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18% -- consultant growth rate for US SEO consultants (2026)
The number of SEO consultants in the US grew by 18.0% over the last year.
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2026
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30
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45
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95
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IBISWorld
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https://myearlybird.ai/blog-posts/seo-agency-reporting ↗
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SEO Agency Reporting: 2026 Playbook for Client Retention
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SEO Agency Reporting: 2026 Playbook for Client Retention
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US SEO consultants: 18% consultant growth rate. Source: IBISWorld (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-seo-consultants-growth-18
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