MogiPuerto Rico Job Postings Rise 22 Percent
Puerto Rico saw the largest percentage increase in job postings over the past week, while overall US postings fell.
By Ingrid Solberg, Mogi Research · Oct 23, 2026
Job postings in Puerto Rico increased by twenty-two percent in the last seven days. This rise brought the total number of postings to two hundred fifty-two. This change occurred while overall job postings in the US fell seven percent.
The growth in Puerto Rico may signal increased employer activity. Baristas del Caribe LC added thirty-one job postings, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise added seventeen. AutoZone also added fifteen postings in the region.
Alabama saw a nine percent rise in job postings, reaching two thousand one hundred seventy-five. Mississippi also experienced growth, with seven percent more job postings, totaling one thousand fifty-six.
The numbers
Which states saw the biggest growth in job postings in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 252 | 206 | +22% |
| Alabama | 2,175 | 1,999 | +9% |
| Mississippi | 1,056 | 984 | +7% |
| North Carolina | 5,501 | 5,193 | +6% |
| Illinois | 6,296 | 5,991 | +5% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (3)
Top employers: Baristas del Caribe LC (31), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (17), AutoZone (15)
Puerto Rico jobs by city
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 US, 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 Ingrid Solberg of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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