Discover the latest insights and understand how you stack up against key recruitment marketing benchmarks.
Appcast
Benchmark
Report
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a word from our ceo
"The 2025 Recruitment Marketing Benchmark Report is a testament to our dedication to innovation and excellence in the recruitment marketing industry."
— Matt Molinari | CEO, Appcast
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did you know,
that in 2024:
23.8%
of unemployed workers moved from unemployed to employed (between January and December 2024)
DATA SNAPSHOT
The "Great Resignation" has become the "Great Stay"
INSIGHT
Employees largely remained in their current positions in 2024, perhaps happy with the new jobs they found during the pandemic recovery, or maybe squeamish at their job-finding potential in a softer market.
27%
increase in CPCs (between January and December 2024)
35%
increase in average apply rate (between January and December 2024)
- key insights from 2024
Despite labor market softening, CPCs firmed in 2024
The key recruitment cost remained stable because of the give-and-take between higher apply rates and higher CPCs.
CHART LEGEND
$1.00
Cost-Per Click
3-month moving average
The 3-month moving average is included to smooth out short-term fluctuations and help identify trends in the data.
- key insights from 2024
There was just 4.8% CPA increase over the year
The key recruitment cost remained stable because of the give-and-take between higher apply rates ang higher CPCs.
CHART LEGEND
$16.92
Cost-Per Click
3-month moving average
The 3-month moving average is included to smooth out short-term fluctuations and help identify trends in the data.
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