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The Economics Daily

Alaska had highest job openings rate in November 2021 

January 27, 2022
Alaska had the highest job openings rate in November 2021, at 8.8 percent, followed by Hawaii (8.3 percent) and New Hampshire (7.9 percent). The national job openings rate fell to 6.6 percent in November 2021, as the rate increased in 3 states, decreased in 16 states, and was little changed in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Full Text »

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In an effort to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected labor market experience, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) fielded a short supplemental survey to gather information from its sample members on work and working conditions, among other topics.
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