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Job openings rate 9.1 percent in West Virginia in December 2022
February 21, 2023
In December 2022, West Virginia had the highest job openings rate, 9.1 percent, followed by Louisiana (8.7 percent) and Alaska (8.5 percent). The states with the lowest job openings rates in December 2022 were New York (4.6 percent), New Jersey (5.4 percent), Connecticut (5.7 percent), and Hawaii (5.8 percent). The national job openings rate was 6.7 percent in December 2022.
Job openings rates by state, January 2018–December 2022
State
Jan 2018
Feb 2018
Mar 2018
Apr 2018
May 2018
Jun 2018
Jul 2018
Aug 2018
Sep 2018
Oct 2018
Nov 2018
Dec 2018
Jan 2019
Feb 2019
Mar 2019
Alabama
3.8%
4.2%
4.5%
4.0%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
4.6%
4.3%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4.0%
4.3%
Alaska
5.5
6.0
6.3
5.5
6.0
6.6
6.8
6.6
6.3
6.3
6.6
6.8
6.3
6.8
6.8
Arizona
4.5
4.2
4.6
5.2
4.7
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.0
5.7
5.1
5.2
6.3
5.5
5.2
Arkansas
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.6
California
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
Colorado
4.6
5.4
5.2
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.4
5.0
5.2
4.9
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.4
Connecticut
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.7
Delaware
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.9
4.9
4.3
4.9
District of Columbia
3.9
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.3
3.9
3.7
Florida
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.0
4.6
Georgia
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.7
5.0
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.6
5.1
Hawaii
3.2
3.9
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.5
4.6
4.8
5.6
4.6
4.5
Idaho
4.3
4.7
4.3
4.8
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.2
5.0
5.1
4.9
5.0
5.0
Illinois
3.8
3.9
3.9
4.1
4.5
4.9
4.4
4.7
5.2
4.8
5.0
4.7
4.9
4.6
4.9
Indiana
4.5
4.8
5.6
5.2
5.1
5.3
4.9
5.3
4.7
4.9
5.4
5.3
5.3
4.7
4.3
Iowa
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.9
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.9
4.9
5.0
4.5
4.5
4.8
Kansas
5.2
4.7
5.0
5.1
5.5
5.5
5.2
5.3
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.0
5.1
5.1
Kentucky
4.7
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.7
4.7
Louisiana
3.7
3.6
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.4
4.3
4.1
3.9
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.0
4.3
Maine
5.4
4.4
4.8
6.4
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.4
5.1
4.9
5.1
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
Maryland
4.5
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.6
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.9
4.7
5.1
Massachusetts
3.8
3.9
3.8
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.6
4.5
5.4
5.0
5.0
4.6
4.7
Michigan
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.6
5.0
5.4
5.1
5.0
4.7
4.9
4.7
4.3
5.0
Minnesota
5.0
5.0
5.3
5.1
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.5
5.3
5.1
4.9
4.7
4.4
Mississippi
3.9
3.8
4.2
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.6
4.5
4.7
4.9
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.5
Missouri
4.6
4.4
5.1
5.0
5.3
4.9
5.0
4.9
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.3
5.0
5.0
4.9
Montana
4.8
5.0
5.0
4.6
5.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.3
5.3
5.3
Nebraska
5.1
4.6
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.8
5.0
4.5
4.7
5.0
5.4
4.8
4.9
4.6
4.7
Nevada
4.4
4.2
4.9
4.2
4.5
4.8
4.5
5.3
5.1
5.3
4.8
5.1
4.3
4.5
4.7
New Hampshire
4.5
4.2
4.8
5.1
4.5
4.6
4.8
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.3
New Jersey
4.0
3.6
4.1
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.4
