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Job openings rates down in 12 states in April 2022
July 05, 2022
Job openings rates decreased in 12 states, increased in 6 states, and were little changed in 32 states and the District of Columbia on the last business day of April 2022.
Job opening rates by state, January 2020 to April 2022
Apr 2022
Job openings rates by state, seasonally adjusted, April 2012 to April 2022
State
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
Mar 2020
Apr 2020
May 2020
Jun 2020
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
Oct 2021
Nov 2021
Dec 2021
Jan 2022
Feb 2022
Mar 2022
Apr 2022
Alabama
4.5%
4.5%
3.6%
3.4%
4.6%
4.1%
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%
7.1%
7.4%
6.9%
6.8%
6.9%
6.9%
7.3%
Alaska
6.5
6.5
6.0
4.7
2.1
2.7
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
9.5
9.4
10.5
9.4
9.7
9.7
8.4
Arizona
4.9
5.0
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.7
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
7.0
6.8
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.9
6.8
Arkansas
4.7
4.4
3.8
4.0
3.7
3.5
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
6.4
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.4
7.2
6.8
California
4.4
4.2
3.6
3.0
3.7
3.8
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
6.5
6.5
6.9
6.3
7.0
6.9
6.6
Colorado
4.3
4.3
3.7
3.9
3.9
3.6
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
7.2
7.1
7.5
7.7
6.7
7.1
7.2
Connecticut
3.8
4.0
3.8
3.3
3.5
3.7
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
5.6
6.2
6.0
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.0
Delaware
4.5
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.5
5.1
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
6.6
6.2
6.6
7.4
6.8
7.5
6.9
District of Columbia
3.6
4.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
3.7
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
5.1
5.5
5.2
5.6
5.3
5.8
5.9
Florida
4.6
4.4
4.1
3.3
3.7
3.9
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
7.6
6.5
6.9
7.1
6.9
7.7
7.1
Georgia
4.8
4.6
3.4
3.7
4.8
5.2
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
8.4
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.4
8.1
8.1
Hawaii
4.3
4.0
3.2
2.7
4.3
3.7
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
9.4
8.5
8.9
7.4
7.3
7.0
7.6
Idaho
4.8
5.0
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.3
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
7.5
6.8
7.5
7.2
7.6
7.0
6.4
Illinois
4.0
4.1
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.7
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
6.8
6.4
7.0
7.5
7.3
7.5
8.0
Indiana
4.7
4.5
3.7
3.3
4.3
4.2
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
7.1
7.2
8.1
7.5
6.8
7.0
7.3
Iowa
4.6
4.4
3.4
3.4
3.6
3.9
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
7.0
7.2
7.8
7.3
6.8
7.0
7.7
Kansas
4.5
4.7
3.5
4.1
4.0
4.1
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
6.6
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.6
7.3
Kentucky
4.7
4.3
4.6
4.1
5.1
5.6
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
7.9
7.1
7.6
7.6
7.5
9.9
8.5
Louisiana
4.4
4.7
3.6
3.6
4.7
4.5
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
7.3
6.8
7.4
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.4
Maine
4.6
4.8
4.1
4.2
3.8
3.9
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
6.2
6.6
7.1
7.9
7.3
7.3
7.0
Maryland
5.6
5.2
4.0
4.3
4.7
5.3
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
7.6
7.0
7.3
7.3
6.9
7.6
7.6
Massachusetts
4.2
4.7
3.7
3.5
3.4
4.2
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
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.0
7.9
7.7
7.8
Michigan
4.6
4.5
3.3
2.8
3.5
5.3
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
8.0
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.6
Minnesota
4.4
3.9
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.7
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
7.8
6.5
7.5
8.3
7.4
7.6
7.5
Mississippi
4.3
4.4
3.3
3.6
4.6
4.7
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
7.0
6.6
7.1
6.8
7.0
7.3
6.6
Missouri
4.0
4.1
3.5
3.4
3.8
4.3
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
7.8
7.2
7.4
7.3
6.9
7.2
7.1
Montana
5.4
5.2
4.9
4.5
4.7
4.0
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
8.3
7.9
