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A data chart image of 0.3 unemployed person per job opening in Maryland and North Dakota in January 2024
March 28, 2024

In January 2024, there were a total of 6,124,000 unemployed people and 8,863,000 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. Maryland and North Dakota were among the states with the lowest numbers of unemployed people per job opening with 0.3 person each. Maryland had one of the highest job openings rates in the nation at 7.4 percent. The job openings rate in North Dakota was 5.6 percent.

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A data chart image of Private industry compensation costs averaged $43.11 per hour worked in December 2023

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A data chart image of Employment in Madera, California, metro area up 6.6 percent for year ended in January 2024

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A data chart image of Producer prices for final demand increased 1.6 percent over the year ended February 2024

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A data chart image of Real average hourly earnings increased 1.1 percent for year ending February 2024

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