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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)
May
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2024 -
May 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,311 8,813 8,355 7,919 8,140 221 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.9 0.1


Alabama

132 122 121 124 124 0 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3 0.0

Alaska

24 27 25 24 25 1 6.9 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.9 0.2

Arizona

189 188 147 185 164 -21 5.6 5.5 4.3 5.4 4.8 -0.6

Arkansas

90 81 76 86 84 -2 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.8 -0.1

California

857 855 711 596 686 90 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.2 3.7 0.5

Colorado

175 204 204 192 178 -14 5.6 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.6 -0.5

Connecticut

84 91 88 90 90 0 4.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 0.0

Delaware

34 31 29 28 30 2 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.8 0.4

District of Columbia

42 37 36 37 39 2 5.2 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.8 0.2

Florida

623 515 524 508 501 -7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 -0.1

Georgia

338 273 256 273 283 10 6.5 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.4 0.2

Hawaii

31 31 27 26 27 1 4.7 4.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 0.2

Idaho

54 49 47 53 48 -5 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.2 -0.6

Illinois

409 381 380 320 346 26 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.0 5.3 0.3

Indiana

174 197 154 137 165 28 5.1 5.7 4.5 4.0 4.8 0.8

Iowa

96 83 75 67 75 8 5.7 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.4 0.4

Kansas

82 81 81 72 72 0 5.4 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 0.0

Kentucky

131 116 122 133 136 3 6.1 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.2 0.1

Louisiana

142 127 117 122 120 -2 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.8 0.0

Maine

40 38 37 41 40 -1 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.9 5.7 -0.2

Maryland

193 199 187 176 184 8 6.6 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.3 0.3

Massachusetts

250 233 222 207 213 6 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.4 0.1

Michigan

253 238 242 229 226 -3 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.8 0.0

Minnesota

213 173 169 145 169 24 6.7 5.4 5.3 4.6 5.3 0.7

Mississippi

85 72 69 69 70 1 6.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0

Missouri

164 187 158 146 152 6 5.2 5.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 0.1

Montana

38 37 33 33 34 1 6.8 6.6 5.9 5.9 6.0 0.1

Nebraska

63 59 54 46 49 3 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.1 4.4 0.3

Nevada

96 85 77 75 73 -2 5.9 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.4 -0.1

New Hampshire

39 40 40 39 39 0 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 0.0

New Jersey

207 203 255 202 240 38 4.6 4.4 5.5 4.4 5.2 0.8

New Mexico

56 60 57 56 60 4 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 0.3

New York

439 509 514 432 477 45 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.2 4.6 0.4

North Carolina

402 275 256 279 287 8 7.5 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.4 0.1

North Dakota

32 28 25 23 25 2 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.3 0.3

Ohio

370 289 289 236 256 20 6.2 4.9 4.9 4.0 4.3 0.3

Oklahoma

123 122 110 113 113 0 6.6 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.0 0.0

Oregon

119 108 105 107 100 -7 5.7 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.8 -0.3

Pennsylvania

353 353 310 328 314 -14 5.5 5.4 4.8 5.1 4.8 -0.3

Rhode Island

30 32 30 28 32 4 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.9 0.7

South Carolina

172 161 159 159 167 8 7.0 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.6 0.3

South Dakota

31 30 26 22 24 2 6.3 6.0 5.2 4.5 4.9 0.4

Tennessee

218 186 177 195 173 -22 6.2 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.9 -0.6

Texas

785 808 775 754 678 -76 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.6 -0.5

Utah

104 90 90 85 86 1 5.7 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.7 0.1

Vermont

17 17 17 16 17 1 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.1 0.3

Virginia

283 279 255 253 257 4 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.7 0.1

Washington

167 178 164 129 167 38 4.4 4.7 4.3 3.4 4.4 1.0

West Virginia

54 43 44 45 49 4 7.1 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.4 0.5

Wisconsin

184 174 173 161 158 -3 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.9 -0.1

Wyoming

19 18 17 17 17 0 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: July 24, 2024