AI hiring index — weekly
Weekly count of companies opening AI/ML roles — the cleanest public proxy for AI budget allocation. Derived from job-board diffs, not surveys.
381 AI hiring signals over the last 13 weeks · last full week: 29 (-14.7% w/w) · last data point Oct 7, 2026
Weekly values
| Week of (UTC) | AI hiring signals |
|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 (in progress) | 20 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 29 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 34 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 26 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 35 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 35 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 15 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 18 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 29 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 34 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 36 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 27 |
Methodology
Each point counts distinct signals detected that calendar week (Monday–Sunday, UTC) from primary public sources — job-board diffs, state WARN feeds, official business registries, and DNS records — deduplicated per company. The series reflects what we observed as it happened; historical values are never restated. Cite this page with a link to ChangeSignal.
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