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10. Kentucky
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 7.6% of all jobs (160,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 4.2%
> 1-year change in job openings: +45.5% (50,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 2,056,085 people
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9. Wyoming
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 7.7% of all jobs (24,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 3.6%
> 1-year change in job openings: +33.3% (6,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 290,282 people
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8. Hawaii
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 7.8% of all jobs (51,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 4.2%
> 1-year change in job openings: +104.0% (26,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 672,596 people
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7. New Hampshire
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 7.8% of all jobs (57,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 2.7%
> 1-year change in job openings: +35.7% (15,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 756,659 people
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6. South Carolina
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 7.9% of all jobs (188,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 3.5%
> 1-year change in job openings: +44.6% (58,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 2,378,347 people
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