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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
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)
Aug.
2023
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Change from:
July 2024 -
Aug. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,358 8,230 7,910 7,711 8,040 329 5.6 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 0.2


Alabama

140 121 120 130 128 -2 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.5 0.0

Alaska

26 25 25 23 24 1 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.6 0.2

Arizona

198 164 192 177 195 18 5.8 4.8 5.6 5.1 5.6 0.5

Arkansas

85 83 78 74 79 5 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.4 0.3

California

920 721 633 640 641 1 4.9 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0

Colorado

197 178 193 185 159 -26 6.2 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.0 -0.8

Connecticut

89 90 89 78 77 -1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.3 -0.1

Delaware

30 30 27 27 27 0 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 0.0

District of Columbia

34 38 36 41 36 -5 4.3 4.7 4.5 5.1 4.5 -0.6

Florida

606 498 504 514 478 -36 5.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.6 -0.3

Georgia

325 270 272 293 337 44 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.3 0.7

Hawaii

33 28 28 26 28 2 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.2 0.3

Idaho

55 47 47 44 51 7 6.1 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.5 0.7

Illinois

416 366 342 338 296 -42 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.6 -0.6

Indiana

171 168 142 141 148 7 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 0.2

Iowa

92 75 71 71 81 10 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.8 0.6

Kansas

81 69 70 63 74 11 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.8 0.7

Kentucky

120 137 139 134 133 -1 5.6 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.1 -0.1

Louisiana

140 117 103 118 111 -7 6.7 5.6 5.0 5.7 5.4 -0.3

Maine

42 40 36 33 33 0 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 0.0

Maryland

183 163 158 173 169 -4 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.8 -0.1

Massachusetts

246 214 213 177 185 8 6.2 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.7 0.2

Michigan

241 213 212 213 215 2 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 0.1

Minnesota

193 177 177 139 193 54 6.1 5.5 5.6 4.4 6.0 1.6

Mississippi

85 69 66 74 66 -8 6.7 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.3 -0.5

Missouri

173 155 161 144 172 28 5.5 4.8 5.0 4.5 5.3 0.8

Montana

39 35 35 30 34 4 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.3 5.9 0.6

Nebraska

64 49 49 42 57 15 5.7 4.4 4.4 3.8 5.0 1.2

Nevada

102 75 74 71 85 14 6.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 5.1 0.8

New Hampshire

42 38 38 34 34 0 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 0.0

New Jersey

218 249 228 209 211 2 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.6 0.0

New Mexico

64 57 52 45 54 9 6.8 6.0 5.5 4.8 5.7 0.9

New York

469 476 496 397 448 51 4.6 4.6 4.8 3.9 4.3 0.4

North Carolina

335 285 272 284 266 -18 6.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.0 -0.4

North Dakota

29 26 24 23 24 1 6.2 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 0.2

Ohio

355 251 257 282 317 35 5.9 4.2 4.3 4.7 5.3 0.6

Oklahoma

117 111 100 119 117 -2 6.2 5.9 5.3 6.3 6.2 -0.1

Oregon

118 110 109 106 114 8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 0.3

Pennsylvania

370 318 314 285 290 5 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.5 0.1

Rhode Island

31 31 28 25 25 0 5.8 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.7 0.0

South Carolina

171 159 139 146 153 7 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.8 6.0 0.2

South Dakota

30 25 25 23 26 3 6.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 5.3 0.6

Tennessee

215 164 165 166 167 1 6.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 0.1

Texas

798 762 638 607 676 69 5.4 5.1 4.3 4.1 4.5 0.4

Utah

125 89 92 82 126 44 6.8 4.8 5.0 4.5 6.7 2.2

Vermont

18 17 18 16 15 -1 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.5 -0.3

Virginia

261 250 245 278 276 -2 5.9 5.6 5.4 6.1 6.1 0.0

Washington

183 165 160 161 169 8 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 0.2

West Virginia

55 51 45 48 46 -2 7.2 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.0 -0.3

Wisconsin

203 164 154 145 153 8 6.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 0.2

Wyoming

20 17 17 15 17 2 6.4 5.5 5.5 4.9 5.5 0.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: October 17, 2024