Time series of the number of unemployed persons per job openings for the US and Virginia.

US and Virginia Labor Markets Remain Tight

Number of unemployed persons per job opening, January 2003-June 2023

Unemployment level/Job Openings; if greater than 1.0, there are more unemployed job seekers than job openings, if less than 1.0 there are fewer unemployed job seekers than job openings. Shaded areas = NBER dated recessions.
Chart: Alice Louise Kassens, Ph.D.Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsGet the dataDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper