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0.8 unemployed person per job opening in New York in September 2022
November 28, 2022
There was 0.3 unemployed person per job opening in eight states (Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia) in September 2022.
Number of unemployed persons per job opening by state, September 2022, seasonally adjusted
Number of unemployed persons per job opening by state, September 2022, seasonally adjusted
State
Unemployed persons per job opening
Number of unemployed persons
Number of job openings
Total U.S.
0.5
5,753,000
10,717,000
Minnesota
0.3
61,675
215,000
Nebraska
0.3
23,641
70,000
New Hampshire
0.3
16,601
55,000
North Dakota
0.3
9,109
31,000
South Dakota
0.3
11,095
32,000
Utah
0.3
36,162
113,000
Vermont
0.3
7,206
24,000
Virginia
0.3
113,216
357,000
Alabama
0.4
59,520
144,000
Alaska
0.4
15,858
42,000
District of Columbia
0.4
18,048
47,000
Florida
0.4
266,160
606,000
Georgia
0.4
148,170
402,000
Idaho
0.4
26,914
64,000
Iowa
0.4
46,488
112,000
Kansas
0.4
39,480
91,000
Massachusetts
0.4
128,983
289,000
Missouri
0.4
74,534
206,000
Montana
0.4
16,405
43,000
Tennessee
0.4
114,437
257,000
Wyoming
0.4
9,484
27,000
Arkansas
0.5
47,426
92,000
Colorado
0.5
109,591
214,000
Hawaii
0.5
23,518
44,000
Indiana
0.5
96,847
201,000
Kentucky
0.5
78,178
163,000
Louisiana
0.5
70,285
148,000
Maine
0.5
22,127
49,000
Mississippi
0.5
45,922
90,000
North Carolina
0.5
184,181
342,000
Oklahoma
0.5
60,476
123,000
Rhode Island
0.5
17,683
35,000
South Carolina
0.5
75,404
166,000
Wisconsin
0.5
99,886
210,000
Arizona
0.6
133,480
223,000
California
0.6
741,226
1,154,000
Delaware
0.6
21,281
35,000
Maryland
0.6
128,311
200,000
Michigan
0.6
200,798
334,000
New Jersey
0.6
154,119
253,000
New Mexico
0.6
40,031
63,000
Ohio
0.6
231,923
387,000
Texas
0.6
580,603
1,026,000
West Virginia
0.6
31,513
55,000
Connecticut
0.7
76,864
114,000
Illinois
0.7
290,538
437,000
Nevada
0.7
67,282
101,000
Oregon
0.7
83,647
123,000
Pennsylvania
0.7
263,528
372,000
Washington
0.7
149,900
211,000
New York
0.8
404,637
528,000
Note: Job openings data for the most recent month are preliminary.
There was 0.7 unemployed person per job opening in six states (Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington) and 0.8 unemployed person per job opening in New York, where there were 405,000 unemployed people and 528,000 job openings in September.
Nationwide, the ratio of unemployed persons per job opening was 0.5 in September 2022, as there were 5,753,000 unemployed people and 10,717,000 job openings.
The number of job openings by state ranged from about 25,000 in Vermont and Wyoming to over one million in Texas and California. The number of job openings increased in 10 states, decreased in 1 state, and was little changed in 39 states and the District of Columbia in September 2022.
United States Department of Labor
