JobMarketHealth

State explorer

Explore state labor markets

Start with a state. Search or filter by region, then choose how to read recent hiring activity: the change in Indeed job postings over about four weeks, or how far postings sit above or below their own February 2020 level. Select two or three states to compare them side by side.

These are Indeed job-postings measures for statewide activity across all occupations. There is no state-level Job Market Health score and no statewide employment growth figure here. See the methodology and the Indeed source. Comparing one occupation across states? Use compare states.

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Region

Regions group all 50 states and the District of Columbia into five mutually exclusive groups so you can find a state quickly. A region is a map grouping, not a published statistic and not a score.

Compared with the United States

This filter applies to the measure selected above. A state equal to the national figure is neither above nor below. States whose figure is unavailable, overdue or measured over different dates cannot pass this filter.

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National figure for four-week change: +1.5% · Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026

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 Sep 26, 2026. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and differences.

Occupation pages by state

1000 published state pages, grouped by state. Each page reports BLS QCEW employment, establishment and wage trends for the industries that employ the occupation in that state, never direct occupation counts or job openings. See the methodology and the BLS QCEW source.

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Delaware

District of Columbia

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Hawaii

Idaho

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Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

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Louisiana

Maine

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Massachusetts

Michigan

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New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

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Ohio

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Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

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Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Postings observations retrieved Sep 26, 2026.