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U.S. postings change-0.1%Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
States/DC above U.S. trend40Comparable four-week rows only
States/DC below U.S. trend11Comparable four-week rows only
Four-week observation windowSep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 202651 of 51 jurisdictions have the selected measure

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Below baseline, risingAbove baseline, risingBelow baseline, fallingAbove baseline, falling-60%-30%0%+30%+60%AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingGeorgiaLevel versus February 2020 →
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StateVersus February 2020Four-week change
33.4%-0.8%
55.1%-1.5%
14.7%+0.1%
16.4%+1.8%
-13.5%-0.0%
-9.8%-0.0%
9.5%-1.1%
2.3%+1.0%
-29.4%-0.9%
7.0%+1.2%
17.1%-1.3%
9.3%+1.5%
29.7%+0.1%
-9.8%+1.3%
-4.0%+0.2%
15.8%+2.0%
17.8%+3.7%
2.8%-0.1%
19.6%+1.7%
17.8%+2.7%
-11.0%+1.8%
-11.7%+0.9%
2.8%+1.1%
-7.6%+2.6%
25.9%+3.2%
7.9%-1.5%
29.5%+3.0%
23.6%+1.1%
20.6%+0.5%
11.5%-1.3%
-7.6%+0.7%
12.8%-0.1%
-9.9%+0.2%
12.3%-0.8%
32.7%+2.1%
8.7%+0.5%
16.6%+2.5%
-8.3%+0.9%
-1.7%-0.5%
10.8%+0.4%
23.4%-0.3%
45.9%+1.1%
17.2%+1.1%
18.6%+0.8%
1.6%+0.2%
4.5%-3.1%
1.4%+0.4%
-23.2%+0.1%
34.8%+0.6%
8.3%+2.2%
24.1%+3.3%

Vs. U.S. trend

Difference from the U.S. four-week job-postings change.

  1. Kansas+3.9 pp
  2. Wyoming+3.4 pp
  3. Mississippi+3.4 pp
  4. Montana+3.2 pp
  5. Georgia-1.2 pp
  6. Missouri-1.3 pp
  7. Alaska-1.4 pp
  8. Vermont-3.0 pp
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StateDifference versus U.S.
Kansas+3.9 percentage points
Wyoming+3.4 percentage points
Mississippi+3.4 percentage points
Montana+3.2 percentage points
Maine+2.8 percentage points
Minnesota+2.7 percentage points
Oklahoma+2.6 percentage points
Wisconsin+2.3 percentage points
North Dakota+2.2 percentage points
Iowa+2.1 percentage points
Arkansas+1.9 percentage points
Maryland+1.9 percentage points
Louisiana+1.9 percentage points
Hawaii+1.6 percentage points
Illinois+1.4 percentage points
Florida+1.3 percentage points
Tennessee+1.3 percentage points
Nebraska+1.3 percentage points
Michigan+1.3 percentage points
South Dakota+1.2 percentage points
Delaware+1.1 percentage points
Massachusetts+1.1 percentage points
Oregon+1.1 percentage points
Texas+1.0 percentage points
New Jersey+0.8 percentage points
West Virginia+0.7 percentage points
Nevada+0.7 percentage points
Ohio+0.6 percentage points
Virginia+0.6 percentage points
Rhode Island+0.5 percentage points
New York+0.4 percentage points
Utah+0.3 percentage points
Indiana+0.3 percentage points
Arizona+0.2 percentage points
Idaho+0.2 percentage points
Washington+0.2 percentage points
California+0.1 percentage points
Colorado+0.1 percentage points
New Mexico+0.0 percentage points
Kentucky+0.0 percentage points
South Carolina-0.2 percentage points
Pennsylvania-0.4 percentage points
North Carolina-0.7 percentage points
Alabama-0.7 percentage points
District of Columbia-0.7 percentage points
Connecticut-1.0 percentage points
New Hampshire-1.2 percentage points
Georgia-1.2 percentage points
Missouri-1.3 percentage points
Alaska-1.4 percentage points
Vermont-3.0 percentage points

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Southeast · AL

Alabama

-0.8%Four-week change

Recent postings change is below the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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West · AK

Alaska

-1.5%Four-week change

Recent postings change is below the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southwest · AZ

Arizona

+0.1%Four-week change

Recent postings growth is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southeast · AR

Arkansas

+1.8%Four-week change

Recent postings growth is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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West · CA

California

0.0%Four-week change

Recent postings change is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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West · CO

Colorado

0.0%Four-week change

Recent postings change is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Northeast · CT

Connecticut

-1.1%Four-week change

Recent postings change is below the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southeast · DE

Delaware

+1.0%Four-week change

Recent postings growth is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southeast · DC

District of Columbia

-0.9%Four-week change

Recent postings change is below the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southeast · FL

Florida

+1.2%Four-week change

Recent postings growth is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Southeast · GA

Georgia

-1.3%Four-week change

Recent postings change is below the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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West · HI

Hawaii

+1.5%Four-week change

Recent postings growth is above the U.S. trend.

Sep 25, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
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Alabama 28
Alaska 2
Arizona 28
Arkansas 5
California 28
Colorado 28
Connecticut 16
Delaware 5
District of Columbia 2
Florida 28
Georgia 28
Hawaii 22
Idaho 27
Illinois 28
Indiana 8
Iowa 28
Kansas 22
Kentucky 28
Louisiana 5
Maine 8
Maryland 13
Massachusetts 18
Michigan 28
Minnesota 28
Mississippi 28
Missouri 14
Montana 28
Nebraska 21
Nevada 28
New Hampshire 28
New Jersey 28
New Mexico 28
New York 28
North Carolina 16
North Dakota 16
Ohio 27
Oklahoma 26
Oregon 26
Pennsylvania 12
Rhode Island 12
South Carolina 22
South Dakota 3
Tennessee 26
Texas 26
Utah 7
Vermont 3
Virginia 26
Washington 26
West Virginia 26
Wisconsin 5
Wyoming 3
Sources & how to read these results

Indeed job postings only. Postings are not a count of all vacancies or hires, Indeed does not cover the whole labor market, and this is statewide activity across all occupations, not an occupation health score. Each series is seasonally adjusted and indexed to its own February 1, 2020 level, so a higher index does not mean more jobs than another state. Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved Oct 30, 2026. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and differences.

State measures are Indeed Hiring Lab job-postings indexes, not employment growth, a quality-of-life ranking, or a Job Market Health score. Unavailable values are never treated as zero.

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