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0.3 unemployed per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.0 in New York and Washington, in February 2023
April 26, 2023
In February 2023, there were 5.9 million people classified as unemployed and 9.9 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 0.6 unemployed people per job opening. In both North Dakota and South Dakota, the ratio of unemployed people to job openings was 0.3, indicating the number of unemployed people was roughly one third the number of job openings.
Number of unemployed people per job opening by state, February 2023, seasonally adjusted
State
Unemployed people per job opening
Unemployed people
Job openings
Total United States
0.6
5,936,000
9,931,000
North Dakota
0.3
8,856
27,000
South Dakota
0.3
9,842
33,000
Alabama
0.4
56,166
148,000
Arkansas
0.4
43,670
106,000
Colorado
0.4
92,704
218,000
Georgia
0.4
162,897
421,000
Maine
0.4
18,841
46,000
Maryland
0.4
92,348
212,000
Missouri
0.4
79,689
196,000
Montana
0.4
13,775
37,000
Nebraska
0.4
24,704
65,000
South Carolina
0.4
76,043
175,000
Utah
0.4
42,302
98,000
Alaska
0.5
13,576
27,000
District of Columbia
0.5
18,157
40,000
Florida
0.5
284,361
611,000
Idaho
0.5
25,141
53,000
Iowa
0.5
50,083
102,000
Kansas
0.5
44,088
92,000
Louisiana
0.5
75,871
158,000
Massachusetts
0.5
137,140
258,000
Minnesota
0.5
91,023
187,000
Mississippi
0.5
46,510
85,000
New Hampshire
0.5
20,623
44,000
North Carolina
0.5
188,101
360,000
Oklahoma
0.5
57,608
123,000
Rhode Island
0.5
17,357
34,000
Tennessee
0.5
116,474
246,000
Vermont
0.5
9,831
20,000
Virginia
0.5
145,877
321,000
West Virginia
0.5
28,813
57,000
Wisconsin
0.5
82,956
174,000
Delaware
0.6
22,610
36,000
Indiana
0.6
106,121
175,000
Kentucky
0.6
79,762
135,000
New Jersey
0.6
168,835
268,000
New Mexico
0.6
34,444
59,000
Pennsylvania
0.6
283,410
458,000
Wyoming
0.6
11,117
18,000
Arizona
0.7
134,816
181,000
Hawaii
0.7
24,176
37,000
Illinois
0.7
289,854
407,000
Ohio
0.7
223,524
336,000
Texas
0.7
587,211
888,000
Connecticut
0.8
75,733
100,000
Michigan
0.8
207,045
258,000
Nevada
0.8
87,111
105,000
California
0.9
841,703
964,000
Oregon
0.9
103,216
121,000
New York
1.0
401,288
421,000
Washington
1.0
185,457
188,000
Note: Data are preliminary.
In 11 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and South Carolina, and Utah) there were 0.4 unemployed person for every job opening.
There was 1.0 unemployed person per job opening in both New York and Washington, indicating each state's unemployment numbers roughly equaled its job openings numbers. There were an additional 5 states (Connecticut, Michigan, Nevada, California, and Oregon) with unemployed people to job openings ratios of 0.8 or higher.
United States Department of Labor
