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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 openings rates in these four states ranged from 5.5 percent in Vermont to 6.6 percent in New Hampshire.
Unemployed persons per job opening and job openings rate, by state, July 2023, seasonally adjusted
State
Unemployed persons per job opening
Job openings rate (percent)
Number of job openings
United States, total
0.7
5.3
8,827,000
Maryland
0.3
5.8
169,000
New Hampshire
0.3
6.6
49,000
North Dakota
0.3
5.6
26,000
Vermont
0.3
5.5
18,000
Alabama
0.4
5.5
126,000
Arkansas
0.4
5.7
82,000
Maine
0.4
6.3
43,000
Massachusetts
0.4
6.0
242,000
Montana
0.4
6.2
34,000
Nebraska
0.4
5.0
55,000
South Dakota
0.4
5.1
25,000
Colorado
0.5
5.8
179,000
District of Columbia
0.5
5.1
42,000
Florida
0.5
5.3
552,000
Georgia
0.5
6.0
311,000
Idaho
0.5
6.1
55,000
Kansas
0.5
5.3
81,000
Minnesota
0.5
6.3
201,000
Mississippi
0.5
6.4
80,000
Missouri
0.5
5.3
167,000
Oklahoma
0.5
5.7
105,000
Rhode Island
0.5
5.7
30,000
South Carolina
0.5
6.8
167,000
Utah
0.5
5.1
93,000
Virginia
0.5
5.6
245,000
West Virginia
0.5
6.9
52,000
Wisconsin
0.5
5.2
164,000
Wyoming
0.5
5.8
18,000
Alaska
0.6
6.9
24,000
Delaware
0.6
6.4
33,000
Hawaii
0.6
4.6
31,000
Iowa
0.6
4.7
78,000
Louisiana
0.6
5.7
119,000
New Mexico
0.6
6.3
59,000
North Carolina
0.6
5.7
300,000
Ohio
0.6
5.4
321,000
Tennessee
0.6
5.4
190,000
Arizona
0.7
5.7
191,000
Connecticut
0.7
5.2
92,000
Illinois
0.7
5.4
348,000
Indiana
0.7
4.8
165,000
Kentucky
0.7
5.3
112,000
Oregon
0.7
5.1
108,000
Pennsylvania
0.7
5.2
340,000
Michigan
0.8
4.7
218,000
New Jersey
0.8
5.5
251,000
New York
0.8
4.5
456,000
Texas
0.8
5.1
745,000
Washington
0.8
4.7
181,000
California
0.9
5.0
962,000
Nevada
0.9
5.5
91,000
Note: These data are preliminary.
In California and Nevada, the numbers of unemployed people and job openings were closer to equal, yielding a ratio of 0.9 unemployed person per job opening in those two states.
In seven states the ratio of unemployed people to job openings was the same as for the nation as a whole (0.7 unemployed person per job opening): Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
Job openings rates in July 2023 ranged from as low as 4.5 percent in New York, 4.6 percent in Hawaii, and 4.7 percent in Iowa, Michigan, and Washington to as high as 6.8 percent in South Carolina and 6.9 percent in Alaska and West Virginia.
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are seasonally adjusted and preliminary. For more information, see "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2023" and charts of state job openings and labor turnover data. The ratio of unemployed people per job openings shows tightness in the labor market. When the ratio equals 1.0, there is approximately one unemployed person per job opening. When less than 1.0, the labor market is tight, as job openings outnumber the unemployed. When greater than 1.0, there are more unemployed people than available jobs. The job openings rate is calculated by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings.
United States Department of Labor
