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Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 6. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, not seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)
Aug.
2023
July
2024
Aug.
2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,400 8,378 8,095 5.7 5.0 4.9


Alabama

142 133 131 6.2 5.7 5.6

Alaska

25 27 22 6.7 7.0 5.9

Arizona

223 200 224 6.6 5.9 6.5

Arkansas

91 76 85 6.4 5.3 5.8

California

919 708 647 4.9 3.8 3.5

Colorado

182 206 141 5.8 6.4 4.5

Connecticut

90 90 76 5.0 5.0 4.3

Delaware

24 32 22 4.8 6.1 4.2

District of Columbia

30 48 30 3.8 5.8 3.8

Florida

606 544 473 5.9 5.2 4.6

Georgia

326 302 336 6.2 5.7 6.3

Hawaii

33 33 29 5.0 5.0 4.4

Idaho

54 51 52 5.9 5.5 5.6

Illinois

415 366 279 6.3 5.6 4.3

Indiana

175 151 152 5.1 4.4 4.4

Iowa

83 73 77 5.0 4.4 4.6

Kansas

83 68 77 5.5 4.5 5.1

Kentucky

123 137 138 5.8 6.3 6.3

Louisiana

147 127 117 7.0 6.1 5.6

Maine

40 41 31 5.7 5.7 4.4

Maryland

161 205 150 5.5 6.9 5.1

Massachusetts

252 202 188 6.3 5.1 4.7

Michigan

242 215 223 5.1 4.6 4.7

Minnesota

185 147 189 5.8 4.6 5.8

Mississippi

97 82 74 7.6 6.4 5.9

Missouri

177 157 181 5.7 4.9 5.6

Montana

38 32 35 6.8 5.5 6.0

Nebraska

64 46 59 5.8 4.1 5.2

Nevada

104 72 90 6.4 4.4 5.4

New Hampshire

44 40 34 5.9 5.4 4.6

New Jersey

216 235 208 4.8 5.1 4.5

New Mexico

74 50 65 7.8 5.4 6.9

New York

480 455 460 4.7 4.4 4.5

North Carolina

338 304 262 6.4 5.8 5.0

North Dakota

30 24 25 6.4 5.2 5.3

Ohio

346 313 318 5.8 5.2 5.3

Oklahoma

119 127 120 6.4 6.7 6.4

Oregon

115 121 115 5.5 5.8 5.5

Pennsylvania

362 288 280 5.6 4.4 4.3

Rhode Island

33 25 27 6.1 4.7 5.1

South Carolina

165 158 147 6.7 6.2 5.8

South Dakota

32 22 29 6.4 4.4 5.7

Tennessee

231 180 178 6.6 5.1 5.1

Texas

829 650 697 5.6 4.4 4.7

Utah

127 88 128 6.9 4.8 6.8

Vermont

18 20 14 5.4 6.0 4.3

Virginia

250 305 266 5.6 6.7 5.9

Washington

180 178 171 4.7 4.6 4.4

West Virginia

55 52 46 7.2 6.8 6.1

Wisconsin

204 151 155 6.3 4.7 4.8

Wyoming

19 16 18 6.1 5.2 5.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: October 17, 2024