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    "gunaca": {
      "publisher": "James Gunaca",
      "title": "February 2026 PM jobs report",
      "url": "https://www.jamesgunaca.com/product-career-newsletter/feb-2026-pm-jobs-report",
      "published": "2026-02-08",
      "method": "Independent analysis of LinkedIn listings. Advertised roles are not completed hires; raw extraction and deduplication were not independently audited."
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      "publisher": "UK DSIT and LinkedIn",
      "title": "A snapshot of entry-level hiring in the UK",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/entry-level-hiring-in-the-uk-a-snapshot/a-snapshot-of-entry-level-hiring-in-the-uk",
      "published": "2026-06-08",
      "method": "LinkedIn Economic Graph hiring activity, UK entry-level occupations. Platform coverage is not the entire labour market."
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      "title": "Product management statistics from the 2026 survey",
      "url": "https://www.productledalliance.com/product-management-statistics/",
      "published": "2026-05-01",
      "method": "Nearly 250 product professionals. Exact question-level denominators are not stated in the public summary. Results describe the sample, not every PM."
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      "publisher": "Built In",
      "title": "Product Manager salary in US",
      "url": "https://builtin.com/salaries/us/product-manager",
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      "publisher": "Product Focus",
      "title": "2026 Survey of the Product Management Profession",
      "url": "https://www.productfocus.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Product-Focus-Industry-Survey-Report-2026.pdf",
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