5.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.4
3.9
4.2
New Mexico
4.4
5.7
4.5
4.9
4.7
5.1
4.8
5.1
4.6
5.3
5.5
5.4
5.0
5.1
5.4
New York
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.6
North Carolina
4.6
4.6
4.6
5.1
5.4
5.0
4.6
5.2
5.1
5.4
6.0
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.1
North Dakota
5.0
4.6
5.0
4.6
5.2
5.2
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.8
8.5
5.4
5.6
Ohio
4.5
4.4
4.7
4.8
4.5
5.1
4.8
4.6
4.8
4.7
5.0
5.2
5.3
4.5
4.8
Oklahoma
4.1
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.3
4.6
4.3
4.2
5.1
Oregon
4.5
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.9
5.1
5.1
5.2
4.9
4.9
5.3
4.5
5.1
Pennsylvania
4.2
4.6
4.9
4.2
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.2
4.5
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.4
4.6
Rhode Island
3.9
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.9
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.9
4.6
5.3
4.5
4.6
South Carolina
4.7
4.7
4.4
6.1
5.1
5.0
5.4
5.3
5.1
5.7
5.4
5.0
5.4
5.3
5.3
South Dakota
5.2
4.6
5.8
4.8
5.6
5.0
4.6
4.8
4.8
5.0
5.0
5.6
4.8
5.0
4.6
Tennessee
4.2
4.0
4.3
5.1
4.2
4.5
4.9
4.6
4.9
5.2
4.7
5.1
4.8
4.2
4.4
Texas
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.9
4.4
4.5
4.0
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.4
Utah
5.2
4.8
4.4
4.6
4.2
4.5
4.8
5.1
5.1
5.9
5.3
5.2
5.4
4.9
5.4
Vermont
4.0
5.4
4.8
4.8
4.5
5.1
5.4
5.1
5.1
5.4
5.1
4.8
5.1
4.8
4.8
Virginia
4.5
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.4
5.0
4.8
4.8
5.2
4.4
5.0
4.5
4.9
5.0
5.2
Washington
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.8
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.4
West Virginia
4.3
4.5
4.8
4.6
4.9
5.2
5.3
5.1
5.5
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.6
5.1
5.5
Wisconsin
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.9
4.7
4.4
4.9
4.9
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.0
4.8
5.0
Wyoming
5.0
4.7
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.9
5.6
5.6
5.9
5.3
5.6
5.5
5.2
Job openings rates by state, January 2018–December 2022 (continued)
State
Apr 2019
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
Alabama
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.6
5.0
4.4
4.0
4.5
4.5
3.6
3.4
4.6
4.1
Alaska
6.8
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.0
4.7
2.1
2.7
Arizona
4.9
5.8
4.7
4.9
4.9
5.5
4.4
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.0
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.7
Arkansas
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.7
5.0
5.0
5.1
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.4
3.8
4.0
3.7
3.5
California
4.3
4.1
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.2
3.6
3.0
3.7
3.8
Colorado
5.1
5.2
5.0
5.2
5.0
5.0
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.3
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.6
Connecticut
3.6
4.0
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
4.3
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.8
3.3
3.5
3.7
Delaware
4.7
4.5
4.3
5.1
4.7
4.5
5.5
4.5
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.5
5.1
District of Columbia
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.7
3.9
4.0
4.4
4.0
3.6
3.6
4.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
3.7
Florida
4.4
4.6
4.1
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.1
3.3
3.7
3.9
Georgia
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.6
3.4
3.7
4.8
5.2
Hawaii
3.8
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.0
3.2
2.7
4.3
3.7
Idaho
4.4
4.9
5.0
5.8
4.7
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.8
5.0
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.3
Illinois
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.4
3.9
4.2
4.0
4.1
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.7
