Figure B
Job postings from Indeed track job openings from BLS JOLTS: Indeed job postings and JOLTS job openings indexed to February 2020
| date | New job postings on Indeed | JOLTS total job openings |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020-03-01 | 0.81944 | 0.84611 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.43034 | 0.661212 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.579994 | 0.805627 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.789315 | 0.879845 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.913327 | 0.93741 |
| 2020-08-01 | 0.892561 | 0.922911 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.972214 | 0.934683 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1.034513 | 0.975883 |
| 2020-11-01 | 1.074583 | 0.979041 |
| 2020-12-01 | 1.068636 | 0.972294 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1.156381 | 1.034166 |
| 2021-02-01 | 1.232622 | 1.112834 |
| 2021-03-01 | 1.352735 | 1.215906 |
| 2021-04-01 | 1.524812 | 1.343095 |
| 2021-05-01 | 1.568002 | 1.421906 |
| 2021-06-01 | 1.596861 | 1.478323 |
| 2021-07-01 | 1.626889 | 1.586133 |
| 2021-08-01 | 1.610412 | 1.572782 |
| 2021-09-01 | 1.606805 | 1.561728 |
| 2021-10-01 | 1.626304 | 1.628051 |
| 2021-11-01 | 1.672419 | 1.596181 |
| 2021-12-01 | 1.666277 | 1.638961 |
| 2022-01-01 | 1.663059 | 1.613264 |
| 2022-02-01 | 1.766208 | 1.673988 |
| 2022-03-01 | 1.748269 | 1.741889 |
| 2022-04-01 | 1.723798 | 1.70557 |
| 2022-05-01 | 1.770596 | 1.648435 |
| 2022-06-01 | 1.714731 | 1.615848 |
| 2022-07-01 | 1.690748 | 1.666667 |
| 2022-08-01 | 1.678853 | 1.45679 |
| 2022-09-01 | 1.663059 | 1.55211 |
| 2022-10-01 | 1.626499 | 1.505599 |
| 2022-11-01 | 1.596861 | 1.524404 |
| 2022-12-01 | 1.559618 | 1.561298 |
| 2023-01-01 | 1.555328 | 1.491961 |
| 2023-02-01 | 1.517013 | 1.413437 |
| 2023-03-01 | 1.491859 | 1.374103 |
| 2023-04-01 | 1.507361 | 1.434396 |
| 2023-05-01 | 1.52335 | 1.336492 |
| 2023-06-01 | 1.47392 | 1.319409 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.464951 | 1.235429 |
| 2023-08-01 | 1.472945 | 1.33319 |
| 2023-09-01 | 1.48211 | 1.332041 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1.495564 | 1.22739 |
| 2023-11-01 | 1.437262 | 1.243612 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1.405577 | 1.232415 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1.403042 | 1.215619 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1.380911 | 1.212317 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1.35137 | 1.161786 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1.296968 | 1.093741 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1.240519 | 1.134223 |
| 2024-06-01 | 1.233304 | 1.064025 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1.204738 | 1.077232 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1.156966 | 1.098048 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1.18017 | 1.019667 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1.123915 | 1.093167 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1.112021 | 1.152885 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1.111729 | 1.077806 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1.122258 | 1.114269 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1.123233 | 1.073787 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1.091547 | 1.033592 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1.091645 | 1.061585 |
| May-2025 | 1.055279321 | 1.107091588 |
| Jun-2025 | 1.07965292 | 1.056129773 |
| Jul-2025 | 1.112118553 | 1.034740167 |
| Aug-2025 | 1.072828312 | 1.0374677 |
| Sep-2025 | 1.020261992 | |
| Oct-2025 | 0.996041843 | |
| Nov-2025 | 1.067173638 |
Note: Indeed data are the monthly averages of weekly moving averages of daily new job postings. Updated December 4, 2025.
Source: Indeed data from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, series IHLIDXUS. JOLTS total job openings from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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