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Forecast 85ee0a54 · published 2026-08-24

Around 9 job postings for project manager roles are expected the week of Sep 21–27, 2026 (likely range: 0–32, 80% coverage) — down from 192 the week of Aug 24–30, 2026.

Partially confirmed

What was claimed

The forecast

Target period
Sep 21–27, 2026
Predicted mentions
9 job postings
Direction
↓ Falling
Method
Linear trend fit with confidence interval
Review by
2026-09-27
Expires
2026-10-04

Confidence at publication

Early signal

What happened

Outcome

Actual mentions
76 job postings
Off by
67 postings
Accuracy
12%
Direction
✓ Called correctly
Predicted range
✗ Actual fell outside it

Interval 0.0-32.1 missed the observed 76.0 (down) in 2026-W39; point estimate was 9.5 (down).

Observed history

project manager — the series behind the fit

Jul 20–26, 2026: 10 mentionsJul 27–Aug 2, 2026: 9 mentionsAug 3–9, 2026: 4 mentionsAug 10–16, 2026: 16 mentionsAug 17–23, 2026: 14 mentionsAug 24–30, 2026: 187 mentions

How we know

Evidence

40+

Confidence

Early signal

Source diversity

3 sources

Last updated

2026-08-24

Reality validation

Predicted
9.48
Actual
76
Accuracy
12%
Direction
called correctly

How this forecast was made

Approach
Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
How far ahead
4 weeks
Checked against reality by
2026-09-27
Can it be edited?
No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is

Track record for project manager

16 forecasts published, 10 scored, mean accuracy 18%.

Primary sources

12 sources
Charles River Associates is hiring for a IT Services rolemail.google.com
Lifecycle Project Manager- Power & Energyjob listing
ruiatelsevier/codex-project-managergithub.com
Airtable: Program Manager, Professional Services - Eastjob listing
Commercial Project Manager – Customer Managementjob listing