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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.
Job openings rate by state, January 2020 to November 2021
State
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
Mar 2020
Apr 2020
May 2020
Jun 2020
Jul 2020
Aug 2020
Sep 2020
Oct 2020
Nov 2020
Dec 2020
Alabama
4.5%
4.5%
3.3%
3.4%
4.6%
4.0%
5.0%
5.1%
4.9%
5.1%
4.9%
5.0%
Alaska
6.5
6.5
5.7
4.7
1.7
3.1
6.2
6.7
6.9
6.5
6.7
6.7
Arizona
4.9
5.0
4.2
4.0
4.7
4.6
4.7
5.3
5.1
5.3
4.9
5.4
Arkansas
4.7
4.4
4.1
4.1
3.6
3.5
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.6
California
4.4
4.2
3.5
2.9
3.7
3.9
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.0
Colorado
4.3
4.2
3.5
3.9
3.9
3.7
4.0
3.9
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.4
Connecticut
3.8
4.0
3.5
3.3
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.6
4.0
4.0
4.1
Delaware
4.5
4.7
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.9
4.8
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.1
4.1
District of Columbia
3.5
4.1
3.2
3.9
2.6
3.6
4.7
4.1
3.3
3.8
4.1
3.7
Florida
4.6
4.4
4.0
3.3
3.8
4.0
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.4
Georgia
4.8
4.6
3.2
3.4
4.9
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.8
Hawaii
4.3
4.1
3.5
3.0
4.5
4.2
4.5
3.7
3.0
5.4
5.5
5.1
Idaho
4.8
4.9
4.5
4.9
4.6
4.1
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.8
5.0
5.1
Illinois
4.1
4.2
3.6
3.0
3.4
4.0
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.5
Indiana
4.7
4.5
3.5
3.2
4.3
4.3
4.8
4.4
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.6
Iowa
4.7
4.4
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.9
4.6
4.1
4.4
4.6
4.5
4.5
Kansas
4.5
4.7
3.7
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.7
4.4
4.2
4.6
4.6
4.8
Kentucky
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.8
5.2
5.2
5.0
4.7
5.0
4.8
4.7
Louisiana
4.3
4.7
3.4
3.4
4.5
4.4
4.8
5.3
4.9
5.5
5.0
4.6
Maine
4.6
4.8
3.8
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.1
5.4
4.8
4.6
4.6
Maryland
5.6
5.3
4.6
4.0
4.4
5.1
5.8
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.0
4.8
Massachusetts
4.2
4.7
3.6
3.9
3.9
4.5
4.6
4.0
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.2
Michigan
4.7
4.6
3.0
2.8
3.6
5.4
5.6
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.9
5.1
Minnesota
4.3
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.6
3.9
3.7
4.2
4.0
3.8
Mississippi
4.3
4.4
3.7
3.3
4.6
4.7
4.9
5.5
5.1
5.1
4.9
5.0
Missouri
4.1
4.1
3.5
3.2
3.6
4.1
4.9
4.1
3.8
4.4
4.5
4.6
Montana
5.4
5.2
4.9
4.3
4.9
4.0
4.9
4.9
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.6
Nebraska
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.1
3.2
4.1
5.0
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.7
Nevada
4.9
4.1
4.1
3.1
4.5
5.9
6.2
5.2
5.5
