Guest post: Michael Woodro, Head Aspen Technology Labs, Inc.

When we moved during the second quarter of 2025, the US labor market sent a message: Things are still moving, but perhaps not at the speed that was earlier in the year. Function functions decreased slightly, wages continued to rise, and some amazing transformations occurred across sectors such as artificial intelligence and marketing. The story becomes more interesting when we enlarge at the state level and specialized industries.

Let’s divide it.

Job publications slide, but there is still a movement

At the beginning of April, there was about 6.4 million active work publications In the United States, by the beginning of July, this number decreased by 2.8 % to 6.2 million. This slowdown was more than the soft landing from the sharp decline. Generally, more than 14 million unique publications It appeared during the quarter of more 151,000 employers in 18000+ city.

Figure 1: The Aesthetics of the American Weekly Jobs

Employment did not stop. It turned. Weekly publishing sizes remained strong, as they reached almost average 672,000 new business publications In the week and climax in more than that 722,000 In early June. The most common jobs for registered nurses, sales representatives, teachers, sales partners, and the roles we have seen constantly at the top due to their constant rotation and request.

The wage rises, as well as transparency

Wages continued to rise, although modest. By July, and Average full -time salary reached 62,494 dollars3.3 % increase since April. Part -time rates are also heading up, and fell in 18.23 dollars/h.

Figure 2: The average salary of full -time Yi percent of change by country

But more than the same wage is the number of times that companies want to share in advance. Almost half (49 %) of all job lists now include salary informationIndeed, only 40.8 % a year ago. Colorado, Washington and Hawaii are progressing in transparency, as wages showed in more than 76 % of their job ads, while southern states such as Mississippi and Alabama are still late.

Colorado shows a quiet power

Among the few countries that raise the national declining trend in employment, Colorado has emerged 0.7 % in job publications During Q2. While this was modest, this was sufficient to classify the state in the seventh place for the growth of vacant jobs at the level of the country.

Figure 3: The vacant trend in Colorado against the national average

Healthcare roles have increased state growth, adding 3000 jobs jobs This quarter, followed by nursing and personal services. The average salaries have risen full time in Colorado to 64,823 dollarsHe pushed her to the eleventh position at the national level for payment. But not everything was pink Beginner Jobs Publications decreased by 38 %This indicates that it has become difficult for new graduates to land a foothold.

Kentucky feels slow

Things seemed quieter in Kentucky. From April to July 2025, the state lost Almost 3300 jobs3.9 % decrease its position between the lower half of the cases to use the momentum.

The biggest work losses came Nursing (16 % decrease)and accountingAnd Animal careBut there were bright points. The legal roles witnessed a 21 % increaseEducation and operation, construction functions, each growing by 13 %. However, the general mood was cautious. The average salary has risen full time in Kentucky slightly 50,003 dollarsAlthough the state is still ranked first at the national level.

Figure 4: Category – the largest job growth

Figure 5: Category – the largest decrease in the job

Marketing functions: large roles, entry roles below

According to ASPEN Tech Labs data, which was published in cooperation with Taligence, the scene of marketing jobs in the second quarter of 2025 showed a clear difference in employment patterns. while Total marketing function lists decreased by 6.7 % and New publications have decreased over 13 % A quarter of a quarter, the driving employment gained great momentum.

• Marketing roles at the C level increased by 34.8 % on an annual basis
• Vice President and senior managers increased by 17 %

During, Beginners roles decreased by 15.1 %Highlighting the shift in the companies put their investments.

Seattle stood up almost 26 % growth in marketing salaries A similar increase in the size of the job. Between specializations, Product marketing is the highest wagesWith the average salaries hovering around it 160,000 dollars.

the Full report of Q2 Q2 2025 materials These results can be explored more.

The use of artificial intelligence goes prevailing

The growth of artificial intelligence jobs in the second quarter of 2025 was not limited to traditional technology centers such as California or New York. According to ASPEN Tech Labs data, it appeared in the last Veritone analysis, Countries like Iowa (+37 %)and Tennessee (+28.6 %)And Kentucky (+13.7 %) I saw some of the relevant job markets as soon as possible.

the The average salary announced on artificial intelligence functions reached 165,006 dollarsMuch higher than 129,698 dollars for non -AII IT positions. This growing salary gap emphasizes the increase in demand and value on specialized talents of artificial intelligence, as the industries of health care continues to funding to include machine learning, automation and smart systems in their operations.

You can explore these results in more detail in Veriton Q2 2025 Labor Market Report Amnesty International.

Final ideas

Q2 did not bring the freezing of employment. Remoor re -calibration. Less number of beginners roles, more demand for high leadership, less than posts, but higher salaries. Artificial intelligence is prosperous, while traditional job categories are transformed according to the state and the sector.

At such times, the ability to see data clearly and behave all the difference.

Michael Woodro Head of Aspen Tech Labs, Inc. | Healthcare Data Analytics, Inc.

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