Top and Bottom 10 Skill Subcategories by Year-Over-Year Growth in 12-Month Average Job Postings, August 2025-July 2026 vs. August 2024-July 2025

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Q3 2026 LABOR DEMAND AND SHORTAGE REVIEW, SHRM, 2026. VISIT SHRM.ORG/RESEARCH TO LEARN MORE.

Source: SHRM analysis of monthly job postings data powered by Lightcast. For purposes of ranking, skill subcategories with average active job postings value below 100,000 for the period August 2024-July 2025 were excluded.