Featured JOLTS Publications

1. Annual Stories
2. National Data
3. State Data
4. Other Data
5. Methodology and History

Annual Stories

• Job openings and hires decline in 2023 as the labor market cools (HTML)
  Victor Huang and En Ping Cheng, September 2024
• Job openings reach record highs in 2022 as the labor market recovery continues (HTML)
  Rick Penn and Victor Huang, May 2023
• Job openings and quits reach record highs in 2021, layoffs and discharges fall to record lows (HTML)
  Rick Penn and Eric Nezamis, June 2022
• As the COVID-19 pandemic affects the nation, hires and turnover reach record highs in 2020 (HTML)
  Larry Akinyooye and Eric Nezamis, June 2021
• Job openings, hires, and quits set record highs in 2019 (HTML)
  Montgomery McCarthy and Larry Akinyooye, June 2020
• Job openings, hires, and quits reach historic highs in 2018 (HTML)
  Lawrence S. Essien and Montgomery McCarthy, June 2019
• Job openings reach a new high in 2017, hires and quits also increase (HTML)
  Katherine Bauer and Paul R. Calhoun Jr., October 2018
• Job openings, hires, and separations rise, but at a slower pace, in 2016 (HTML)
  Blanka Thibaud, August 2017
• Job openings, hires, and separations return to prerecession levels in 2015 (HTML)
  Ainslie MacLeod, September 2016
• Job openings reach a new high, hires and quits also increase (HTML)
  Kevin S. Dubina, June 2015
• Job openings continue to rise in 2013 (HTML)
  Megan Sweitzer, May 2014
• Job openings continue to grow in 2012, hires and separations less so (PDF)
  Kendra C. Hathaway, May 2013
• Job openings and hires continue to show modest changes in 2011 (PDF)
  Guy L. Podgornik, September 2012
• Job openings and hires show little postrecession improvement (PDF)
  Katherine Bauer Klemmer and Robert Lazaneo, August 2010
• Job openings, hires, and separations fall during the recession (PDF)
  Mark deWolf and Katherine Klemmer, May 2010
• Job openings and hires decline in 2008 (PDF)
  Katherine Klemmer, May 2009
• Job openings, hires, and turnover decrease in 2007 (PDF)
  Zhi Boon, May 2008

National Data

• What is the unemployed people per job openings ratio? A 21-year case study into unemployment trends (HTML)
  Arthak Adhikari and Tamara Mickle, June 2022
• Measuring employer and employee confidence in the economy: the quits-to-layoffs-and-discharges ratio (HTML)
  Kimberly Riley, March 2018
• Which industries are filling job openings and which industries are not? Exploring the JOLTS hires-per-job-opening ratio (HTML)
  Charlotte Oslund, October 2018
• Which industries need workers? Exploring differences in labor market activity (HTML)
  Charlotte Oslund, January 2016
• Employment dynamics over the last decade (PDF)
  Caryn N. Bruyere, Guy L. Podgornik, and James R. Spletzer, August 2011
• Job availability during a recession: an examination of the number of unemployed persons per job opening (PDF)
  Katherine Klemmer, March 2010
• Studying the labor market using BLS labor dynamics data (PDF)
  Zhi Boon, Charles M. Carson, R. Jason Faberman, and Randy E. Ilg, February 2008
• The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: what initial data show ()
  Kelly A. Clark, November 2004
• Reconciling Labor Turnover and Employment Statistics (HTML)
  John Wohlford, Mary Anne Phillips, Richard Clayton, and George Werking, 2003
• What an Indicator of Labor Demand Means for U.S. Labor Market Analysis: Initial Results from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (HTML)
  Kelly A. Clark, 2003

State Data

• Texas: job openings and labor turnover state spotlight (HTML)
  Robert Haigney and Soo Jee Choi, November 2022
• Job openings and labor turnover trends for States in 2020 (HTML)
  Skyla Skopovi, Paul Calhoun, and Larry Akinyooye, October 2021
• Job openings and labor turnover trends for Midwestern states in 2018 (HTML)
  Kim Riley, Eric Nezamis, and Montgomery McCarthy, December 2020
• Job openings and labor turnover trends for Southern states in 2018 (HTML)
  Lawrence Essien, Jean Ibrahim, and Katherine Bauer, December 2020
• Job openings and labor turnover trends for Western States in 2018 (HTML)
  Skyla Skopovi and Jonathan Krause, July 2020
• Job openings and labor turnover trends for Northeastern states in 2018 (HTML)
  Hope Allen and Larry Akinyooye, February 2020
• Examination of state-level labor turnover survey data (HTML)
  Katherine Bauer, January 2014

Other Data

• Job openings and labor turnover trends for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2019 (HTML)
  Hope Allen and Skyla Skopovi, September 2020
• An analysis of the new job openings and labor turnover data by size of firm (HTML)
  Charlotte Oslund, May 2019
• Exploring labor market trends through JOLTS firm-size data (HTML)
  Charlotte Oslund, August 2018
• Analysis of JOLTS Research Estimates by Size of Firm (PDF)
  Katherine Bauer, 2013

Methodology and History

• Comparison of U.S. and international labor turnover statistics (HTML)
  Katherine Bauer, July 2015
• The CES/JOLTS Divergence: How to Apply the Monthly Alignment Method to Help Close the Gap (PDF)
  Edmond Cheng, Nicole Hudson, Jurgen Kropf, and Jeannine Mercurio, October 2010
• Methodological Changes in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (PDF)
  John Wohlford, 2009
• Developing Annual Estimates of Hires and Separations (HTML)
  Brady Stephens and Kim Riley, August 2005
• A Comparison of Job Openings Surveys: Concepts and Survey Design (HTML)
  Kelly A. Clark and Mary Anne Phillips, 2002
• The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: Preparing to Publish Data for a New Survey (HTML)
  Kelly A. Clark, Mary Anne Phillips, and Brady Stephens, 2001
• New tools for labor market analysis: JOLTS (PDF)
  Kelly A. Clark and Rosemary Hyson, December 2001
• Sample Design in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (HTML)
  Mark Crankshaw and George Stamas, 2000
• Developing a New Business Survey: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (HTML)
  Charlotte Mueller and John Wohlford, 2000
• The Genesis of an Establishment Survey: Research and Development for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey at the BLS (HTML)
  Mary Anne Phillips and Charlotte Mueller, 2000

Last Modified Date: February 7, 2024