Hiring and layoffs: job market rankings

Hiring and layoff activity by place. 1 rankings, latest November 2026. Open one to see the full list, the data and the method.
Hiring and layoffs rankings
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States where hiring outpaces layoff noticesMinnesota513 openings per 100 workers

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