Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on two metrics: the rate of job openings for the last month and for the last year.
Here are the 25 states where employers are struggling the most to hire workers:
1. Alaska
2. Colorado
3. Georgia
4. New Mexico
5. Montana
6. Louisiana
7. Wyoming
8. Delaware
9. West Virginia
10. Maryland
11. Virginia
12. South Carolina
13. Tennessee
14. Arizona
15. North Carolina
16. Kentucky
17. Massachusetts
18. Mississippi
19. Oklahoma
20. Arkansas
21 (tie). Idaho
21 (tie). Wisconsin
23. Vermont
24. Ohio
25. Nevada
