States with the most job openings in February

By Stacker

Published May 2, 2023 12:21 PM

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States with the most job openings in February

A sign saying come in we’re hiring.

The number of jobs employers have indicated they’re hiring for is ticking downward each month, a trend that continued in February, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.

Stacker used BLS data to rank states by their job opening rates in February, using the number of job openings as a tiebreaker when needed. Job opening rates are calculated as the number of job openings per total jobs—filled or open—in a state. February estimates are preliminary.

There were 9.9 million open jobs nationwide in February, down about 6% from the previous month. The national job openings rate was 6% in February—meaning around 1 in 20 of all jobs in the economy are unfilled positions. And some analyses have found that jobs providing the option to work remotely are also dwindling.

The increase in job cuts in February was the largest increase measured since the country was roiled by the financial crisis in 2009. Employers have been cutting jobs, citing economic uncertainty and difficult financial conditions as a result of higher interest rates. The cuts made over the month represented a fivefold increase over the previous month, according to a report from outplacement services firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas Inc.

But even with employers giving some workers the ax to begin the year, job openings remain at levels much higher than in any previous decade for which data has been collected by the BLS.

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#51. New York

– Job opening rate: 4.2%
– Number of job openings: 421,000

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#50. Washington D.C.

– Job opening rate: 4.9%
– Number of job openings: 40,000

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#49. Washington

– Job opening rate: 4.9%
– Number of job openings: 188,000

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#48. Indiana

– Job opening rate: 5.1%
– Number of job openings: 175,000

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#47. California

– Job opening rate: 5.1%
– Number of job openings: 964,000

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#46. Utah

– Job opening rate: 5.4%
– Number of job openings: 98,000

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#45. Arizona

– Job opening rate: 5.4%
– Number of job openings: 181,000

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#44. Hawaii

– Job opening rate: 5.5%
– Number of job openings: 37,000

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#43. Wisconsin

– Job opening rate: 5.5%
– Number of job openings: 174,000

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#42. Michigan

– Job opening rate: 5.5%
– Number of job openings: 258,000

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#41. Connecticut

– Job opening rate: 5.6%
– Number of job openings: 100,000

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#40. Oregon

– Job opening rate: 5.7%
– Number of job openings: 121,000

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#39. Ohio

– Job opening rate: 5.7%
– Number of job openings: 336,000

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#38. New Jersey

– Job opening rate: 5.8%
– Number of job openings: 268,000

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#37. Wyoming

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 18,000

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#36. North Dakota

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 27,000

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#35. New Hampshire

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 44,000

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#34. Idaho

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 53,000

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#33. Nebraska

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 65,000

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#32. Minnesota

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 187,000

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#31. Florida

– Job opening rate: 5.9%
– Number of job openings: 611,000

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#30. Kansas

– Job opening rate: 6.0%
– Number of job openings: 92,000

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#29. Iowa

– Job opening rate: 6.0%
– Number of job openings: 102,000

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#28. Texas

– Job opening rate: 6.0%
– Number of job openings: 888,000

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#27. Vermont

– Job opening rate: 6.1%
– Number of job openings: 20,000

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#26. Missouri

– Job opening rate: 6.2%
– Number of job openings: 196,000

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#25. Illinois

– Job opening rate: 6.2%
– Number of job openings: 407,000

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#24. Kentucky

– Job opening rate: 6.3%
– Number of job openings: 135,000

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#23. Rhode Island

– Job opening rate: 6.4%
– Number of job openings: 34,000

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#22. New Mexico

– Job opening rate: 6.4%
– Number of job openings: 59,000

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#21. Nevada

– Job opening rate: 6.4%
– Number of job openings: 105,000

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#20. Alabama

– Job opening rate: 6.5%
– Number of job openings: 148,000

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#19. Massachusetts

– Job opening rate: 6.5%
– Number of job openings: 258,000

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#18. Maine

– Job opening rate: 6.6%
– Number of job openings: 46,000

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#17. Oklahoma

– Job opening rate: 6.6%
– Number of job openings: 123,000

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#16. South Dakota

– Job opening rate: 6.7%
– Number of job openings: 33,000

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#15. Montana

– Job opening rate: 6.7%
– Number of job openings: 37,000

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#14. Mississippi

– Job opening rate: 6.7%
– Number of job openings: 85,000

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#13. Tennessee

– Job opening rate: 6.9%
– Number of job openings: 246,000

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#12. North Carolina

– Job opening rate: 6.9%
– Number of job openings: 360,000

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#11. Delaware

– Job opening rate: 7.0%
– Number of job openings: 36,000

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#10. Colorado

– Job opening rate: 7.0%
– Number of job openings: 218,000

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#9. Pennsylvania

– Job opening rate: 7.0%
– Number of job openings: 458,000

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#8. South Carolina

– Job opening rate: 7.1%
– Number of job openings: 175,000

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#7. Maryland

– Job opening rate: 7.2%
– Number of job openings: 212,000

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#6. Virginia

– Job opening rate: 7.2%
– Number of job openings: 321,000

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#5. Arkansas

– Job opening rate: 7.3%
– Number of job openings: 106,000

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#4. West Virginia

– Job opening rate: 7.5%
– Number of job openings: 57,000

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#3. Louisiana

– Job opening rate: 7.5%
– Number of job openings: 158,000

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#2. Alaska

– Job opening rate: 7.6%
– Number of job openings: 27,000

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#1. Georgia

– Job opening rate: 7.9%
– Number of job openings: 421,000

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