VEVRAA job listing by state: the job bank federal contractors use in all 50 states and DC

A federal contractor or subcontractor with a contract of $200,000 or more must list its job openings with the state employment service where each job is located, and the VEVRAA equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-300.5 says listing with the state workforce agency job bank satisfies that. In practice that means one state-run job bank per state, such as CalJOBS in California, WorkInTexas in Texas, Employ Florida in Florida and the Virtual Career Center in New York. The table below names the job bank for all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of October 2026, each confirmed on the state's own site, with how employers post there.

This page is the state-by-state companion to VEVRAA job listing requirements, which covers who is covered, the exclusions, how OFCCP checks listings and what records to keep. The ad wording that contractor postings carry is in job posting requirements for federal contractors.

What does the VEVRAA job listing rule require?

Paragraphs 2 to 6 of the clause in 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), as current on eCFR in October 2026, set five rules:

1. List every opening, immediately. All openings that exist when the contract is signed or arise while it is performed, at every establishment, "with the appropriate employment service delivery system where the opening occurs." Listing "with the state workforce agency job bank or with the local employment service delivery system where the opening occurs" satisfies this.
2. List at least concurrently. The listing must be made at least at the same time as any other recruitment source, and it carries the normal obligations of a bona fide job order, including accepting referrals of veterans and non-veterans. It does not require hiring any particular applicant.
3. Identify yourself the first time. With the first listing at each state system, the contractor tells it that it is a federal contractor wanting priority referral of protected veterans, gives each hiring location and the responsible hiring official's contact details, and names any outside job search organizations it uses, such as a recruiting agency.
4. US openings only. The duty does not apply to openings that occur and are filled outside the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the listed territories.
5. Three exclusions. Executive and senior management, positions filled from within, and positions lasting three days or less. Full-time, part-time and temporary jobs of more than three days are all included.

The coverage threshold is $200,000 under 41 CFR 60-300.4, as updated by the Department of Labor's VEVRAA rule effective September 21, 2026 (91 FR 54234). The regulation defines an employment service delivery system as one that offers labor exchange services under the Wagner-Peyser Act, which is why the answer in each state is the job bank its workforce agency runs.

Which job bank does each state use for VEVRAA listings?

The starting point is the Department of Labor's CareerOneStop list of state job banks. Each entry below was then checked on the state's own site in October 2026: the job bank itself where it runs on the state's domain and names the agency, or the agency page that names and links it.

Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands are also inside the rule's geographic scope; CareerOneStop lists their job banks on the same page.

Which states changed how employers post in 2026?

Three changes matter for anyone who set up contractor listings a year or more ago:

• New Jersey moved employer posting. The state's employer page says the NJ Job Bank Self-Service system "will no longer be available effective May 1, 2026," with old accounts limited to editing and deleting earlier postings. New listings go through New Jersey Employer Access, which runs on the National Labor Exchange, linked from the NJ Department of Labor's post-a-job page.
• Several states route employers to National Labor Exchange sites. Kentucky, Montana and New Jersey send employers to state-branded posting sites on usnlx.com, and New York's state job listings page on the same network points employers to the Department of Labor's Virtual Career Center to post. In each case the state's own page names the site, which is what makes it the state system rather than a private job board.
• States may now restaff their employment services. The Department of Labor's Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing rule (91 FR 54024), effective October 19, 2026, removes the requirement that states use state merit staff for these services. Expect some states to reorganize who answers the employer line; the job bank link is still the place to list.

How do you post a job order so it counts?

1. Create the employer account in each state where the contractor has openings, using the links above. Some states review new business accounts first; New York says reviews take up to three business days, so open accounts before the first requisition.
2. Send the first-listing details. With the first listing in each state, say the company is a federal contractor that wants priority referral of protected veterans, list each hiring location in the state, the hiring official's contact details, and any agency recruiting for you. Most job banks have a company profile or job order notes field for this; if not, the local job center's business services staff can record it.
3. Use the state's method. OFCCP's VEVRAA FAQ says that if the system requires a web form, the contractor must use it; if it accepts electronic, fax or mail listings, any of those will do.
4. List before or with everything else. The state listing date has to be the same day as, or earlier than, the first job board post, careers page post or agency search.
5. Keep the proof. Save the job order number and listing date with the requisition. OFCCP checks listings by asking the state for the contractor's job orders and comparing them with hires, as the main VEVRAA page explains.
6. List in every state where the job is. An opening "occurs" where the employee reports to work. For a fully remote job, OFCCP's FAQ allows listing with a system "in any area where qualified candidates might be found"; if a duty station is offered, list it there.

Does a post on Indeed, LinkedIn or a job distribution service count?

Only if it reaches the state system. The clause says giving openings to "a privately run job service or exchange" satisfies the duty only if that service passes them to the appropriate employment service delivery system in a format the system accepts, so the state can make priority referrals. Some job distribution vendors sell exactly this; if you rely on one, ask for the state job order numbers it creates, because those are what OFCCP will ask the state for. A general job board post on its own is just another recruitment source, and the state listing has to be at least as early.

What should recruiters and agencies do on a contractor requisition?

• At intake, ask whether the client is a federal contractor or subcontractor at $200,000 or more and which state the job is in, then look up the job bank in the table above.
• Before sourcing, get the state job order number from the client, or post it yourself under the client's employer account if the client has authorized that.
• Expect state referrals and screen them on the same criteria as other candidates; the guide to interviewing military veterans covers translating military experience fairly.
• Count applicants consistently for the contractor's records; see the Internet Applicant rule.
• Layer state posting laws on top. A listing in the state job bank is still a job posting, so the state's pay range rules apply to it too; see pay transparency laws by state.