MogiNew job postings in California rise 28 percent
California, Texas, and Florida saw significant increases in new job postings over the last four weeks.
By Oliver Brandt, Mogi Research · Oct 30, 2026
New job postings in California increased by twenty-eight percent in the last four weeks. This rise saw postings go from forty-nine thousand, one hundred eighty-three to sixty-two thousand, seven hundred sixty-eight. This surge may be due to increased hiring activity for Software Engineer roles, which saw seven hundred thirty postings, and Product Manager roles, with three hundred fourteen postings. Machine Learning Engineer roles also saw postings, with eighty-four.
Texas also experienced a rise in job postings, with an increase of thirty-two percent. Postings in Florida went up by thirty-one percent during the same period. These states represent the top three for new job postings in the last four weeks.
The overall number of new job postings across the US saw a twenty-three percent increase. This change may be influenced by several factors, including a potential increase in employer demand for various roles and the seasonal nature of the job market.
The numbers
What are the top 5 states for new job postings in the last 4 weeks?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 62,768 | 49,183 | +28% |
| Texas | 57,721 | 43,698 | +32% |
| Florida | 38,350 | 29,346 | +31% |
| New York | 33,060 | 32,527 | +2% |
| Illinois | 24,345 | 21,408 | +14% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (730), Product Manager (314), Machine Learning Engineer (84)
Top employers: Loblaw Companies (3,759), Domino's (1,393), Macy's (1,060)
California jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-30 with the 28 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 Oliver Brandt of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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