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Job Search for Everyone

The subreddit for discussing job hunting strategies and tips, hacks, or anything related to career and job search. Ranting is fine too, we all know job searching is soul-crushing. If you are tired of seeing ads targeting job seekers, you can come here for a change. We are in this together. Please read the rules before posting - Job Listings and directly soliciting jobs is not allowed.

139k subscribers1,362 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,209 authors / mosince 2008

r/jobsearch has 139k members (+231% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,362 posts a month from 1,209 people. Top topics: Job Hunting Struggles, Job Search Tips and Unemployment and Job Offer Journey.

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Size and growth

How r/jobsearch has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+231%in 12 months · +19% in 3 months · +4.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026136k
Growing136k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/jobsearch

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+87%vs Sep 2025 · +19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
BusierPeaked at 1.4k in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/jobsearch

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Job Hunting Struggles16%
  2. Job Search Tips and Unemployment4.5%
  3. Job Offer Journey4.4%
  4. Job Rejection3.3%
  5. Job Search and Networking2.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. LinkedIn
  2. Hiring.cafe
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  4. WhatsApp
  5. AttaPoll

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