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Now Hiring! AI Is Everywhere in Hiring, Workers Are Restless, and the Job Market Is Cooling.

July 2, 2026

Hi there,

AI adoption in talent acquisition has hit 90%, and almost no one is seeing real results. Workers are quietly shopping for new jobs, and private payrolls are coming in softer than expected. 

Here's what you need to know this week.

🤖 Everyone's Using AI in Hiring. Almost Nobody's Seeing Results.

More than 90% of organizations have deployed AI in talent acquisition, but fewer than 5% describe their outcomes as transformational, according to new research from ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions and Everest Group.

🌍 Half the Workforce Is Looking for a New Job

49% of employees globally plan to search for a new role in the next six months, driven by flat pay and anxiety about AI and restructuring, according to Morgan McKinley.

📋 Job Openings Are Up, But Hiring Is Sliding

U.S. job openings hit a two-year high of 7.6 million in May, but actual hiring fell for the second straight month and consumers' sense that jobs are "hard to get" reached its highest point since January 2021.

🏥 Healthcare Hiring Has an Alignment Problem

The biggest disconnect between nurse leaders and talent acquisition teams is urgency — CNOs see gaps on the floor in real time while TA leaders are focused on long-term pipelines.

🇮🇳 India's GCC Boom Is Real, But Easy to Get Wrong

India now has 3,728 active GCC units generating an estimated $98.4 billion in revenue, but Zinnov finds that most centers that stall by Year 3 trace the problem back to six decisions made in the first six months.

🔢 By the Numbers

98,000. Private sector jobs added in June per ADP, below the 110,000 consensus forecast, down from 122,000 in May, with leisure and hospitality logging its sixth straight month of weak hiring.

Thanks for reading! What did you think, and what would you like to see in future editions? Share your feedback with editor-in-chief Steve Vittorioso at [email protected] — we'd love to hear from you.