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5. Vermont
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 8.0% of all jobs (26,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 2.9%
> 1-year change in job openings: +62.5% (10,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 330,023 people
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4. Montana
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 8.0% of all jobs (44,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 2.6%
> 1-year change in job openings: +46.7% (14,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 556,361 people
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3. West Virginia
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 8.0% of all jobs (61,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 3.9%
> 1-year change in job openings: +27.1% (13,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 793,816 people
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2. Georgia
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 8.8% of all jobs (454,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 3.2%
> 1-year change in job openings: +61.6% (173,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 5,234,632 people
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1. Alaska
> Job openings at the end of Feb. 2022: 9.2% of all jobs (32,000 total openings)
> Feb. 2022 unemployment: 5.3%
> 1-year change in job openings: +33.3% (8,000 more openings)
> Labor force size: 361,562 people
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