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0.3 unemployed person per job opening in Maryland and North Dakota in January 2024 


March 28, 2024
In January 2024, there were a total of 6,124,000 unemployed people and 8,863,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Maryland and North Dakota were among the states with the lowest numbers of unemployed people per job opening with 0.3 person each. Maryland had one of the highest job openings rates in the nation at 7.4 percent. The job openings rate in North Dakota was 5.6 percent. Full Text »

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