South Korea Job Postings Rise 17 Percent
Job postings in South Korea increased by 17 percent in the week ending October 16.
By Owen Gallagher, Mogi Research · Oct 16, 2026
Job postings in South Korea rose by seventeen percent in the past seven days. There were four hundred seventy seven postings in the week ending October sixteenth, compared to four hundred nine in the prior week. This change represents a net increase of sixty eight postings.
The subject of country job postings saw a decrease of thirty three percent overall in the same period. Total new job postings fell from four hundred thirty five thousand two hundred sixty eight to two hundred ninety two thousand six hundred sixty five.
This rise in South Korea may be linked to specific roles. Product Manager postings increased by seven, Backend Engineer by four, and Software Engineer by three. China saw a significant increase of sixty three percent in job postings. Austria also saw a rise, up by forty four percent.
The numbers
Which countries grew the most in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 477 | 409 | +17% |
| China | 1,929 | 1,185 | +63% |
| Austria | 843 | 584 | +44% |
| South Africa | 1,070 | 914 | +17% |
| Turkey | 135 | 126 | +7% |
Top states: SC, South Korea (1)
Top roles: Product Manager (7), Backend Engineer (4), Software Engineer (3)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-16 with the 7 days before them. Covers all countries, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Owen Gallagher of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
How reports are made · About MobiusEngine, the company behind Mogi
Let Mogi apply for you
Mogi applies to jobs like these for you. Start with your resume.