5.7
4.8
4.6
New Hampshire
4.7
5.1
4.6
4.5
4.8
5.0
4.9
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.0
New Jersey
4.4
4.4
3.6
4.0
4.1
5.1
4.9
4.1
4.9
5.3
5.3
5.4
New Mexico
5.4
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.1
4.4
4.4
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.9
New York
4.2
3.8
3.3
3.0
3.6
4.0
4.6
3.9
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.8
North Carolina
4.8
4.7
3.7
3.5
4.2
4.4
4.8
4.6
4.9
5.3
4.5
5.1
North Dakota
4.8
5.0
4.2
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.5
Ohio
4.3
4.4
3.5
3.6
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.5
Oklahoma
4.6
4.5
4.3
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.9
4.9
4.3
5.0
4.9
4.8
Oregon
5.2
5.5
4.8
4.1
3.9
4.3
5.0
5.3
5.2
5.0
5.5
4.9
Pennsylvania
4.4
4.1
3.6
4.2
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.9
4.6
4.5
Rhode Island
4.5
4.3
3.8
4.1
4.8
6.0
4.5
4.0
4.1
5.3
4.7
4.8
South Carolina
4.7
4.6
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.9
4.8
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.7
South Dakota
4.9
4.5
3.5
3.9
2.9
3.1
4.6
3.8
4.9
5.1
4.9
5.1
Tennessee
4.2
4.9
4.4
3.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.5
Texas
3.9
4.0
3.2
2.6
3.3
3.6
3.7
4.1
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.3
Utah
4.6
4.7
3.9
4.5
4.3
4.0
4.0
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.9
Vermont
5.1
4.8
4.0
5.3
5.0
4.5
2.5
4.4
5.3
5.0
4.6
5.0
Virginia
5.1
5.0
4.7
4.2
4.0
4.8
4.9
5.3
4.8
5.1
5.1
5.1
Washington
5.4
4.5
3.5
2.5
3.6
3.8
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.9
4.3
4.3
West Virginia
6.5
5.8
5.2
5.5
5.5
5.8
6.7
6.5
6.3
6.5
6.4
6.4
Wisconsin
5.0
4.7
4.0
3.8
4.2
4.4
5.9
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.0
Wyoming
5.9
5.6
4.6
4.7
3.0
2.6
4.7
5.0
4.9
5.2
5.2
5.8
Job openings rate by state, January 2020 to November 2021 (continued)
State
Jan 2021
Feb 2021
Mar 2021
Apr 2021
May 2021
Jun 2021
Jul 2021
Aug 2021
Sep 2021
Oct 2021
Nov 2021
Alabama
5.2%
5.5%
5.2%
5.9%
6.4%
6.3%
6.5%
6.7%
6.5%
7.1%
6.6%
Alaska
7.0
7.3
7.8
7.3
5.6
7.1
10.6
8.9
8.9
8.5
8.8
Arizona
5.2
5.7
5.9
6.2
6.9
6.3
6.9
7.5
6.7
7.1
6.8
Arkansas
5.1
5.0
5.9
7.3
5.7
5.9
6.5
7.2
7.0
6.6
6.2
California
4.2
4.3
4.6
5.0
5.4
6.0
6.0
6.3
6.5
6.5
6.2
Colorado
4.9
5.0
5.3
6.8
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.1
6.5
7.2
7.1
Connecticut
4.1
4.6
5.4
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.0
5.8
6.0
6.5
Delaware
5.1
4.9
5.1
6.7
6.5
7.3
7.2
6.8
6.4
6.4
5.8
District of Columbia
4.1
3.9
3.9
5.1
3.8
5.0
5.8
4.9
4.9
5.0
5.0
Florida
4.6
5.0
4.7
5.2
5.8
6.2
7.5
7.2
6.9
7.4
6.6
Georgia
6.5
5.9
6.1
6.9
7.3
7.4
7.7
8.4
8.3
8.2
7.6
Hawaii
4.7
4.4
4.7
4.6
6.6
6.1
7.3
5.4
4.5
8.4
8.3
Idaho
5.1
5.2
6.6
8.2
6.7
7.1
7.8
7.0
6.4
7.3
7.0
Illinois
