JOLTS
The job-seekers ratio, 2000–2021
Date | job seekers ratio, imputed |
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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 |
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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