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Unemployed people per job opening increased in 10 states and the District of Columbia in May 2022
July 27, 2022
The number of unemployed people per job opening increased in 10 states and the District of Columbia, decreased in 6 states, and was unchanged in 34 states on the last business day of May 2022. Nationally, the ratio of unemployed people per job opening was unchanged from April 2022 to May 2022 at 0.5.
Number of unemployed people per job opening by state, May 2019 to May 2022
State
May 2019
Jun 2019
Jul 2019
Aug 2019
Sep 2019
Oct 2019
Nov 2019
Dec 2019
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
Mar 2020
Apr 2020
May 2020
Jun 2020
Jul 2020
Alabama
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.0
4.6
2.6
2.4
1.7
Alaska
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
2.9
6.9
4.9
2.3
Arizona
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.3
3.9
2.9
2.4
2.1
Arkansas
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.3
2.8
2.6
2.3
1.7
California
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
6.5
5.2
4.3
3.6
Colorado
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
1.4
3.5
3.6
3.6
1.8
Connecticut
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
4.2
3.7
3.8
Delaware
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.2
3.4
3.5
2.8
1.7
District of Columbia
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.5
1.7
1.2
0.9
Florida
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
1.2
4.6
4.6
3.4
3.3
Georgia
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.2
3.9
2.3
1.8
1.5
Hawaii
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
10.3
6.0
5.8
4.3
Idaho
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
3.0
2.3
2.0
1.5
Illinois
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.4
6.8
4.8
3.8
2.9
Indiana
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.9
5.9
3.2
2.6
1.9
Iowa
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
3.6
2.5
1.8
1.4
Kansas
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.9
3.4
2.5
1.9
1.5
Kentucky
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
4.7
2.9
0.9
1.1
Louisiana
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
2.0
4.3
2.9
2.7
2.3
Maine
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
2.5
2.8
1.9
1.7
Maryland
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.2
2.9
2.6
2.0
1.6
Massachusetts
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.8
5.3
5.2
3.9
3.2
Michigan
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.2
10.6
7.3
3.4
2.8
Minnesota
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.7
1.9
Mississippi
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.9
4.9
2.7
2.1
1.7
Missouri
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.0
3.6
2.6
1.9
1.5
Montana
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
3.3
2.3
2.1
1.5
Nebraska
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
1.1
2.1
2.0
1.3
0.9
Nevada
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
1.0
2.0
10.2
6.8
4.1
3.6
New Hampshire
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
4.5
3.2
2.4
2.1
New Jersey
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
4.7
4.6
3.5
3.6
New Mexico
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.5
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.6
New York
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.1
5.7
5.2
4.0
3.1
North Carolina
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
4.1
2.9
2.2
1.8
North Dakota
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
2.2
1.6
1.6
1.4
Ohio
0.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.4
4.8
3.1
2.4
2.3
Oklahoma
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
2.9
2.1
1.9
1.5
Oregon
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.8
3.8
3.6
2.7
2.2
Pennsylvania
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.5
5.1
4.0
3.0
2.7
Rhode Island
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
6.3
4.4
3.0
3.5
South Carolina
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
3.3
2.2
1.7
1.6
South Dakota
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.7
2.4
2.7
1.6
1.2
Tennessee
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.8
4.9
2.8
2.2
1.9
Texas
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
5.8
4.2
3.2
3.1
Utah
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.6
2.3
1.7
1.6
1.4
Vermont
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.7
4.0
2.5
2.0
2.7
Virginia
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
3.3
2.7
1.9
1.7
Washington
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
1.0
1.6
7.8
4.5
3.6
3.5
West Virginia
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.1
3.5
2.6
2.0
1.5
Wisconsin
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
4.1
2.8
2.2
1.4
Wyoming
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.1
3.7
3.5
1.8
Number of unemployed people per job opening by state, May 2019 to May 2022, continued
State
Aug 2020
Sep 2020
Oct 2020
Nov 2020
Dec 2020
Jan 2021
Feb 2021
Mar 2021
Apr 2021
May 2021
Jun 2021
Jul 2021
Aug 2021
Sep 2021
Oct 2021
Alabama
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Alaska
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.6
Arizona
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
Arkansas
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
California
3.5
2.9
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
Colorado
1.9
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
Connecticut
3.2
2.9
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
Delaware
1.7
1.8
1.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8
District of Columbia
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.6
Florida
2.4
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
Georgia
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Hawaii
4.9
5.2
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.5
Idaho
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
Illinois
2.8
2.5
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
Indiana
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Iowa
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
Kansas
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
Kentucky
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Louisiana
1.9
2.0
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
Maine
1.2
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
Maryland
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8
Massachusetts
2.9
2.7
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Michigan
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.6
1.5
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
Minnesota
1.9
1.8
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
Mississippi
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
Missouri
1.7
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
Montana
1.3
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Nebraska
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
Nevada
3.6
2.9
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.0
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
New Hampshire
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.5
New Jersey
3.8
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
New Mexico
2.3
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.8
New York
3.1
3.1
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.0
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
North Carolina
1.7
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
North Dakota
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Ohio
2.0
1.9
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
Oklahoma
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.4
Oregon
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
Pennsylvania
2.5
2.2
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
Rhode Island
3.1
3.1
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
South Carolina
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
South Dakota
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Tennessee
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
Texas
2.3
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.8
Utah
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
Vermont
1.3
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Virginia
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
Washington
2.8
2.6
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
West Virginia
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
Wisconsin
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
Wyoming
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.5
Number of unemployed people per job opening by state, May 2019 to May 2022, continued
State
Nov 2021
Dec 2021
Jan 2022
Feb 2022
Mar 2022
Apr 2022
May 2022
Alabama
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Alaska
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
Arizona
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
Arkansas
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
California
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
Colorado
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
Connecticut
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
Delaware
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
District of Columbia
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
Florida
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
Georgia
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Hawaii
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.6
Idaho
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Illinois
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
Indiana
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Iowa
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Kansas
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
Kentucky
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
Louisiana
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
Maine
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
Maryland
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
Massachusetts
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
Michigan
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Minnesota
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
Mississippi
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Missouri
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Montana
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Nebraska
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
Nevada
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
New Hampshire
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
New Jersey
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
New Mexico
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
New York
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
North Carolina
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
North Dakota
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
Ohio
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
Oklahoma
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
Oregon
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
Pennsylvania
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.6
Rhode Island
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
South Carolina
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
South Dakota
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
Tennessee
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Texas
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
Utah
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Vermont
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
Virginia
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Washington
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
West Virginia
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Wisconsin
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Wyoming
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
New York had the highest ratio of unemployed people per job opening in May at 0.8, up from 0.7 a month earlier. Nine states shared the lowest ratio of 0.3, followed by 17 states at 0.4. All 50 states and the District had ratios less than 1.0 in May.
United States Department of Labor
