2026年美国就业市场展望报告

Sponsored by 2026 HiringProjections 5.6% INCREASEIN HIRINGEmployers Projectfor the Class of 2026 Hiring by industry Top 5 IndustriesIncreasingHiring Top 5 IndustriesDecreasingHiring UtilitiesComputer + Electronics Mfg.Miscellaneous Mfg.Food + Beverage Mfg.Chemical (Pharmaceutical) Mfg. Employer hiring plans Top reasons employers are increasing hires Top reasons employers are decreasing hires ArtificialIntelligence Demand for AI skills more than doubled in the last 6months for entry level jobs. However, only 11% ofemployers are discussing eliminating positions due to AI. Majority of employers are not yet seekingcandidates with AI skills AI skills 35%of entry-level jobsrequireAI skills 16.5%of entry-level jobdescriptions includeAI skills Types of AI skillsemployers are seeking Develop effective AI promptsto elicit quality outputs Number of respondents = 44 Has AI reduced theneed for entry-levelworkers' tasks? How often are employers having conversationsabout replacing early-career work? More than half of employers have discussed using AI to replace early-career work Majority of employers assign internsprojects that use AI tools and skills Ways AI is being discussed acrossorganizational aspects Ways employers are considering AIintegration in regard to workforce planning Two-thirds of employers are discussing AI for tasks but 11% are discussing it in terms of positions being eliminated ArtificialIntelligence AI and Job Applications 44% of employers say they have detectedAI-generated applications Employer use of AI-related tools in recruiting Just 20% of employers use tools to detect AI-related assistance in application,testing, and/or interview process Skills andAttributeson Resumes What employersseek on acandidate'sresume *Percentages do not equal 100,as respondents were able tochoose more than one attribute. College graduatesshould demonstrateskills, not justList them Number of respondents = 161 Importance of careerreadiness skills Communication, teamwork, and criticalthinking top the list of skills employers lookfor in college graduates Weighted average rating5-point scale, where 1=Not at all important,2=Not very important, 3=Somewhat important,4=Very important, and 5=Extremely importantNumber of respondents = 153 Proficiency of recentgraduates on careerreadiness skills Employers rate college graduates' skillproficiency highest on teamwork andtechnology, but lowest on AI skills Weighted average rating5-point scale, where 1=Not at all proficient,2=Not very proficient, 3=Somewhat proficient,4=Very proficient, and 5=Extremely proficientNumber of respondents = 148 Importance vs. Proficiency in career readinesscompetencies, by percent of respondents* *The percentages corresponding to “importance” represent, among all responding employers, the percentage that on a 5-point scale, indicated that the respectivecompetency was either “very important” (4) or “extremely important” (5) for college graduates to have to enter their workforce. The percentages corresponding to“proficiency” represent, among all responding employers, the percentage that, on a 5-point scale, rated recent graduates either “very proficient” (4) or “extremelyproficient” (5) in the respective competency. How PreparedCollegeGraduates AreFor Workforce Employers rate college graduatesAs somewhat prepared for workforce Employers generally say graduates' skillsmatch hiring needs Employer perceptions of college graduatespreparedness to use AI in the workplace Spring +Fall RecruitingActivities On-campusrecruiting plansfor the spring2026 Season Just one-third of employers havemade their fall recruiting plans Fall 2026 recruiting plans 43.1%Will hiremorein the fall 13.7%Will hirefewerin the fall 41.2%Will hire thesamenumber in the fall 2.0% Arenothiringduring the2026-27 recruiting year One-quarter of employershave replaced on-campusrecruiting with virtualrecruiting activities Respondentsby industry Respondentsby region Respondents byorganization size + type About the job outlook 2026spring updatesurvey The Job Outlook 2026 Spring Update survey was conducted from February 12 – March 17, 2026. Of the 185total respondents, 142 were NACE employer members, representing 19.9% of eligible member respondents.The Job Outlook 2026 Spring Update survey was also distributed to nonmember companies; this group providedan additional 43 responses. The survey updates hiring projections for the Class of 2026; those projections werecollected from NACE employer members from August 7 – September 22, 2025, and were reported in Job Outlook2026, which was published in November 2025. By region, 6.5% of respondents are from New England, 16.8% are from the Mideast,30.8% are from the Great Lakes, 8.6% are from the Plains, 15.1% are from the Southeast,13.0% are from the Southwest, 3.2% are from the Rocky Mountains, and 5.9% are fromthe Far West. (For additional information about the respondents, see the slides.) Data are ca