Indiana
5.0
4.7
4.9
5.0
4.6
4.7
5.3
4.4
3.8
4.7
4.5
3.7
3.3
4.3
4.2
Iowa
4.7
4.6
4.8
4.4
4.2
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.1
4.6
4.4
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.9
Kansas
5.5
4.7
4.9
4.8
4.9
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.0
4.5
4.7
3.5
4.1
4.0
4.1
Kentucky
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.0
4.7
4.3
4.6
4.1
5.1
5.6
Louisiana
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.7
3.6
3.6
4.7
4.5
Maine
4.5
4.9
4.8
4.2
4.6
4.9
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.1
4.2
3.8
3.9
Maryland
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.9
5.5
4.5
5.0
5.6
5.2
4.0
4.3
4.7
5.3
Massachusetts
4.6
4.5
4.3
3.9
4.5
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.8
4.2
4.7
3.7
3.5
3.4
4.2
Michigan
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.6
5.2
4.6
4.2
4.6
4.5
3.3
2.8
3.5
5.3
Minnesota
4.7
5.2
4.8
4.4
4.4
4.1
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.4
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.7
Mississippi
4.6
4.5
4.5
3.9
4.2
4.6
4.3
4.2
3.9
4.3
4.4
3.3
3.6
4.6
4.7
Missouri
5.5
5.3
5.4
5.8
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.1
3.7
4.0
4.1
3.5
3.4
3.8
4.3
Montana
5.5
5.7
5.3
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.1
5.1
5.4
5.4
5.2
4.9
4.5
4.7
4.0
Nebraska
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.3
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.2
3.3
4.0
Nevada
4.4
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.5
4.6
4.8
4.0
4.1
3.5
4.1
5.3
New Hampshire
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.3
4.6
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.7
4.7
5.1
4.9
4.5
4.5
4.7
New Jersey
3.9
4.1
4.1
3.9
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.5
4.3
4.5
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.3
5.1
New Mexico
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.5
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.0
5.0
5.3
5.1
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.2
New York
3.4
3.9
4.0
3.7
4.4
3.9
4.1
3.6
4.0
4.2
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.6
3.8
North Carolina
5.8
5.7
5.3
5.6
6.0
5.7
6.6
5.4
5.3
4.8
4.8
3.9
3.8
4.4
4.6
North Dakota
5.8
5.8
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.0
5.6
4.5
4.8
5.2
5.0
4.4
4.0
4.3
3.9
Ohio
5.0
4.9
4.4
4.9
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.3
4.4
4.4
3.5
3.9
4.5
4.8
Oklahoma
4.5
5.2
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.6
5.1
4.3
4.0
4.6
4.4
4.1
4.8
5.0
4.6
Oregon
4.9
4.8
5.2
4.7
4.8
4.9
5.2
4.7
5.5
5.2
5.5
4.6
4.0
4.0
4.4
Pennsylvania
4.3
5.0
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.4
4.4
4.0
4.4
4.1
3.7
4.0
3.9
4.4
Rhode Island
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.0
4.5
4.5
4.9
4.4
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.0
3.8
4.6
5.6
South Carolina
5.1
4.8
4.8
5.0
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.3
4.2
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.6
5.1
South Dakota
4.8
5.2
5.0
5.0
4.5
4.5
4.9
4.5
4.3
4.9
4.5
3.5
4.1
2.6
3.5
Tennessee
4.4
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.8
4.5
4.3
3.6
4.2
4.9
4.5
3.6
4.8
4.8
Texas
4.6
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.1
2.4
3.2
3.4
Utah
5.2
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.8
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.7
4.2
4.8
4.6
4.0
Vermont
4.5
5.4
4.8
4.5
4.8
4.8
5.1
4.8
4.5
5.1
4.8
4.3
4.9
4.7
4.5
Virginia
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.9
5.0
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.2
4.1
5.0
Washington
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.3
4.0
4.5
4.5
5.3
4.4
3.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
West Virginia
5.4
5.2
