The hardest states to hire workers

Alaska and Colorado are the states where employers are struggling the most to hire workers, according to an analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. 

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

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