Chart 7. Unemployed people per job opening ratio, annual average by state, 2022
State Ratio

Alabama

0.4

Alaska

0.5

Arizona

0.6

Arkansas

0.5

California

0.7

Colorado

0.4

Connecticut

0.7

Delaware

0.6

DC

0.4

Florida

0.5

Georgia

0.4

Hawaii

0.5

Idaho

0.4

Illinois

0.7

Indiana

0.5

Iowa

0.4

Kansas

0.4

Kentucky

0.5

Louisiana

0.5

Maine

0.4

Maryland

0.5

Massachusetts

0.5

Michigan

0.6

Minnesota

0.4

Mississippi

0.6

Missouri

0.4

Montana

0.3

Nebraska

0.3

Nevada

0.8

New Hampshire

0.4

New Jersey

0.7

New Mexico

0.6

New York

0.8

North Carolina

0.5

North Dakota

0.3

Ohio

0.6

Oklahoma

0.4

Oregon

0.6

Pennsylvania

0.7

Rhode Island

0.5

South Carolina

0.4

South Dakota

0.3

Tennessee

0.4

Texas

0.6

Utah

0.4

Vermont

0.4

Virginia

0.4

Washington

0.7

West Virginia

0.5

Wisconsin

0.4

Wyoming

0.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.