Mississippi And New Hampshire Post Growth In Job Openings
Mississippi and New Hampshire saw increases in job postings over the past week, with Puerto Rico also experiencing significant growth.
By Mateo Ruiz, Mogi Research · Oct 26, 2026
Job postings in Mississippi rose by fourteen percent in the last seven days. This followed a thirteen percent rise in New Hampshire over the same period. Puerto Rico saw a thirty-eight percent increase in job postings.
The rise in Mississippi may be attributed to increased activity from employers such as Domino's, which posted one hundred sixty-eight openings. Other employers like The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Baptist also added postings.
These figures suggest a potential uptick in hiring needs in these specific locations. The reasons for this change could include seasonal hiring patterns or localized economic activity.
The numbers
Which states grew the most in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,075 | 942 | +14% |
| Puerto Rico | 270 | 195 | +38% |
| New Hampshire | 984 | 871 | +13% |
| North Carolina | 5,514 | 4,906 | +12% |
| Alabama | 2,210 | 1,981 | +12% |
Top roles: Data Analyst (1), Data Engineer (1), DevOps Engineer (1)
Top employers: Domino's (168), UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS - THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (51), Baptist (49)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-26 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 Mateo Ruiz of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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