Mapped: Unemployed Workers vs. Job Openings, by U.S. State
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In the United States, there were about 75 workers available for every 100 job openings as of July 2023. This means there is a significant gap between labor and jobs available, but also many opportunities present in some states for potential job seekers.
This map, using data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, showcases the number of available workers per 100 job openings in each U.S. state.
While states like New Jersey and California have more workers that they know what to do with, states like North Dakota have a 0.35 ratio of people to jobs, potentially tipping the balance of power to job seekers.
Over the last three years, job openings have increased the most in the state of Georgia, where there were only 0.57 people available for every open role in July. But despite growth in open positions, unemployment has hardly changed over the last year, wavering around 3%.
Dataset
Rank | State | Available Workers per 100 Job Openings |
---|---|---|
#T1 | California | 110 |
#T1 | New York | 110 |
#3 | New Jersey | 108 |
#4 | Connecticut | 102 |
#5 | Washington | 101 |
#6 | Nevada | 98 |
#7 | Texas | 89 |
#8 | Pennsylvania | 88 |
#9 | Michigan | 85 |
#10 | Hawaii | 79 |
#11 | Oregon | 77 |
#12 | Arizona | 76 |
#13 | Illinois | 75 |
#T14 | Indiana | 74 |
#T14 | Rhode Island | 74 |
#16 | Delaware | 72 |
#17 | Kentucky | 66 |
#18 | Ohio | 65 |
#T19 | Alaska | 63 |
#T19 | New Mexico | 63 |
#21 | Wyoming | 61 |
#22 | Louisiana | 60 |
#T23 | Florida | 59 |
#T23 | Kansas | 59 |
#T25 | Missouri | 58 |
#T25 | West Virginia | 58 |
#T27 | Georgia | 57 |
#T27 | Iowa | 57 |
#T29 | Idaho | 56 |
#T29 | Tennessee | 56 |
#T31 | District of Columbia | 55 |
#T31 | Mississippi | 55 |
#T31 | North Carolina | 55 |
#T34 | Colorado | 54 |
#T34 | Minnesota | 54 |
#36 | South Carolina | 53 |
#37 | Wisconsin | 52 |
#38 | Virginia | 51 |
#T39 | Maine | 50 |
#T39 | Oklahoma | 50 |
#41 | Utah | 48 |
#42 | Montana | 46 |
#43 | Alabama | 45 |
#T44 | Arkansas | 44 |
#T44 | Massachusetts | 44 |
#T44 | Vermont | 44 |
#47 | New Hampshire | 41 |
#48 | Maryland | 40 |
#49 | Nebraska | 40 |
#50 | North Dakota | 35 |
#51 | South Dakota | 35 |
U.S. Total | 75 |
Data sources
Note: Available workers are unemployed workers who are in the labor force but do not have a job, have looked for one in the previous four weeks, and are currently able and available to work. Job openings are simply all unfulfilled positions that offer available work.