It's definitely different depending on the state. In part because some states issue more teaching certificates per year. Michigan is one of those. At the time

It's definitely different depending on the state. In part because some states issue more teaching certificates per year. Michigan is one of those. At the time I was teaching, in around 2017, I had a friend get a job in Novi (Metro Detroit). The competition was pretty intense. See for example, [this posting](https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/novi-community-schools-received-952-applicants-for-one-teaching-job https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/novi-community-s...) which had over 900 applicants. It took me over a year after graduation to get a job, and I had applied to over 130 postings. I ended up finally getting a job in an inner city school. The situation could very well have been very different in Chicago, though, depending on a lot of factors.