With the labor force participation rate at 62.5% and 0.8 percentage points below pre-pandemic levels, WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring, as well as expert commentary.
In order to see where employers are struggling the most in hiring, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for both the latest month and the last 12 months.
| Struggling the Most | Struggling the Least |
| 1. West Virginia | 42. District of Columbia |
| 2. South Carolina | 43. Nevada |
| 3. Alaska | 44. Utah |
| 4. Colorado | 45. New Jersey |
| 5. Minnesota | 46. Oregon |
| 6. Louisiana | 47. New York |
| 7. Mississippi | 48. California |
| 8. Michigan | 49. Indiana |
| 9. Virginia | 50. Hawaii |
| 10. Tennessee | 51. Washington |
