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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.

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Latest Numbers

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Latest Job Openings Level: 10,458,000(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

Latest Job Openings Rate: 6.4%(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

Latest Hires Rate: 3.9%(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

Latest Turnover Rate: 3.8%(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

Latest Quits Rate: 2.7%(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

Latest Layoffs/Discharges Rate: 0.9%(p) in Nov 2022 Historical Data

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News Releases

//TestRMC JOLTS 03082023// Job Openings and Labor Turnover

03/08/2023

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//QCT Test 05172022// February job openings rates down in 13 states, up in 6; quits...

05/17/2022

//QCT Test UPUBS-PO source 05172022// Job openings rates decreased in 13 states and increased in 6. Hires rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 3. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1; quits rates increased in 7 and decreased in 5, and layoffs and discharges...
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Next Release

Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for March2022 are scheduled to be released March 09, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
State Job Openings and Labor Turnover data for March 2022 are scheduled to be released May 18, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

Monthly Labor Review

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Employment growth accelerates in 2018, extending a lengthy expansion

This article uses data from the Current Employment Statistics survey to examine the state of U.S. employment in 2018. read more »

The Economics Daily

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A look at consolidated leave plans in 2018

A consolidated leave plan provides a single amount of time off for workers to use for vacation, illness, or personal business. Three-quarters of workers had access to paid vacations in 2018. Of those workers, 36 percent had consolidated leave plans. For those workers, the number of paid days off increased as length of service increased. The average in 2018 was 14 days at 1 year of service and 24 days at 20 years of service. read more »