RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Across the wider job market in the Triangle, job openings hit historic lows this week, but many top Triangle companies are hiring, according to TechWire’s exclusive jobs report.

With 259,036 opportunities currently available (not taking into post duplications), job openings across the Triangle fell this week, down 26% compared to this time last year.

Triangle startups, meanwhile, have collectively increased job postings.

These top local companies have managed to hold steady, collectively experiencing just a 0.3% decline from last week. That’s better than the national jobs picture where openings have fallen to the lowest number in two years.

Tough news for job seekers: Openings in US plunge to lowest number in 2 years

Here are the numbers: