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42 days -- average days to fill open role for U.S. employers (2025)
The average open role takes 42 days to fill according to SHRM benchmarking data.
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2025
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U.S. employers: 42 days average days to fill open role. Source: SHRM (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-time-to-fill-role-shrm
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