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.5
6.0
5.4
5.2
6.4
5.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.7
Wisconsin
5.1
4.9
5.1
5.1
4.8
4.9
5.2
4.5
4.2
5.1
4.7
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.3
Wyoming
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.8
5.2
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.0
2.6
2.2
Job openings rates by state, January 2018–December 2022 (continued)
State
Jul 2020
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
Alabama
5.0
5.1
4.9
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.5
5.7
5.1
6.1
6.2
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.6
Alaska
5.6
6.1
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.9
6.6
6.9
7.4
7.5
6.7
8.1
7.8
12.0
13.9
Arizona
4.7
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.1
5.6
5.0
6.0
6.1
6.4
6.9
6.5
6.9
6.7
6.7
Arkansas
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.1
5.5
5.8
5.8
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.1
California
4.3
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.5
4.8
5.2
5.3
5.5
6.2
6.1
6.3
Colorado
4.0
3.7
3.8
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.9
4.8
5.0
6.4
6.9
7.6
7.6
7.3
6.8
Connecticut
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.9
4.3
5.6
5.5
5.9
5.4
6.2
6.1
5.4
Delaware
4.8
4.8
4.5
4.9
4.3
4.5
5.7
5.3
5.5
6.3
6.5
5.9
6.4
7.8
7.0
District of Columbia
5.1
4.1
3.3
3.9
4.1
3.7
4.2
4.2
4.3
5.6
5.4
6.1
5.2
6.0
5.9
Florida
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.8
5.3
5.2
5.5
5.8
6.0
7.3
6.9
6.9
Georgia
5.6
5.5
5.2
5.3
5.5
6.4
6.6
6.3
6.4
7.0
7.4
7.5
7.7
8.4
8.2
Hawaii
4.5
3.5
3.2
5.8
5.6
5.3
4.8
5.1
5.2
6.5
6.1
6.4
8.2
6.7
6.5
Idaho
4.7
4.4
4.4
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.3
5.6
5.8
6.2
7.3
7.6
8.3
7.6
Illinois
4.4
3.8
3.9
4.3
4.4
4.7
4.6
4.4
5.2
5.5
5.6
6.1
6.3
6.6
6.9
Indiana
4.9
4.4
4.7
4.7
4.9
4.6
5.0
4.7
5.8
6.2
6.7
6.9
6.9
6.6
6.9
Iowa
4.5
3.9
4.3
4.5
4.5
4.5
5.0
5.0
5.3
5.8
6.0
5.6
6.7
6.5
6.5
Kansas
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
5.6
5.4
5.7
5.6
5.9
5.4
6.1
Kentucky
5.4
5.0
4.9
5.3
5.3
4.9
5.9
5.6
6.2
7.9
7.5
7.4
8.2
8.1
7.4
Louisiana
5.0
5.2
4.8
5.2
5.1
4.9
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.8
5.9
6.6
6.5
6.6
7.0
Maine
4.2
4.1
5.0
4.7
4.4
4.4
5.0
5.4
6.1
6.5
6.3
6.4
7.4
8.1
7.3
Maryland
5.9
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.3
4.9
5.5
6.2
6.5
8.1
7.6
6.8
7.4
7.2
7.3
Massachusetts
4.4
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.2
4.7
5.6
5.6
6.0
6.1
7.5
7.2
7.4
Michigan
5.3
5.1
4.8
4.3
5.0
5.2
6.2
6.5
6.1
7.5
7.7
7.7
8.1
8.0
7.9
Minnesota
4.5
3.9
3.7
4.4
4.2
3.8
4.2
4.5
4.4
5.6
6.4
6.2
6.5
6.1
6.5
Mississippi
5.1
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.5
5.2
4.9
5.6
6.2
6.3
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.6
6.5
Missouri
4.9
4.1
3.9
4.4
4.3
4.6
4.5
4.9
5.3
5.8
5.8
5.7
6.4
6.5
6.5
Montana
4.7
4.5
5.0
5.2
5.3
5.3
5.5
6.0
6.3
6.7
6.9
7.2
7.9
8.5
8.0
Nebraska
5.0
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.1
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.2
5.7
6.0
6.2
6.5
6.4
6.5
Nevada
5.5
4.8
5.3
5.7
5.0
4.7
5.6
6.0
6.7
6.7
7.7
7.7
8.1
7.7
7.1
New Hampshire
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.7
4.6
4.7
5.0
5.6
6.0
6.7
7.2
7.3
8.4
7.6
7.9
New Jersey
4.8
4.0
4.8
5.2
5.2
5.2
4.7
5.7
7.0
6.4
6.3
6.6
6.8
6.9
6.6
New Mexico
4.2
4.4
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.5
5.8
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.9
7.3
6.6
7.1
New York
4.4
3.8
3.5
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.6
4.2
4.5
5.5
5.5
5.3
6.3
5.7
5.8
North Carolina
5.0
4.5
5.0
5.4
4.7
5.4
6.2
6.1
6.6
6.5
6.1
7.0
7.4
7.4
6.9
North Dakota
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.7
5.1
5.1
5.3
6.1
6.1
6.5
6.9
6.7
7.1
Ohio
