Q2 2025 Market and Hiring Trends
Boston Finance & Accounting
The DeWinter Q2 2025 Market and Hiring Trends Report is your essential guide to navigating today's dynamic job landscape. This isn't just a collection of data; it's a strategic resource, giving you the economic data, hiring insights, and expert analysis from the DeWinter team, all in one easy-to-use report.
Inside, you'll find a concise overview of the national, Northeast, and Boston job markets, from key economic indicators like job growth and unemployment rates to in-demand roles in finance and accounting and the state of private equity in the Northeast.
Q2 Market and Hiring Report Summary
National Snapshot
- The U.S. economy added 191,000 in Q2 of 2025, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- The June unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, a small decrease from May. Since May of 2024, the unemployment rate has stayed between 4.0 percent to 4.2 percent.
The Northeast
- In Q2 of 2025, Massachusetts' GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.6%, according to MassBenchmarks, while U.S. GDP increased at an annual rate of 3%.
- So far in 2025, NYC and Boston have claimed a combined 11.8% of total deal value by metro area, according to PitchBook. NYC held 8.8% and Boston 3.3% of total national deals.
Boston
- The Boston area reported an unemployment rate of 4.9% in June of 2025, slightly higher than Massachusett’s rate of 4.8%
- Overall leasing activity in the Suburban Boston office market increased significantly by 521k square feet quarter-over-quarter, reaching a total of 1,8m square feet leased.
DeWinter’s Finance & Accounting Hiring Insights
- Across Q2, our finance and accounting consulting divisions saw high demand for Accounting Directors and Managers, Senior Accountants, and Finance Analysts, Managers, and Directors.
Private Equity’s Mid-Year Outlook
- Despite overall market volatility and trade policy concerns in 2025 making IPO conditions less favorable than anticipated, PE-backed companies are still achieving a strong showing, with their outlook tracking as expected in terms of market share capture.
- PE-backed companies are significantly increasing their share of IPO capital in 2025, exceeding initial predictions and reaching a record high of approximately 56.1%, largely at the expense of non-backed companies, according to recent data from PitchBook.
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