MogiCanada Job Postings Rise While United States and United Kingdom Fall
New job postings decreased seven percent overall in the last week, with significant drops in the United States and United Kingdom.
By Andre Costa, Mogi Research · Oct 23, 2026
New job postings across all countries fell seven percent in the week ending October 23, from 289,083 to 269,820. The United States saw a seven percent decrease, posting 191,918 jobs compared to 206,431 in the prior week. The United Kingdom experienced a ten percent fall in new job postings, dropping from 13,700 to 12,351.
In contrast, Canada posted eighteen percent more jobs, with an increase from 10,930 to 12,880. This rise in Canada may be attributed to a strong performance in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. The top roles posted in Canada were Software Engineer, Product Manager, and Full Stack Engineer.
Other countries also saw a decline in new job postings. India experienced a twenty-eight percent decrease, falling from 9,982 to 7,171. France posted ten percent fewer jobs, dropping from 5,715 to 5,167. These changes may reflect varied employer hiring needs or economic conditions within these specific countries.
The numbers
Which countries posted the most new jobs in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 12,880 | 10,930 | +18% |
| United States | 191,918 | 206,431 | -7% |
| United Kingdom | 12,351 | 13,700 | -10% |
| India | 7,171 | 9,982 | -28% |
| France | 5,167 | 5,715 | -10% |
Top states: ON, Canada (3,267), QC, Canada (1,311), AB, Canada (1,121)
Top roles: Software Engineer (78), Product Manager (40), Full Stack Engineer (27)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-23 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 Andre Costa of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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