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US chief human resource officers entered Q2 2026 with confidence still near record levels, despite a marginal dip from the previous quarter, according to a survey released in New York on June 10.
Organizations signaled they are still adding headcount, but executives described growth as increasingly targeted — a distinction that carries weight for technology and protocol-layer firms, including those in the NEAR ($NEAR) ecosystem, competing for a narrow pool of specialist talent.
Confidence Holds, but the Sequential Edge Narrows The survey of US CHROs found Q2 sentiment remained in the vicinity of the record high set in prior quarters.
The sequential decline was characterized as an edge rather than a reversal, which means the directional read — elevated confidence, active hiring intentions — has not changed materially.
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