Job Posting Data vs. Job Posting Insights: Which Is Right for You?

You’ve probably seen our recent posts on Job Posting Data: from how we source it directly from company career pages to why it’s one of the richest signals for company and labor market insights.

If you think you are ready to explore it for yourself, your next question might be: “How do I use it?”

That’s where our two job data products come in: the Job Posting Dataset (raw data) and the Job Posting Insights Bundle (aggregated data). Built on the same foundation, they’re designed for different needs. In this post, we’ll break down what each offers and help you decide which is right for you.

Let’s start with the core product - the Job Posting Dataset, our full, unfiltered collection of job posts pulled straight from the source.

The PDL Job Posting Dataset is the raw version of our data: every single job post we’ve collected, along with all its associated details, in a structured and standardized dataset.

This product gives you total control over how you process, analyze, and model hiring data. It’s ideal for teams who want to get hands-on with job-level information, share real-time views of open roles, or build their own metrics, dashboards, and predictive models.

Each record in this dataset represents one unique job posting and includes:

We build (and now deliver) this dataset daily, meaning you always have the most up-to-date data to work with.

The Job Posting Dataset is perfect for:

If you want a real-time feed of job data or you want to build your own insights, this dataset gives you the maximum level of detail, control and freshness.

Our Job Posting Insights Bundle is the next layer up – taking the same raw job data and transforming it into ready-to-use company intelligence.

Instead of dealing with individual job posts, the Insights Bundle delivers aggregated metrics tied directly to each company record. It’s designed for teams that want actionable insights without the engineering overhead.

You’ll find these fields built directly into our Company Dataset, which is available through API or data license.

The Insights Bundle includes:

All of this is pre-computed, structured, and ready to plug into your workflows – no data wrangling required.

Not every team has the resources (or the desire) to wrangle raw job data. Sometimes you just want the outcome: clear, consistent hiring insights that you can use immediately.

This bundle makes it easy to:

In other words, it’s for users who care about the signals — not the individual job posts behind them.

The Insights Bundle is perfect for:

As a bonus, if you’re already using our Company Dataset, adding these fields gives you an instant upgrade, integrating company-level hiring insights into your existing data workflows.

As we explored in Why You Should Care About Job Posting Data: HR Tech, job postings reveal powerful signals about company growth, focus areas, and market demand.

That’s why many of our customers use both datasets together:

Because both come from the same underlying source, they’re fully interoperable, letting you move seamlessly from high-level insight to post-level detail.

To recap:

Together, they offer a complete, multi-layered view of hiring activity from every individual job post to every company trend.

If you’re ready to see how our job posting data can power your product, research, or analysis, reach out to our team. We can walk you through both datasets and help you choose the setup that fits your goals best.