U.S. Job Opening Ratio

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national job openings rate

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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14 states had at least 2 job openings for every unemployed person in May 2024

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In May 2024 , there were 6,694,000 unemployed people and 8,140,000 job openings in the United States .

The national job openings rate was 4.9 percent .

Fourteen states had 0.5 or fewer unemployed people per job opening: North Dakota , Vermont and South Dakota .

The job openings rates in these states ranged from 4.4 percent in Nebraska to 6.6 percent in South Carolina .

The ratio of unemployed people per job openings and labor turnover data shows tightness in the labor market.

In May 2024 , there were more unemployed people than unemployed people in Nevada ( 1.1 unemployed per job opening), and 1.5 unemployed people more in California .

The data are from the Jobings and Labor Turnover Survey and preliminary preliminary survey.

14 states had at least 2 job openings for every unemployed person in May 2024 .

The job openings rate is calculated by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings.

The Economics Daily says 14 states have at least two job openings per unemployed person.

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