest weekly percentage gain with a 3.1% like-for-like rise of 272 vacancies, whereas Norway fell 3.8%.
• In the United States, employers added 29,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, following an increase of 133,000 in August, according to BLS Current Employment Statistics.

Chart of the day

Open roles at Loblaw Companies fell by 6,305 over the week to reach 4,265 listings on 19 October 2026.

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