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December 2001

New tools for labor market analysis: JOLTS

Kelly A. Clark, Rosemary Hyson

As a single, direct source for data on job openings, hires, and separations, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) should be a useful indicator of the demand for labor in the U.S. labor market and of other economic conditions

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