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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program produces data on job openings, hires, and separations.

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Charts

Number of unemployed persons per job opening, seasonally adjusted
Month	Number of unemployed persons per job opening
Mar 2008	1.9
Apr 2008	1.9
May 2008	2.0
June 2008	2.2
July 2008	2.4
Aug 2008	2.6
Sept 2008	2.9
Oct 2008	3.0
Nov 2008	3.3
Dec 2008	3.6
Jan 2009	4.4
Feb 2009	4.5
Mar 2009	5.3
Apr 2009	6.0
May 2009	5.7
June 2009	5.9
July 2009	6.5
Aug 2009	6.3
Sept 2009	6.0
Oct 2009	6.4
Nov 2009	6.1
Dec 2009	5.9
Jan 2010	5.3
Feb 2010	5.7
Mar 2010	5.7
Apr 2010	4.9
May 2010	5.0
June 2010	5.2
July 2010	4.7
Aug 2010	4.9
Sept 2010	5.0
Oct 2010	4.5
Nov 2010	4.7
Dec 2010	4.7
Jan 2011	4.5
Feb 2011	4.3
Mar 2011	4.2
Apr 2011	4.3
May 2011	4.4
June 2011	4.0
July 2011	3.8
Aug 2011	4.2
Sept 2011	3.7
Oct 2011	3.8
Nov 2011	3.7
Dec 2011	3.5
Jan 2012	3.3
Feb 2012	3.5
Mar 2012	3.2
Apr 2012	3.3
May 2012	3.3
June 2012	3.2
July 2012	3.4
Aug 2012	3.3
Sept 2012	3.1
Oct 2012	3.2
Nov 2012	3.1
Dec 2012	3.1
Jan 2013	3.2
Feb 2013	3.0
Mar 2013	2.9
Apr 2013	2.9
May 2013	2.8
June 2013	2.8
July 2013	2.9
Aug 2013	2.8
Sept 2013	2.7
Oct 2013	2.6
Nov 2013	2.6
Dec 2013	2.5
Jan 2014	2.5
Feb 2014	2.4
Mar 2014	2.4
Apr 2014	2.1
May 2014	2.1
June 2014	1.9
July 2014	2.0
Aug 2014	1.8
Sept 2014	1.9
Oct 2014	1.8
Nov 2014	1.9
Dec 2014	1.7
Jan 2015	1.7
Feb 2015	1.6
Mar 2015	1.6
Apr 2015	1.5
May 2015	1.6
June 2015	1.6
July 2015	1.3
Aug 2015	1.5
Sept 2015	1.4
Oct 2015	1.4
Nov 2015	1.4
Dec 2015	1.4
Jan 2016	1.3
Feb 2016	1.3
Mar 2016	1.3
Apr 2016	1.4
May 2016	1.3
June 2016	1.3
July 2016	1.3
Aug 2016	1.4
Sept 2016	1.4
Oct 2016	1.4
Nov 2016	1.3
Dec 2016	1.3
Jan 2017	1.3
Feb 2017	1.2
Mar 2017	1.2
Apr 2017	1.2
May 2017	1.2
June 2017	1.1
July 2017	1.1
Aug 2017	1.1
Sept 2017	1.1
Oct 2017	1.0
Nov 2017	1.1
Dec 2017	1.0
Jan 2018	1.0
Feb 2018	1.0
Mar 2018	0.9
Apr 2018	0.9
May 2018	0.9
June 2018	0.9
July 2018	0.9
Aug 2018	0.9
Sept 2018	0.8
Oct 2018	0.9
Nov 2018	0.8
Dec 2018	0.9
Jan 2019	0.9
Feb 2019	0.9
Mar 2019	0.8
Apr 2019	0.8
May 2019	0.8
June 2019	0.8
July 2019	0.9
Aug 2019	0.8
Sept 2019	0.8
Oct 2019	0.8
Nov 2019	0.9
Dec 2019	0.9
Jan 2020	0.8
Feb 2020	0.8
Mar 2020	1.2
Apr 2020	4.9
May 2020	3.8
June 2020	2.9
July 2020	2.5
Aug 2020	2.1
Sept 2020	1.9
Oct 2020	1.6
Nov 2020	1.6
Dec 2020	1.6
Jan 2021	1.4
Feb 2021	1.3
Mar 2021	1.2
Apr 2021	1.0
May 2021	0.9
June 2021	0.9
July 2021	0.8
Aug 2021	0.8
Sept 2021	0.7
Oct 2021	0.6
Nov 2021	0.6
Dec 2021	0.5
Jan 2022	0.6
Feb 2022	0.5
Mar 2022	0.5
Apr 2022	0.5
May 2022	0.5
June 2022	0.5
July 2022	0.5
Aug 2022	0.6
Sept 2022	0.5
Oct 2022	0.6
Nov 2022	0.6
Dec 2022	0.5
Jan 2023	0.5
Feb 2023	0.6
Mar 2023	0.6

Latest Numbers

Latest Job Openings Level: 9,590,000(p) in Mar 2023

Latest Job Openings Rate: 5.8%(p) in Mar 2023

Latest Hires Rate: 4.0%(p) in Mar 2023

Latest Total Separations Rate: 3.8%(p) in Mar 2023

Latest Quits Rate: 2.5%(p) in Mar 2023

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 1.2%(p) in Mar 2023

News Releases

March job openings decrease; layoffs and discharges increase

05/02/2023

The number of job openings decreased to 9.6 million on the last business day of March. The number of hires was little changed at 6.1 million. Total separations and quits changed little at 5.9 million and 3.9 million, respectively; layoffs and discharges increased to 1.8 million.
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March job openings rates down in 15 states, up in 1 and DC; hires down in 5, up in 2

05/17/2023

March job openings rates fell in 15 states and rose in 1 and the District of Columbia. Hires rates fell in 5 states and rose in 2. Total separations rates rose in 5 states and fell in 2; quits rates fell in 4 and the District of Columbia and rose in 3, and layoffs and discharges rates rose in 5.
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Next Release

Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for April 2023 are scheduled to be released May 31, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for April 2023 are scheduled to be released June 21, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

0.3 unemployed per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.0 in New York and Washington, in February 2023

In February 2023, there were 5.9 million people classified as unemployed and 9.9 million job openings. This yielded a ratio of 0.6 unemployed people per job opening. In both North Dakota and South Dakota, the ratio of unemployed people to job openings was 0.3, indicating the number of unemployed people was roughly one third the number of job openings. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

Texas: job openings and labor turnover state spotlight

This Beyond the Numbers article will examine these labor market trends in Texas. Using JOLTS total nonfarm state estimates from December 2005 to December 2021, we compare Texas to states with similarly sized economies—California, Florida, and New York—as well as to the United States during the two most recent recessions. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

The “Great Resignation” in perspective

This article examines recent trends in job quit rates, placing them in historical perspective. read more »

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