Job Market Competition Data

Real-time insights from 570,932+ job postings across North America

46 Avg. Applicants Per Job

570,932+ Jobs Analyzed

97,790+ Companies Hiring

42 Cities Covered

70+ applicants — Highly Competitive

40-69 applicants — Competitive

Under 40 — Less Competitive

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United States

45 Avg. Applicants

26 cities across 16 states

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Canada

50 Avg. Applicants

16 cities across 7 provinces

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How We Calculate These Numbers

We analyze real job posting data from LinkedIn to calculate average applicant counts per job. When you apply to 20 jobs with 46 applicants each, you're competing against nearly 920 other candidates.

Data compiled by ResumeTarget.com from 570,932+ LinkedIn job postings across 42 cities in the USA and Canada. Updated Dec 2, 2025.