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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program produces data on job openings, hires, and separations.
Notices
- Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on March 8, 2023 Read More »
- Upcoming Changes to Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Annual Estimates for States Read More »
Latest Numbers
Latest Job Openings Level:
10,824,000(p) in Jan 2023
Latest Job Openings Rate:
6.5%(p) in Jan 2023
Latest Hires Rate:
4.1%(p) in Jan 2023
Latest Turnover Rate:
3.8%(p) in Jan 2023
Latest Quits Rate:
2.5%(p) in Jan 2023
Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate:
1.1%(p) in Jan 2023
Historical Data
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News Releases
January job openings and quits decrease; layoffs and discharges increase
03/08/2023
The number of job openings decreased to 10.8 million on the last business day of January. The number
of hires changed little at 6.4 million. Quits decreased to 3.9 million but layoffs and discharges increased
to 1.7 million. Annual levels and rates for 2022 are now available.
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December job openings rates up in 10 states, down in 1; layoffs and discharges up in 7
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02/15/2023
December job openings rates increased in 10 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 1.
Hires rates rose in 4 states. Total separations rates rose in 7 states and fell in 6; quits rates fell in 5 and
rose in 3, and layoffs and discharges rates rose in 7 and fell in 7.
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Next Release
Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for February 2023 are scheduled to be released April 4, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for January 2023 are scheduled to be released March 21, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Job openings rate 9.1 percent in West Virginia in December 2022
In December 2022, West Virginia had the highest job openings rate, 9.1 percent, in December 2022, followed by Louisiana (8.7 percent) and Alaska (8.5 percent). The states with the lowest job openings rates in December 2022 were New York (4.6 percent), New Jersey (5.4 percent), Connecticut (5.7 percent), and Hawaii (5.8 percent). The national job openings rate was 6.7 percent in December 2022. 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 »