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Job openings rate above 6.0 percent in Alaska and West Virginia in 2024
July 30, 2025
Alaska's annual average job openings rate was 6.3 percent during 2024. Among other states with the highest job openings rates in 2024 were West Virginia (6.2 percent), and Kentucky, New Mexico, and South Carolina (each 5.8 percent). California, Washington, and Hawaii were among the states with the lowest job openings rates, ranging from 3.6 percent to 4.1 percent. The job openings rate for the nation as a whole averaged 4.7 percent in 2024.
Annual average job openings rates (percent), total nonfarm, by state, not seasonally adjusted
State
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
United States, total
4.3
6.4
6.8
5.6
4.7
Alabama
4.6
6.5
6.8
5.9
5.1
Alaska
5.7
8.3
8.9
7.4
6.3
Arizona
4.9
6.5
7.1
5.8
5.0
Arkansas
4.3
6.2
7.0
6.1
5.5
California
4.0
5.8
6.6
4.7
3.6
Colorado
4.0
6.7
7.3
7.0
5.6
Connecticut
3.6
5.6
6.8
5.1
4.5
Delaware
4.6
6.5
7.3
6.0
5.0
District of Columbia
3.8
5.5
5.6
5.0
4.3
Florida
4.2
6.3
6.7
5.8
4.6
Georgia
5.0
7.6
8.0
6.6
5.1
Hawaii
4.3
6.1
6.0
4.8
4.1
Idaho
4.7
6.7
7.3
6.1
5.0
Illinois
4.0
6.0
6.8
5.9
5.0
Indiana
4.4
6.6
6.4
4.9
4.5
Iowa
4.1
6.1
6.8
5.2
4.3
Kansas
4.4
5.9
6.6
5.3
4.7
Kentucky
4.9
7.2
7.6
5.8
5.8
Louisiana
4.6
6.5
7.4
6.6
5.3
Maine
4.3
6.5
6.8
6.2
5.1
Maryland
5.1
7.0
7.2
6.3
5.2
Massachusetts
4.0
6.5
7.2
6.3
5.0
Michigan
4.6
7.4
6.9
5.4
4.7
Minnesota
3.9
5.9
7.0
6.0
5.3
Mississippi
4.7
6.6
7.1
6.5
5.3
Missouri
4.1
6.1
6.7
5.5
5.4
Montana
4.9
7.3
8.1
6.5
5.6
Nebraska
4.4
5.9
6.5
5.4
4.4
Nevada
4.8
7.3
6.6
5.8
4.4
New Hampshire
4.6
7.2
7.3
5.7
5.0
New Jersey
4.6
6.4
5.9
5.0
4.5
New Mexico
4.7
7.1
7.5
6.2
5.8
New York
3.7
5.7
5.5
4.4
4.5
North Carolina
4.6
6.8
7.3
6.3
5.2
North Dakota
4.4
6.3
6.7
6.1
5.1
Ohio
4.3
6.1
6.8
5.7
4.6
Oklahoma
4.8
6.5
6.9
6.3
5.5
Oregon
4.8
6.8
6.9
5.6
4.9
Pennsylvania
4.3
6.6
6.9
5.8
4.6
Rhode Island
4.3
6.8
7.1
5.7
5.2
South Carolina
5.0
7.2
7.4
6.9
5.8
South Dakota
4.3
6.3
6.5
5.7
4.6
Tennessee
4.6
6.7
7.5
6.4
5.0
Texas
3.8
6.3
6.8
5.4
4.3
Utah
4.4
6.1
6.7
5.6
4.4
Vermont
4.4
7.0
7.2
5.5
4.9
Virginia
4.9
6.6
7.4
6.3
5.6
Washington
3.9
5.7
6.2
4.5
4.0
West Virginia
6.1
7.4
8.2
7.1
6.2
Wisconsin
4.4
6.1
7.0
6.0
4.6
Wyoming
4.7
7.1
7.6
6.0
5.2
Alaska's annual average job openings rates were among the highest from 2020 to 2024, ranging from 5.7 percent (in 2020) to 8.9 percent (in 2022). Rates in West Virginia ranged from 6.1 percent to 8.2 percent during this period.
During the past 5 years, annual average job openings rates of 3.6 percent, which were among the lowest, were recorded in Connecticut (2020) and California (2024). In 2020 the rate was 3.7 percent in New York and 3.8 percent in the District of Columbia and Texas.
United States Department of Labor