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.6
5.2
5.4
5.7
5.8
5.8
6.8
5.9
7.0
Oklahoma
5.1
5.1
4.3
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.3
5.6
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.5
6.6
5.7
6.9
Oregon
4.8
4.9
5.1
4.9
5.7
5.0
5.2
6.0
6.4
6.2
6.7
6.4
6.9
6.8
6.0
Pennsylvania
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.3
4.6
5.3
6.2
6.6
7.3
6.7
6.9
7.0
6.5
Rhode Island
4.3
4.0
3.7
5.1
4.3
4.3
4.9
5.4
6.1
7.0
6.3
6.6
8.0
6.9
6.9
South Carolina
5.0
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.4
6.6
7.4
6.4
7.6
7.8
7.6
South Dakota
4.3
4.1
4.7
5.0
5.0
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.6
6.8
6.0
6.2
6.7
6.7
7.5
Tennessee
4.9
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.3
6.8
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.8
Texas
3.4
3.8
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.9
5.6
5.8
6.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.2
Utah
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.8
4.8
4.4
5.2
5.1
5.3
5.9
6.3
6.9
6.9
6.4
Vermont
2.8
4.4
4.9
5.2
4.0
4.7
4.7
5.3
6.2
7.5
7.6
7.3
7.2
7.8
7.8
Virginia
5.0
5.2
4.6
5.2
5.1
5.4
5.2
6.2
5.8
6.3
6.4
6.4
7.1
6.9
8.0
Washington
3.4
3.6
3.6
4.0
4.3
4.2
3.8
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.5
6.2
5.8
6.0
West Virginia
6.9
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.8
6.6
7.5
6.2
7.1
7.3
7.4
7.8
7.5
6.7
Wisconsin
5.8
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.0
4.7
5.6
6.2
6.4
6.5
7.1
6.7
7.5
Wyoming
4.0
4.6
4.6
5.5
5.2
5.8
5.2
6.1
6.1
6.4
6.4
6.7
7.0
9.7
9.4
Job openings rates by state, January 2018–December 2022 (continued)
State
Oct 2021
Nov 2021
Dec 2021
Jan 2022
Feb 2022
Mar 2022
Apr 2022
May 2022
Jun 2022
Jul 2022
Aug 2022
Sep 2022
Oct 2022
Nov 2022
Dec 2022
Alabama
7.1
7.4
6.9
6.8
6.9
6.9
7.1
6.6
6.8
7.0
6.4
6.4
6.9
6.8
7.0
Alaska
9.5
9.4
10.5
9.4
9.7
9.7
8.6
8.5
8.3
7.9
10.7
13.0
8.5
8.2
8.5
Arizona
7.0
6.8
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.9
6.8
6.7
6.7
7.0
6.5
6.7
6.9
6.5
6.4
Arkansas
6.4
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.4
7.2
6.8
6.9
7.1
6.6
6.2
6.5
7.2
6.7
6.9
California
6.5
6.5
6.9
6.3
7.0
6.9
6.7
7.1
6.4
6.7
6.0
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.6
Colorado
7.2
7.1
7.5
7.7
6.7
7.1
7.4
7.6
7.2
7.5
6.9
7.1
7.4
6.9
7.0
Connecticut
5.6
6.2
6.0
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.3
6.7
6.4
6.5
6.3
6.2
5.4
5.7
5.7
Delaware
6.6
6.2
6.6
7.4
6.8
7.5
7.1
6.7
6.7
6.7
7.4
7.0
7.6
7.4
7.4
District of Columbia
5.1
5.5
5.2
5.6
5.3
5.8
6.9
5.6
6.0
5.5
5.6
5.8
5.9
5.6
6.6
Florida
7.6
6.5
6.9
7.1
6.9
7.7
7.3
6.3
6.2
6.3
6.2
6.2
5.6
6.2
6.1
Georgia
8.4
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.4
8.1
8.4
7.3
8.4
8.2
7.5
7.7
7.6
7.5
6.9
Hawaii
9.4
8.5
8.9
7.4
7.3
7.0
8.2
7.1
6.8
7.6
6.4
6.3
5.8
5.2
5.8
Idaho
7.5
6.8
7.5
7.2
7.6
7.0
6.9
7.0
6.9
7.2
7.2
7.1
6.9
6.8
7.1
Illinois
6.8
6.4
7.0
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.8
6.9
6.9
7.1
6.5
6.7
5.8
6.4
7.3
Indiana
7.1
7.2
8.1
7.5
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.6
6.6
6.9
5.7
6.0
6.4
6.1
6.2
Iowa
7.0
7.2
7.8
7.3
6.8
7.0
7.7
7.0
6.5
6.8
6.5
6.8
6.3
6.9
8.0
Kansas
6.6
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.6
7.3
6.6
6.7
6.5
6.0
6.3
6.4
6.0
6.5
Kentucky
7.9
7.1
7.6
7.6
7.5
9.9
8.4
7.9
8.1
8.1
7.6
7.4
7.1
7.3
7.1
Louisiana
7.3
6.8
7.4
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.6
7.9
7.7
7.5
6.7
6.9
8.3
8.5
8.7
Maine
6.2
6.6
7.1
7.9
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.0
7.3
6.9
7.0
6.9
6.3
6.2
6.5
Maryland
7.6
7.0
7.3
7.3
6.9
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.5
6.4
6.8
6.8
Massachusetts
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.0
7.9
7.7
7.8
8.7
8.0
7.6
6.8
7.0
6.6
6.0
6.7
Michigan
8.0
