GovWire Research
Data as of November 13, 2026
Special Report · Hiring

The AI hiring divide

The same job board, read by what each company is. Every open role at AI-native companies against every open role at the companies that are not, measured the same way, so the distance between the two is the distance in the market.

Open roles read
26,895
Hiring companies
389
AI-native companies
87
Forward-deployed gap
4.3×
Moving this month
Contract Awards+46%Education Technology-26%Procurement & Contracting+25%Funding, M&A & Market Moves+24 storiesEmerging Tech & Innovation-34%Earnings & Revenue+187%Workforce AI Training-42%General Dynamics+20 storiesDefense & National Security+19 storiesVenture & Growth Funding+139%

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