To determine where employers are struggling most and least with hiring, WalletHub compared 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months. Rankings were based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Where employers are struggling the most with hiring, according to the analysis:
1. West Virginia
2. South Carolina
3. Alaska
4. Colorado
5. Minnesota
6. Louisiana
7. Mississippi
8. Michigan
9. Virginia
10. Tennessee
Where employers struggle the least with hiring, according to the analysis:
1. Washington
2. Hawaii
3. Indiana
4. California
5. New York
6. Oregon
7. New Jersey
8. Utah
9. Nevada
10. District of Columbia
To learn more about the rankings, click here.
