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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
Oct.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024(p)
Change from:
Sept. 2024 -
Oct. 2024(p)
Oct.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024(p)
Change from:
Sept. 2024 -
Oct. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

8,685 7,711 7,861 7,372 7,744 372 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.6 0.2


Alabama

124 130 127 115 133 18 5.4 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.7 0.8

Alaska

25 23 23 24 24 0 7.0 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.6 0.0

Arizona

181 177 179 180 179 -1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 0.0

Arkansas

82 74 79 97 82 -15 5.7 5.1 5.4 6.6 5.6 -1.0

California

733 640 614 609 626 17 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0

Colorado

234 185 150 159 293 134 7.3 5.8 4.8 5.0 8.8 3.8

Connecticut

78 78 80 81 73 -8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.1 -0.4

Delaware

29 27 27 24 29 5 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.7 5.6 0.9

District of Columbia

37 41 36 35 37 2 4.6 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.6 0.3

Florida

585 514 476 405 463 58 5.6 4.9 4.6 3.9 4.4 0.5

Georgia

326 293 330 220 301 81 6.2 5.6 6.2 4.2 5.7 1.5

Hawaii

28 26 26 27 26 -1 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 -0.2

Idaho

60 44 46 47 49 2 6.6 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.3 0.2

Illinois

326 338 292 288 272 -16 5.1 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.2 -0.3

Indiana

155 141 145 144 138 -6 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 -0.2

Iowa

79 71 79 73 70 -3 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.2 -0.2

Kansas

74 63 72 74 70 -4 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.6 -0.2

Kentucky

116 134 133 120 143 23 5.4 6.2 6.1 5.5 6.5 1.0

Louisiana

130 118 110 97 122 25 6.2 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.8 1.1

Maine

53 33 36 36 44 8 7.5 4.8 5.2 5.2 6.3 1.1

Maryland

174 173 174 139 167 28 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.8 5.7 0.9

Massachusetts

230 177 192 184 167 -17 5.8 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.3 -0.4

Michigan

240 213 209 221 217 -4 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.6 -0.1

Minnesota

208 139 186 184 184 0 6.5 4.4 5.8 5.7 5.7 0.0

Mississippi

83 74 65 54 76 22 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.3 6.0 1.7

Missouri

165 144 170 175 168 -7 5.2 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 -0.2

Montana

34 30 32 31 31 0 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 0.1

Nebraska

56 42 53 53 51 -2 5.0 3.8 4.7 4.7 4.5 -0.2

Nevada

84 71 73 76 75 -1 5.1 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.5 -0.1

New Hampshire

40 34 35 43 33 -10 5.4 4.6 4.7 5.7 4.4 -1.3

New Jersey

203 209 210 214 206 -8 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 -0.1

New Mexico

54 45 50 55 52 -3 5.8 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.5 -0.3

New York

461 397 487 508 410 -98 4.5 3.9 4.7 4.9 4.0 -0.9

North Carolina

298 284 256 257 277 20 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.9 5.2 0.3

North Dakota

25 23 24 25 23 -2 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 4.9 -0.4

Ohio

318 282 304 272 274 2 5.3 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.6 0.0

Oklahoma

121 119 118 90 116 26 6.4 6.3 6.2 4.8 6.1 1.3

Oregon

104 106 102 106 101 -5 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 -0.3

Pennsylvania

376 285 300 289 235 -54 5.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.6 -0.8

Rhode Island

32 25 27 32 26 -6 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.9 4.8 -1.1

South Carolina

169 146 149 122 153 31 6.8 5.8 5.9 4.8 6.0 1.2

South Dakota

25 23 25 24 23 -1 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 -0.2

Tennessee

203 166 164 161 185 24 5.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 5.2 0.6

Texas

747 607 659 506 583 77 5.1 4.1 4.4 3.4 3.9 0.5

Utah

98 82 88 90 91 1 5.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.9 0.1

Vermont

18 16 16 17 15 -2 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.1 4.5 -0.6

Virginia

251 278 268 224 276 52 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.0 6.1 1.1

Washington

156 161 155 158 149 -9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 -0.2

West Virginia

53 48 46 40 50 10 6.9 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.5 1.2

Wisconsin

190 145 148 150 140 -10 5.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.4 -0.3

Wyoming

17 15 16 17 16 -1 5.5 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.1 -0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2024