Xcout IntelWhich countries' companies are hiring more?
According to Xcout Intel, companies headquartered in the Netherlands raised their new job postings the most: +79.4% in the four weeks to 1 November 2026 against 10 August – 6 September 2026 (64 companies), followed by France (+48.8%, 81 companies) and Australia (+25.3%, 101 companies). Companies based in Germany posted fewer roles (−7.1%).
| Headquarters country | Companies | First 4 weeks | Last 4 weeks | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 64 | 2,311 | 4,146 | +79.4% |
| France | 81 | 7,285 | 10,841 | +48.8% |
| Australia | 101 | 6,453 | 8,083 | +25.3% |
| United Kingdom | 207 | 10,658 | 12,561 | +17.9% |
| United States | 1,581 | 83,308 | 97,875 | +17.5% |
| Canada | 142 | 5,726 | 5,712 | −0.2% |
| Switzerland | 49 | 3,680 | 3,646 | −0.9% |
| Germany | 140 | 5,873 | 5,458 | −7.1% |
How we know
Xcout Intel reads the careers sites of a fixed panel of 2,917 companies every week (Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby and other applicant-tracking systems) and counts each role the first time it appears. A company is in the panel if it opened roles in at least 10 of the 12 weeks to 1 November 2026, so the change is about hiring, not about our coverage. A company's headquarters country comes from its Xcout Intel profile.
Full figures: Hiring Pulse. How every report is built: methodology.
What this does not show
- The country is where the company is headquartered, not where the jobs are: a US company's postings in India count under the United States.
- These are new postings at a fixed panel of companies on their own careers sites — not employment, not hires. Recruitment agencies and job boards are left out.
How to cite
Xcout Intel, Hiring Pulse, week ending 1 November 2026, intel.xcout.app/answers/hiring-by-countryQuote with attribution under the licence. These figures update with each edition of the report; give the date above when you quote them.