MogiMichigan and North Carolina See 100% Rise in Product Manager Postings
Product Manager job postings doubled in Michigan and North Carolina over the last 28 days.
By Theo Laurent, Mogi Research · Oct 29, 2026
Product Manager job postings in Michigan and North Carolina both rose by one hundred percent in the last 28 days. Illinois saw a fifty eight percent rise in postings for the same role. California and Colorado also experienced significant growth, with postings up fifty one percent and sixty percent respectively.
This surge in postings may be linked to increased demand for product development in the automotive sector, as Michigan saw postings from Ford Global and General Motors. It could also reflect a broader expansion of tech roles in areas like North Carolina.
The increase in Product Manager roles could be a sign that companies are actively seeking to fill positions critical for bringing new products to market. The data covers the period from October 2 to October 29, comparing it to the preceding 28 days.
The numbers
Which states show the biggest growth in product manager roles (last 28 days)?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 34 | 17 | +100% |
| North Carolina | 44 | 22 | +100% |
| Illinois | 60 | 38 | +58% |
| California | 298 | 197 | +51% |
| Colorado | 24 | 15 | +60% |
Top roles: Product Manager (34)
Top employers: Ford Global (13), General Motors (6), Getinge (2)
Michigan jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-29 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, Product Manager. 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 Theo Laurent of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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