A majority of states have a ratio of job openings to unemployed workers that is now higher than it was before the pandemic.
As the U.S. continues to navigate a significant labor shortage, a recent analysis of federal statistics found that at least 42 states have more jobs available than people who are looking to work.
In states such as Utah, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, Georgia, Alabama and Montana, that ratio is more than 2-to-1. Meanwhile, in Nebraska, there are as many as three job openings for every one worker, according to a report fromThe data found that there are just eight states with more unemployed workers than job openings: Hawaii, California, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, New Mexico, New Jersey and Nevada.
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