Financials hiring trends, April 2026
The median Financials employer in our US panel is in the 58th hiring percentile in April 2026, up 1 pt in 12 months. Based on 60 employers and real job changes in résumé histories.
Median hiring percentile by month
Most active hirers in Financials
| Employer | Hiring percentile | Change, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur J. Gallagher | 97th | +2 pts |
| Nasdaq | 97th | +1 pt |
| Ares Management | 96th | 0 pts |
| Corpay | 94th | -4 pts |
| First Horizon | 93rd | +19 pts |
Slowest hirers in Financials
| Employer | Hiring percentile | Change, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| BNY Mellon | 3rd | -5 pts |
| Western Union | 7th | -2 pts |
| JPMorgan Chase | 9th | -26 pts |
| Block | 9th | -12 pts |
| American International | 14th | +7 pts |
What the numbers say
The typical Financials employer sits in the 58th hiring percentile as of April 2026, around the middle of the market. A year earlier, in April 2025, the sector median was the 57th percentile, so it moved up 1 pt over 12 months.
We track 60 Financials employers in the US panel; all 60 have enough job changes for their own page. 36 of those hire faster than the median employer of the whole panel (above the 50th percentile).
The most active hirer in the sector this month is Arthur J. Gallagher, in the 97th percentile; the slowest is BNY Mellon, in the 3rd.
Percentiles compare each employer's hiring pace with all employers in the panel on a rolling 36-month window of public résumé histories, not job postings. The data runs through April 2026.
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Data: HÜNT Workforce Panel · résumé history · updated monthly · data through April 2026 · Methodology