Industrial production managers
Industrial production managers: demand is edging up in the US and edging up in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Edging up
Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Management job postings +8.5% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +2.6%. Median pay: US$126,060. Live roles in our job-board sample: 39 at 15 companies.
Canada: Edging up
Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Management job postings +9.9% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.31 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 11-3051. Canada NOC 90010; 90011. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.