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A data chart image of 0.3 unemployed person per job opening in Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont in July
0.3 unemployed person per job opening in Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont in July
September 26, 2023

In July 2023, there were a total of 5,841,000 unemployed people and 8,827,000 job openings in the United States, yielding a ratio of 0.7 unemployed person per job opening. The national job openings rate was 5.3 percent. Among the states, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Vermont each had 0.3 unemployed person per job opening. Job opening rates in these four states ranged from 5.5 percent in Vermont to 6.6 percent in New Hampshire.

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