4.4
4.2
5.2
5.6
5.4
6.5
6.9
6.3
7.0
6.8
6.1
Indiana
4.7
4.8
5.5
6.5
7.1
7.1
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.4
7.2
Iowa
4.6
4.8
5.3
6.2
5.4
5.6
6.3
6.0
6.8
7.1
6.3
Kansas
4.9
5.2
5.6
6.2
5.5
5.2
5.9
5.6
5.8
6.6
6.4
Kentucky
5.4
5.6
5.7
7.0
7.0
8.9
8.4
8.3
7.2
7.3
6.8
Louisiana
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.7
6.4
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.8
6.6
Maine
4.6
5.3
6.3
6.7
6.4
6.5
8.3
7.1
7.5
6.4
6.8
Maryland
5.1
5.8
7.1
7.5
6.7
7.0
7.9
7.4
7.3
7.7
6.8
Massachusetts
4.2
4.8
5.9
5.7
6.2
6.1
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.9
7.5
Michigan
5.7
5.8
5.9
7.4
8.7
9.5
8.3
8.0
8.0
8.6
7.2
Minnesota
3.9
4.5
4.4
5.8
5.8
6.0
6.7
6.2
6.3
8.1
6.1
Mississippi
5.3
5.6
6.4
5.8
6.9
6.8
6.9
7.1
6.9
7.1
6.6
Missouri
4.6
4.9
5.4
5.9
5.4
5.6
6.6
6.9
6.7
7.9
7.2
Montana
5.5
5.9
6.8
7.3
7.9
7.1
7.6
7.5
7.3
8.2
7.8
Nebraska
4.8
5.2
5.6
6.5
5.2
5.5
6.5
6.2
6.5
6.8
6.6
Nevada
5.5
5.8
7.1
5.8
8.2
10.6
10.4
8.1
7.5
7.6
7.4
New Hampshire
4.7
6.0
6.7
6.8
7.7
7.9
8.3
7.8
7.5
7.1
7.9
New Jersey
5.1
5.6
7.0
6.3
6.1
6.7
7.5
7.1
6.8
6.9
6.7
New Mexico
5.4
5.5
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.7
7.0
7.3
7.5
7.7
6.8
New York
3.9
4.3
4.4
5.6
5.3
5.7
7.2
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.6
North Carolina
6.2
5.9
6.2
6.4
6.0
7.3
7.2
7.4
6.8
7.0
6.9
North Dakota
4.6
4.8
5.2
6.3
6.5
5.9
6.1
6.5
7.1
7.3
6.9
Ohio
4.6
5.0
5.1
5.4
5.6
5.9
7.1
6.0
6.6
7.3
7.2
Oklahoma
5.2
5.3
6.0
7.2
6.0
6.6
6.2
5.8
6.9
7.0
6.5
Oregon
5.4
5.9
6.4
6.1
6.5
6.9
8.7
7.5
7.0
7.1
6.7
Pennsylvania
4.8
5.1
6.4
6.5
7.4
7.0
7.2
6.9
6.7
6.7
6.5
Rhode Island
4.9
5.3
5.8
6.4
6.9
8.9
7.4
7.2
7.3
7.7
7.3
South Carolina
5.9
5.8
6.1
7.1
7.7
7.1
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.3
South Dakota
5.3
5.3
5.6
7.4
5.0
5.0
6.4
5.8
7.2
7.8
6.6
Tennessee
4.8
5.0
5.9
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.7
6.8
6.8
7.2
6.9
Texas
4.3
4.7
5.4
5.8
6.2
6.7
6.8
6.5
6.1
6.5
6.4
Utah
4.5
5.1
5.0
7.0
6.1
6.2
7.5
6.9
6.4
7.1
6.7
Vermont
5.0
5.3
6.2
8.2
7.6
7.2
6.5
7.4
7.8
7.5
7.2
Virginia
5.0
5.9
5.4
6.4
6.1
6.5
7.6
7.2
7.9
6.8
7.0
Washington
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.7
5.2
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
6.2
6.0
West Virginia
6.9
6.6
6.8
7.1
7.6
8.0
9.1
7.2
8.0
7.6
7.4
Wisconsin
4.2
4.4
5.9
6.9
6.2
6.8
7.4
6.8
7.1
7.0
6.7
Wyoming
5.5
6.2
6.5
6.8
5.2
5.5
8.1
7.8
6.8
7.4
7.1
In November 2021, the increases in job openings rates occurred in New Hampshire (+0.8 percentage point), New York (+0.7 point), and Connecticut (+0.5 point). The largest decreases occurred in Minnesota (−2.0 percentage points), Michigan (−1.4 points), and Louisiana and South Dakota (−1.2 points each).
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