Puerto Rico Job Postings Rise 53 Percent
Puerto Rico saw the largest percentage increase in job postings last week, with a surge of fifty-three percent.
By Priya Raman, Mogi Research · Oct 24, 2026
Puerto Rico experienced a fifty-three percent rise in job postings in the week ending October twenty-fourth. This surge brought the total number of postings to two hundred ninety-six, up from one hundred ninety-four in the preceding week.
The increase in job postings in Puerto Rico may be attributed to several factors. Baristas del Caribe LC added thirty-one postings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise added nineteen, and AutoZone added fifteen. These employers could be expanding their operations or filling new roles.
Other states also saw notable changes in job postings. Mississippi's postings rose forty-two percent, and New Hampshire's increased forty-one percent. These figures followed Alabama's thirty-nine percent rise and Louisiana's thirty-six percent increase.
The numbers
Which US state saw the biggest growth in job postings last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 296 | 194 | +53% |
| Mississippi | 1,224 | 862 | +42% |
| New Hampshire | 1,153 | 815 | +41% |
| Alabama | 2,594 | 1,868 | +39% |
| Louisiana | 2,040 | 1,505 | +36% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (3)
Top employers: Baristas del Caribe LC (31), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (19), 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 2026-10-24 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 Priya Raman of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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