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July 2025 - July 2026
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HR & Staffing cost-per-clicks ran well below the global benchmark over the 13-month stretch from July 2025 to July 2026, showing a clear downward momentum into late 2025 and a modest rebound through spring 2026. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for HR & Staffing in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
HR & Staffing CPC started at $0.79 in July 2025 and finished at $0.36 in July 2026 — a net decline of roughly 54% from start to finish. Across the period the HR & Staffing median CPC averaged about $0.47, with a high of $0.79 (July 2025) and a low of $0.32 (December 2025). Month-to-month movement averaged an absolute change of roughly $0.055, indicating moderate volatility after a sharp late‑2025 adjustment.
By contrast the global (baseline) CPC averaged about $1.05 over the same months, peaked at $1.29 in November 2025, and troughed at $0.77 in July 2026. The gap in absolute terms is sizable: HR & Staffing CPCs were, on average, about 55% below global levels.
Key monthly moves: July→December 2025 saw the steepest slide for HR & Staffing (from $0.79 to $0.32, a roughly 60% drop), with the lowest point in December. The first half of 2026 showed a gentle recovery to around $0.40 in April, then a gradual drift down to $0.36 by July 2026.
The baseline shows a classic Q4 lift — a November spike to $1.29 — consistent with heightened competition late in the year. HR & Staffing, however, did not mirror that spike; instead the vertical motion was inverse, with a December bottom at $0.32 following November. Early 2026 displayed a typical Q1 rebound for HR & Staffing, bringing CPCs back toward the mid‑$0.30–$0.40 range. After April, HR & Staffing CPCs flattened and exhibited low-amplitude monthly changes (many months < $0.04 absolute change), reflecting a steadier rhythm than the baseline’s sharper swings.
Framed as relative performance, HR & Staffing CPCs ranged from about 27% below global CPCs (narrowest gap in July 2025) to roughly 69% below global CPCs (widest gap in December 2025). The baseline’s average monthly absolute swing (~$0.10) was meaningfully larger than HR & Staffing’s (~$0.055), so the global market showed more pronounced volatility driven by the late‑year spike and the July 2026 dip. Overall, HR & Staffing was consistently below average and less subject to the baseline’s Q4 peak behavior.
Closing
Understanding Facebook Ads cost-per-click benchmarks and CPC trends for HR & Staffing across all countries provides a clear comparison point to global CPC behavior. For HR & Staffing in All countries available, the year shows a pronounced fall into Q4 2025, a Q1 rebound, and a quieter mid‑2026 plateau — a distinct pattern against the broader market’s stronger Q4 spike and larger month-to-month swings.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Cost Per Click (CPC) is the amount advertisers pay each time a user clicks on their Facebook ad. In the HR & Staffing industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. Geographic targeting affects ad costs based on market competition and user engagement in different regions. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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