8.4
8.2
8.5
8.3
7.8
Nebraska
4.6
4.5
3.9
4.2
3.3
4.0
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
6.9
6.6
6.9
7.7
6.4
7.1
7.7
Nevada
4.8
4.0
4.1
3.5
4.1
5.3
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
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.3
7.9
7.2
7.1
New Hampshire
4.7
5.1
4.9
4.5
4.5
4.7
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
6.9
7.7
8.1
8.3
8.4
7.9
7.4
New Jersey
4.5
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.3
5.1
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
6.7
6.0
6.4
6.8
6.3
6.3
6.3
New Mexico
5.3
5.1
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.2
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
7.8
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.3
New York
4.2
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.6
3.8
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
5.7
6.6
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.9
5.7
North Carolina
4.8
4.8
3.9
3.8
4.4
4.6
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
6.9
7.4
8.4
7.0
7.4
8.2
7.8
North Dakota
5.2
5.0
4.4
4.0
4.3
3.9
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
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.0
7.4
7.8
Ohio
4.4
4.4
3.5
3.9
4.5
4.8
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
7.2
7.2
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.9
6.9
Oklahoma
4.6
4.4
4.1
4.8
5.0
4.6
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
7.0
6.9
7.1
6.7
6.6
8.1
7.1
Oregon
5.2
5.5
4.6
4.0
4.0
4.4
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
7.4
6.9
7.7
7.3
7.5
7.5
6.9
Pennsylvania
4.4
4.1
3.7
4.0
3.9
4.4
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
6.3
6.6
7.9
8.0
6.7
8.0
6.1
Rhode Island
4.5
4.3
4.0
3.8
4.6
5.6
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
7.3
6.9
7.2
7.4
7.4
8.0
7.8
South Carolina
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.6
5.1
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
7.9
7.6
8.6
7.7
7.7
8.7
7.4
South Dakota
4.9
4.5
3.5
4.1
2.6
3.5
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
7.5
7.1
7.5
7.7
7.1
7.1
7.8
Tennessee
4.2
4.9
4.5
3.6
4.8
4.8
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
7.0
7.2
7.0
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.7
Texas
3.9
3.9
3.1
2.4
3.2
3.4
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
6.7
6.6
6.9
6.7
6.6
7.1
6.7
Utah
4.5
4.7
4.2
4.8
4.6
4.0
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
7.1
6.6
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.9
6.0
Vermont
5.1
4.8
4.3
4.9
4.7
4.5
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
7.5
7.2
7.7
7.4
7.7
8.0
8.0
Virginia
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.2
4.1
5.0
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
6.6
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.1
7.8
7.4
Washington
5.3
4.4
3.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
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
6.2
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.8
6.6
6.0
West Virginia
6.4
5.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.7
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
7.8
7.5
7.5
7.6
8.0
8.0
7.6
Wisconsin
5.1
4.7
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.3
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
7.0
7.1
6.9
7.5
7.3
7.0
7.9
Wyoming
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.0
2.6
2.2
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
7.9
7.9
9.0
7.8
8.3
8.1
7.4
The largest decreases in job openings rates occurred in Pennsylvania (−1.9 percentage points) and Kentucky (−1.4 points), as well as Alaska and South Carolina (−1.3 points each). The largest increases in job openings rates occurred in Wisconsin (+0.9 percentage point) and in Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota (+0.7 point each). Over the month, the national job openings rate decreased (−0.3 percentage point).
In April, Kentucky had the highest job openings rate, at 8.4 percent, followed by Alaska (8.4 percent), and Georgia (8.1 percent). New York had the lowest job openings rate (5.7 percent), followed by the District of Columbia (5.9 percent), and Washington, Connecticut, and Utah (6.0 percent each).
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