---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001617553-23-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZIP"
cik: "0001617553"
company_name: "ZIPRECRUITER, INC."
filed_at: "2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T09:35:29.769656+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ZipRecruiter Q3 revenue $155.6M (-31% YoY); net income $24.1M; Q4 guidance $125-131M

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $155.6M, down 31% YoY; net income $24.1M (15% margin), up YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $54.4M (35% margin), an all-time high; exceeded guidance.
- Quarterly Paid Employers 89.7K, down 34% YoY; Revenue per Paid Employer $1,736, up 4%.
- Q4 2023 guidance: revenue $125-131M; Adjusted EBITDA $31-37M (25-28% margin).
- CEO cites hiring slowdown; company maintains investment in product and technology.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001617553-23-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZIP
- cik: 0001617553
- company_name: ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000041/0001617553-23-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000041/zip-20231108.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ZIPRECRUITER, INC. reported financial results for quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  - Period: quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On November 8, 2023, ZipRecruiter, Inc. (“ZipRecruiter” or the "Company") held a conference call regarding its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and financial outlook (the “Earnings Call”). ZipRecruiter also issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and financial outlook (the “Press Release”) and a letter to shareholders announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and financial outlook (the “Shareholder Letter”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755323000041/0001617553-23-000041-index.htm

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