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Lusha Dataset: 158,000+ U.S. companies increasing headcount

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Headcount increase is a clear sign that a company is investing in expansion. New employees create demand across recruiting, onboarding, technology, operations, finance, workplace management, and employee services.

This dataset covers U.S.-headquartered companies in Lusha’s 51–500 employee bands that increased their headcount over the last three months, verified and continuously updated. Whether you’re selling HR technology, recruiting services, employee benefits, business software, or operational support, it helps you find companies already entering a period of change.

What you’ll get back — live company sample

Goxxxill Industries International

Rockville, MD · 51–200 employee band · Nonprofit organizations

Sxx-AFTRA

Los Angeles, CA · 201–500 employee band · Entertainment

Daxxx Queen

Bloomington, MN · 201–500 employee band · Food and beverage services

Coxxxrt Keepers

Irvine, CA · 201–500 employee band · Home healthcare services

Fxxx Travel

New York City, NY · 201–500 employee band · Travel technology

Real companies from the Lusha API, July 2026. 158,289 total companies matched this exact search.

Use cases

1

Recruiting and talent acquisition

Companies growing their headcount may need additional support sourcing, screening, and hiring candidates. Use this audience to reach talent leaders before hiring demand becomes fully visible in public job listings.

2

HR technology and onboarding

Workforce growth creates pressure on onboarding, payroll, performance management, learning, employee records, and internal communication. This audience is a strong fit for HR software and employee-experience platforms.

3

Employee benefits and workforce services

More employees can mean increased demand for benefits administration, insurance, payroll services, wellbeing programs, compliance support, and workforce planning.

4

Business software and operations

As teams grow, companies often need more scalable systems for collaboration, finance, IT, security, procurement, workplace management, and business operations.

How to access this data set

1

In Claude or ChatGPT

With the Lusha connector enabled, ask: “Find U.S. companies with 51–500 employees that increased their headcount in the last three months. Give me the heads of HR and talent acquisition with verified emails.”

2

Via the Lusha API

Use prospecting_company_search with locations: [{"country": "United States"}], sizesFilterOption: [{"min": 51, "max": 200}, {"min": 201, "max": 500}], and signals: {"names": ["headcountIncrease3m"], "startDate": "2026-04-28"}.

FAQ

  • A headcount increase signal shows that a company’s workforce has grown over a defined period. It can indicate expansion, increased hiring activity, new business demand, or investment in additional teams and capabilities.

  • This dataset includes companies that increased their headcount within the last three months. The results are continuously updated as new company and workforce data becomes available.

  • The dataset includes U.S.-headquartered companies in Lusha’s 51–200 and 201–500 employee bands.

    You can narrow the audience further by employee range, industry, location, revenue, technology, or additional company signals.

  • Yes. You can combine the headcount increase signal with industries such as software, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, or business services.

  • You can use department-level hiring signals to identify companies expanding specific teams, such as sales, engineering, marketing, finance, human resources, or operations.

  • The right contact depends on what you sell. Common buyers include:

    • Chief Human Resources Officer
    • VP of People
    • VP of Talent Acquisition
    • Head of Recruiting
    • Chief Operating Officer
    • VP of Operations
    • Chief Information Officer
    • Head of Workplace or Facilities

  • Not necessarily. Headcount growth is a strong timing signal, but it does not confirm an active purchase.

    Use it alongside company size, industry, technology, hiring activity, and relevant decision-maker data to prioritize the best opportunities.

  • Yes. After identifying matching companies, use Lusha to find relevant decision-makers and reveal available verified business emails and phone numbers.

  • Lusha provides business data in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements. Visit the Lusha Trust Center for more information about privacy, compliance, and data practices.

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