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.9
7.4
6.5
7.0
6.0
7.2
6.0
6.1
7.4
Minnesota
7.8
6.5
7.5
8.3
7.4
7.6
7.5
7.3
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.7
6.5
5.9
7.2
Mississippi
7.0
6.6
7.1
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.8
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.6
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
Missouri
7.8
7.2
7.4
7.3
6.9
7.2
7.6
7.4
6.9
6.9
5.6
6.6
6.3
6.3
6.7
Montana
8.3
7.9
8.4
8.2
8.5
8.3
8.2
8.2
7.6
8.2
8.0
7.7
7.7
7.5
7.6
Nebraska
6.9
6.6
6.9
7.7
6.4
7.1
7.7
7.1
7.0
7.0
6.2
6.2
5.8
5.4
6.5
Nevada
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.3
7.9
7.2
7.4
7.0
6.5
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.6
6.6
New Hampshire
6.9
7.7
8.1
8.3
8.4
7.9
7.6
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.3
7.4
7.2
6.4
6.5
New Jersey
6.7
6.0
6.4
6.8
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.2
6.3
5.9
5.4
5.5
5.5
4.5
5.4
New Mexico
7.8
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.4
7.1
6.8
7.2
6.3
7.1
7.7
7.4
7.7
New York
5.7
6.6
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.9
5.8
5.4
5.6
5.5
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.4
4.6
North Carolina
6.9
7.4
8.4
7.0
7.4
8.2
7.7
7.4
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.2
North Dakota
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.0
7.4
7.8
7.0
7.0
7.2
6.3
6.7
5.5
6.1
7.7
Ohio
7.2
7.2
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.9
7.3
7.0
7.5
7.5
6.3
6.5
6.1
5.9
6.8
Oklahoma
7.0
6.9
7.1
6.7
6.6
8.1
7.1
6.9
7.3
7.0
6.7
6.7
6.8
7.2
7.1
Oregon
7.4
6.9
7.7
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.0
6.6
6.1
6.5
6.1
5.9
6.7
6.6
6.9
Pennsylvania
6.3
6.6
7.9
8.0
6.7
8.0
7.0
7.5
6.8
6.1
5.7
5.6
6.1
6.6
6.7
Rhode Island
7.3
6.9
7.2
7.4
7.4
8.0
7.6
7.6
7.3
7.5
6.6
6.4
6.6
6.2
6.4
South Carolina
7.9
7.6
8.6
7.7
7.7
8.7
7.6
7.5
7.0
7.3
7.1
6.9
7.0
7.5
7.7
South Dakota
7.5
7.1
7.5
7.7
7.1
7.1
7.6
6.8
6.9
7.0
6.6
6.6
6.0
6.2
6.7
Tennessee
7.0
7.2
7.0
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.3
6.9
7.5
7.1
7.2
7.0
7.3
7.5
Texas
6.7
6.6
6.9
6.7
6.6
7.1
7.0
6.8
7.0
6.8
6.4
6.9
6.4
6.1
6.8
Utah
7.1
6.6
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.9
6.1
6.5
5.8
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.0
6.2
6.3
Vermont
7.5
7.2
7.7
7.4
7.7
8.0
8.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
7.1
7.4
7.1
6.2
6.2
Virginia
6.6
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.1
7.8
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.7
7.2
7.9
8.0
7.2
7.5
Washington
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.8
6.6
6.2
6.1
5.1
6.0
5.5
5.9
6.1
5.7
6.1
West Virginia
7.8
7.5
7.5
7.6
8.0
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.7
8.1
7.8
7.1
7.9
8.4
9.1
Wisconsin
7.0
7.1
6.9
7.5
7.3
7.0
7.9
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.2
6.9
7.1
7.6
7.5
Wyoming
7.9
7.9
9.0
7.8
8.3
8.1
7.8
7.5
6.6
6.6
8.6
8.3
7.5
7.1
7.1
Job openings rates increased in 10 states and the District of Columbia in December 2022, decreased in 1 state, and were little changed in 39 states. The largest increase in the job openings rate, 1.6 percentage points, occurred in North Dakota, where the job openings rate rose from 6.1 percent in November to 7.7 percent in December. Job openings rates increased by 1.3 percentage points in Michigan and Minnesota. The decrease (-0.6 point) occurred in Georgia, where the rate decreased from 7.5 percent to 6.9 percent. Over the month, the national job openings rate increased 0.3 percentage point.
Over the past 5 years, state job openings rates have been as low as 2.1 percent in Alaska and 2.2 percent in Wyoming (in May and June 2020) and as high as 13.0 percent and 13.9 percent in Alaska (in September 2022 and September 2021).
United States Department of Labor
