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The job-seekers ratio, 2000–2021

Date job seekers ratio, imputed
2000-12-01 1.15
2001-01-01 1.16
2001-02-01 1.20
2001-03-01 1.30
2001-04-01 1.35
2001-05-01 1.44
2001-06-01 1.50
2001-07-01 1.53
2001-08-01 1.76
2001-09-01 1.82
2001-10-01 2.12
2001-11-01 2.15
2001-12-01 2.24
2002-01-01 2.22
2002-02-01 2.40
2002-03-01 2.34
2002-04-01 2.45
2002-05-01 2.43
2002-06-01 2.46
2002-07-01 2.48
2002-08-01 2.35
2002-09-01 2.51
2002-10-01 2.42
2002-11-01 2.44
2002-12-01 2.71
2003-01-01 2.49
2003-02-01 2.66
2003-03-01 2.81
2003-04-01 2.86
2003-05-01 2.77
2003-06-01 2.70
2003-07-01 3.00
2003-08-01 2.79
2003-09-01 2.86
2003-10-01 2.62
2003-11-01 2.54
2003-12-01 2.44
2004-01-01 2.41
2004-02-01 2.36
2004-03-01 2.36
2004-04-01 2.33
2004-05-01 2.22
2004-06-01 2.46
2004-07-01 2.11
2004-08-01 2.25
2004-09-01 2.09
2004-10-01 2.03
2004-11-01 2.28
2004-12-01 1.93
2005-01-01 2.07
2005-02-01 1.98
2005-03-01 1.91
2005-04-01 1.84
2005-05-01 2.00
2005-06-01 1.84
2005-07-01 1.73
2005-08-01 1.80
2005-09-01 1.72
2005-10-01 1.79
2005-11-01 1.75
2005-12-01 1.67
2006-01-01 1.62
2006-02-01 1.65
2006-03-01 1.50
2006-04-01 1.47
2006-05-01 1.57
2006-06-01 1.54
2006-07-01 1.62
2006-08-01 1.48
2006-09-01 1.43
2006-10-01 1.48
2006-11-01 1.47
2006-12-01 1.50
2007-01-01 1.47
2007-02-01 1.45
2007-03-01 1.37
2007-04-01 1.45
2007-05-01 1.48
2007-06-01 1.45
2007-07-01 1.55
2007-08-01 1.57
2007-09-01 1.55
2007-10-01 1.56
2007-11-01 1.60
2007-12-01 1.69
2008-01-01 1.64
2008-02-01 1.79
2008-03-01 1.83
2008-04-01 1.99
2008-05-01 2.02
2008-06-01 2.29
2008-07-01 2.45
2008-08-01 2.58
2008-09-01 3.04
2008-10-01 3.05
2008-11-01 3.38
2008-12-01 3.71
2009-01-01 4.56
2009-02-01 4.60
2009-03-01 5.38
2009-04-01 6.18
2009-05-01 5.73
2009-06-01 5.85
2009-07-01 6.59
2009-08-01 6.38
2009-09-01 6.10
2009-10-01 6.35
2009-11-01 6.06
2009-12-01 5.87
2010-01-01 5.32
2010-02-01 5.69
2010-03-01 5.70
2010-04-01 4.78
2010-05-01 4.91
2010-06-01 5.17
2010-07-01 4.73
2010-08-01 4.87
2010-09-01 4.99
2010-10-01 4.57
2010-11-01 4.58
2010-12-01 4.64
2011-01-01 4.48
2011-02-01 4.27
2011-03-01 4.25
2011-04-01 4.27
2011-05-01 4.38
2011-06-01 4.01
2011-07-01 3.81
2011-08-01 4.17
2011-09-01 3.65
2011-10-01 3.72
2011-11-01 3.70
2011-12-01 3.44
2012-01-01 3.28
2012-02-01 3.53
2012-03-01 3.19
2012-04-01 3.34
2012-05-01 3.31
2012-06-01 3.24
2012-07-01 3.36
2012-08-01 3.23
2012-09-01 3.12
2012-10-01 3.20
2012-11-01 3.13
2012-12-01 3.12
2013-01-01 3.11
2013-02-01 2.95
2013-03-01 2.88
2013-04-01 2.94
2013-05-01 2.82
2013-06-01 2.78
2013-07-01 2.91
2013-08-01 2.76
2013-09-01 2.71
2013-10-01 2.60
2013-11-01 2.57
2013-12-01 2.50
2014-01-01 2.49
2014-02-01 2.37
2014-03-01 2.29
2014-04-01 2.14
2014-05-01 2.03
2014-06-01 1.91
2014-07-01 1.98
2014-08-01 1.76
2014-09-01 1.86
2014-10-01 1.80
2014-11-01 1.84
2014-12-01 1.72
2015-01-01 1.64
2015-02-01 1.57
2015-03-01 1.64
2015-04-01 1.55
2015-05-01 1.54
2015-06-01 1.56
2015-07-01 1.33
2015-08-01 1.45
2015-09-01 1.44
2015-10-01 1.38
2015-11-01 1.39
2015-12-01 1.33
2016-01-01 1.27
2016-02-01 1.36
2016-03-01 1.31
2016-04-01 1.35
2016-05-01 1.33
2016-06-01 1.34
2016-07-01 1.29
2016-08-01 1.39
2016-09-01 1.34
2016-10-01 1.37
2016-11-01 1.26
2016-12-01 1.26
2017-01-01 1.31
2017-02-01 1.22
2017-03-01 1.23
2017-04-01 1.16
2017-05-01 1.19
2017-06-01 1.08
2017-07-01 1.12
2017-08-01 1.10
2017-09-01 1.07
2017-10-01 1.05
2017-11-01 1.07
2017-12-01 1.03
2018-01-01 0.99
2018-02-01 0.99
2018-03-01 0.95
2018-04-01 0.92
2018-05-01 0.90
2018-06-01 0.86
2018-07-01 0.85
2018-08-01 0.85
2018-09-01 0.83
2018-10-01 0.84
2018-11-01 0.82
2018-12-01 0.86
2019-01-01 0.84
2019-02-01 0.87
2019-03-01 0.83
2019-04-01 0.82
2019-05-01 0.82
2019-06-01 0.83
2019-07-01 0.84
2019-08-01 0.82
2019-09-01 0.82
2019-10-01 0.81
2019-11-01 0.85
2019-12-01 0.86
2020-01-01 0.80
2020-02-01 0.92
2020-03-01 2.63
2020-04-01 4.76
2020-05-01 3.55
2020-06-01 2.78
2020-07-01 2.22
2020-08-01 2.02
2020-09-01 1.78
2020-10-01 1.58
2020-11-01 1.59
2020-12-01 1.55
2021-01-01 1.42
2021-02-01 1.31
2021-03-01 1.18
2021-04-01 1.04
2021-05-01 0.99
2021-06-01 0.89
2021-07-01 0.77
2021-08-01 0.76
2021-09-01 0.71
2021-10-01 0.65
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Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Unemployment levels represent the average of the unemployment level for the current month and the subsequent month in the Current Population Survey to better line up with the job openings data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Current Population Survey

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