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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
Dec.
2024
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025(p)
Dec.
2024
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025(p)

TOTAL U.S.

6,970 6,574 6,038 4.2 3.9 3.6


Alabama

108 95 94 4.7 4.1 4.0

Alaska

16 16 13 4.8 4.5 3.8

Arizona

174 150 115 5.0 4.3 3.4

Arkansas

77 64 63 5.3 4.4 4.3

California

602 628 518 3.2 3.3 2.8

Colorado

108 113 93 3.5 3.6 3.0

Connecticut

68 69 59 3.8 3.8 3.3

Delaware

24 19 20 4.7 3.6 3.9

District of Columbia

40 22 33 5.0 2.8 4.3

Florida

423 431 401 4.0 4.1 3.8

Georgia

274 257 271 5.2 4.9 5.1

Hawaii

26 22 20 3.8 3.2 2.9

Idaho

37 36 44 4.1 3.9 4.7

Illinois

262 206 199 4.1 3.2 3.1

Indiana

138 145 114 4.0 4.2 3.3

Iowa

65 59 60 3.9 3.6 3.6

Kansas

64 65 62 4.2 4.2 4.0

Kentucky

124 94 85 5.7 4.3 3.9

Louisiana

84 91 82 4.0 4.3 3.9

Maine

25 31 24 3.7 4.6 3.5

Maryland

123 109 114 4.1 3.7 3.9

Massachusetts

184 129 119 4.7 3.3 3.1

Michigan

184 206 179 3.9 4.3 3.8

Minnesota

156 131 143 4.9 4.1 4.5

Mississippi

59 65 58 4.7 5.1 4.5

Missouri

169 135 134 5.3 4.2 4.2

Montana

27 24 22 4.8 4.4 4.0

Nebraska

44 39 37 3.9 3.6 3.4

Nevada

75 60 53 4.5 3.7 3.2

New Hampshire

33 35 26 4.4 4.7 3.5

New Jersey

189 191 149 4.1 4.1 3.3

New Mexico

48 46 30 5.0 4.8 3.2

New York

474 459 351 4.5 4.4 3.4

North Carolina

259 223 208 4.9 4.1 3.9

North Dakota

23 21 21 4.9 4.5 4.4

Ohio

251 242 252 4.2 4.0 4.2

Oklahoma

90 96 95 4.8 5.0 5.0

Oregon

111 73 77 5.2 3.5 3.7

Pennsylvania

237 229 227 3.7 3.5 3.5

Rhode Island

25 28 21 4.6 5.2 3.8

South Carolina

133 108 108 5.2 4.3 4.3

South Dakota

19 20 18 3.9 3.9 3.7

Tennessee

140 140 124 4.0 3.9 3.5

Texas

541 589 566 3.6 3.9 3.8

Utah

74 67 60 4.0 3.6 3.3

Vermont

12 16 10 3.7 4.7 3.0

Virginia

227 194 204 5.0 4.3 4.5

Washington

149 114 109 3.9 3.0 2.9

West Virginia

43 39 43 5.6 5.2 5.7

Wisconsin

119 122 102 3.7 3.8 3.2

Wyoming

13 13 11 4.3 4.2 3.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: February 19, 2026