Tennessee not struggling as much with hiring as neighboring states
That's according to a new report from WalletHub.
Several neighboring states are struggling more with hiring than is Tennessee. That’s according to a new report from WalletHub, the personal financial website.
“The labor market is still doing relatively well. The national labor force participation rate is close to pre-pandemic levels, at 62.6 percent as of January 2025, and the unemployment rate is 4 percent,” WalletHub writes. “Plus, employees have been getting progressively less inclined to leave their employers, allowing companies to focus on filling new positions rather than simply backfilling them from employee turnover. Despite these positive statistics, though, many businesses are still facing labor shortages, finding it difficult to hire new employees.”
To see where employers are struggling the most in hiring, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months. Topping the list in the last month is Kentucky, which ranked #1, followed by West Virginia (#3), South Carolina (#4), Arkansas (#5), Virginia (#6), Georgia (#7), Louisiana (#10), Alabama (#11), and North Carolina (#13).
By comparison, Tennessee had a jobs opening rate for the past month of 4.4 percent which placed the Volunteer State #38 in the ranking.
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