MogiMississippi and Wyoming Showed Fastest Job Posting Growth
Mississippi and Wyoming saw the largest percentage increases in job postings over the last seven days.
By Lucia Fernandez, Mogi Research · Oct 27, 2026
Job postings in Mississippi rose by twenty five percent in the last week, reaching one thousand one hundred and seventy two from nine hundred and thirty seven. Wyoming also saw a significant rise, with postings increasing by twenty six percent to three hundred and ten from two hundred and forty six. Puerto Rico experienced a nineteen percent increase in postings, adding twenty six new job postings.
This growth in Mississippi postings may be attributed to a surge in demand for software engineers, which saw two new roles added, alongside data analysts and data engineers. Top employers posting jobs included Domino's, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS - THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, and Baptist.
The reasons for the growth in these specific states are not definitively clear. However, such increases could reflect localized hiring efforts or seasonal employment demands that have recently emerged. Further data would be needed to confirm the underlying drivers of these changes.
The numbers
Which states grew the most in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,172 | 937 | +25% |
| Wyoming | 310 | 246 | +26% |
| Puerto Rico | 265 | 223 | +19% |
| New Hampshire | 1,047 | 883 | +19% |
| North Carolina | 5,756 | 5,025 | +15% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (2), Data Analyst (1), Data Engineer (1)
Top employers: Domino's (167), UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS - THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (55), Baptist (43)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-27 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 Lucia Fernandez of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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