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Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates for total nonfarm by state, seasonally adjusted
State Levels (in thousands) Rates
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2024 -
Mar. 2024(p)
Mar.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2024 -
Mar. 2024(p)

TOTAL U.S.

9,623 8,889 8,748 8,813 8,488 -325 5.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 -0.2


Alabama

131 135 131 126 124 -2 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 0.0

Alaska

26 25 24 27 26 -1 7.4 7.0 6.7 7.5 7.2 -0.3

Arizona

206 167 141 184 151 -33 6.1 4.9 4.2 5.4 4.4 -1.0

Arkansas

97 78 74 76 80 4 6.7 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.5 0.2

California

895 871 773 853 734 -119 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.9 -0.6

Colorado

214 217 195 201 204 3 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.3 6.4 0.1

Connecticut

100 93 89 87 90 3 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 0.1

Delaware

36 30 35 32 30 -2 6.9 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.8 -0.4

District of Columbia

46 41 46 38 36 -2 5.6 5.1 5.6 4.7 4.5 -0.2

Florida

662 522 537 530 543 13 6.4 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 0.1

Georgia

383 288 281 270 263 -7 7.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 -0.2

Hawaii

33 28 25 32 28 -4 5.0 4.2 3.8 4.8 4.2 -0.6

Idaho

55 51 50 50 45 -5 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 4.9 -0.6

Illinois

401 363 367 387 385 -2 6.2 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 0.0

Indiana

175 157 160 192 154 -38 5.1 4.6 4.7 5.5 4.5 -1.0

Iowa

94 91 93 83 74 -9 5.6 5.4 5.5 4.9 4.4 -0.5

Kansas

84 85 80 85 85 0 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.5 0.0

Kentucky

138 118 116 117 123 6 6.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 0.2

Louisiana

143 124 121 127 120 -7 6.8 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 -0.3

Maine

49 39 45 38 37 -1 7.1 5.6 6.4 5.5 5.3 -0.2

Maryland

200 169 206 191 195 4 6.8 5.8 7.0 6.5 6.6 0.1

Massachusetts

282 232 218 229 226 -3 7.0 5.9 5.5 5.8 5.7 -0.1

Michigan

250 285 248 237 246 9 5.4 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 0.2

Minnesota

180 198 182 171 164 -7 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.1 -0.3

Mississippi

84 75 73 72 70 -2 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 -0.1

Missouri

187 166 196 190 159 -31 5.9 5.2 6.1 5.9 5.0 -0.9

Montana

37 36 36 38 34 -4 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.0 -0.7

Nebraska

57 58 56 58 54 -4 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.8 -0.4

Nevada

100 84 83 83 77 -6 6.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.7 -0.3

New Hampshire

49 39 41 40 40 0 6.5 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.4 0.0

New Jersey

240 221 207 207 258 51 5.3 4.8 4.5 4.5 5.6 1.1

New Mexico

61 56 55 62 55 -7 6.6 6.0 5.9 6.6 5.8 -0.8

New York

430 474 517 513 532 19 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.1 0.1

North Carolina

372 288 288 275 267 -8 7.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1 -0.1

North Dakota

29 26 26 27 24 -3 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.2 -0.6

Ohio

347 328 327 286 253 -33 5.8 5.5 5.5 4.8 4.3 -0.5

Oklahoma

119 108 115 118 115 -3 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 -0.1

Oregon

120 102 142 111 107 -4 5.7 4.9 6.7 5.3 5.1 -0.2

Pennsylvania

420 365 365 351 301 -50 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.4 4.7 -0.7

Rhode Island

33 31 28 32 32 0 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.9 0.0

South Carolina

182 160 169 162 169 7 7.4 6.4 6.7 6.4 6.7 0.3

South Dakota

29 28 27 30 25 -5 5.9 5.6 5.5 6.0 5.0 -1.0

Tennessee

244 212 200 187 177 -10 6.9 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 -0.3

Texas

821 843 780 814 807 -7 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.4 -0.1

Utah

105 89 89 92 87 -5 5.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 -0.3

Vermont

20 17 18 17 19 2 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.7 0.5

Virginia

328 263 269 271 243 -28 7.3 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.4 -0.6

Washington

187 165 175 180 172 -8 4.9 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.5 -0.2

West Virginia

54 50 52 43 44 1 7.2 6.5 6.7 5.6 5.8 0.2

Wisconsin

188 178 160 174 183 9 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.4 5.7 0.3

Wyoming

20 19 18 18 18 0 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024