JOLTS
The job-seekers ratio, 2000-2019
Unemployed job seekers per job opening | |
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Dec-2000 | 1.16 |
Jan-2001 | 1.12 |
Feb-2001 | 1.22 |
Mar-2001 | 1.31 |
Apr-2001 | 1.32 |
May-2001 | 1.38 |
Jun-2001 | 1.48 |
Jul-2001 | 1.44 |
Aug-2001 | 1.74 |
Sep-2001 | 1.77 |
Oct-2001 | 2.06 |
Nov-2001 | 2.19 |
Dec-2001 | 2.34 |
Jan-2002 | 2.16 |
Feb-2002 | 2.43 |
Mar-2002 | 2.32 |
Apr-2002 | 2.40 |
May-2002 | 2.39 |
Jun-2002 | 2.46 |
Jul-2002 | 2.42 |
Aug-2002 | 2.35 |
Sep-2002 | 2.51 |
Oct-2002 | 2.37 |
Nov-2002 | 2.50 |
Dec-2002 | 2.84 |
Jan-2003 | 2.43 |
Feb-2003 | 2.71 |
Mar-2003 | 2.80 |
Apr-2003 | 2.76 |
May-2003 | 2.68 |
Jun-2003 | 2.73 |
Jul-2003 | 2.93 |
Aug-2003 | 2.78 |
Sep-2003 | 2.89 |
Oct-2003 | 2.62 |
Nov-2003 | 2.67 |
Dec-2003 | 2.53 |
Jan-2004 | 2.42 |
Feb-2004 | 2.35 |
Mar-2004 | 2.43 |
Apr-2004 | 2.26 |
May-2004 | 2.19 |
Jun-2004 | 2.48 |
Jul-2004 | 2.09 |
Aug-2004 | 2.25 |
Sep-2004 | 2.07 |
Oct-2004 | 2.03 |
Nov-2004 | 2.36 |
Dec-2004 | 2.02 |
Jan-2005 | 2.03 |
Feb-2005 | 2.05 |
Mar-2005 | 1.93 |
Apr-2005 | 1.80 |
May-2005 | 1.99 |
Jun-2005 | 1.85 |
Jul-2005 | 1.71 |
Aug-2005 | 1.77 |
Sep-2005 | 1.73 |
Oct-2005 | 1.77 |
Nov-2005 | 1.84 |
Dec-2005 | 1.76 |
Jan-2006 | 1.60 |
Feb-2006 | 1.69 |
Mar-2006 | 1.50 |
Apr-2006 | 1.45 |
May-2006 | 1.55 |
Jun-2006 | 1.51 |
Jul-2006 | 1.61 |
Aug-2006 | 1.50 |
Sep-2006 | 1.43 |
Oct-2006 | 1.45 |
Nov-2006 | 1.52 |
Dec-2006 | 1.51 |
Jan-2007 | 1.50 |
Feb-2007 | 1.50 |
Mar-2007 | 1.37 |
Apr-2007 | 1.42 |
May-2007 | 1.44 |
Jun-2007 | 1.43 |
Jul-2007 | 1.53 |
Aug-2007 | 1.54 |
Sep-2007 | 1.53 |
Oct-2007 | 1.55 |
Nov-2007 | 1.60 |
Dec-2007 | 1.74 |
Jan-2008 | 1.67 |
Feb-2008 | 1.77 |
Mar-2008 | 1.86 |
Apr-2008 | 1.85 |
May-2008 | 1.98 |
Jun-2008 | 2.23 |
Jul-2008 | 2.35 |
Aug-2008 | 2.54 |
Sep-2008 | 2.93 |
Oct-2008 | 2.96 |
Nov-2008 | 3.34 |
Dec-2008 | 3.69 |
Jan-2009 | 4.42 |
Feb-2009 | 4.54 |
Mar-2009 | 5.33 |
Apr-2009 | 5.91 |
May-2009 | 5.63 |
Jun-2009 | 5.84 |
Jul-2009 | 6.45 |
Aug-2009 | 6.26 |
Sep-2009 | 6.05 |
Oct-2009 | 6.34 |
Nov-2009 | 6.25 |
Dec-2009 | 6.07 |
Jan-2010 | 5.31 |
Feb-2010 | 5.70 |
Mar-2010 | 5.67 |
Apr-2010 | 4.76 |
May-2010 | 4.92 |
Jun-2010 | 5.15 |
Jul-2010 | 4.64 |
Aug-2010 | 4.84 |
Sep-2010 | 5.01 |
Oct-2010 | 4.46 |
Nov-2010 | 4.81 |
Dec-2010 | 4.83 |
Jan-2011 | 4.52 |
Feb-2011 | 4.30 |
Mar-2011 | 4.22 |
Apr-2011 | 4.18 |
May-2011 | 4.32 |
Jun-2011 | 4.03 |
Jul-2011 | 3.74 |
Aug-2011 | 4.11 |
Sep-2011 | 3.71 |
Oct-2011 | 3.72 |
Nov-2011 | 3.82 |
Dec-2011 | 3.58 |
Jan-2012 | 3.28 |
Feb-2012 | 3.55 |
Mar-2012 | 3.20 |
Apr-2012 | 3.26 |
May-2012 | 3.28 |
Jun-2012 | 3.24 |
Jul-2012 | 3.34 |
Aug-2012 | 3.25 |
Sep-2012 | 3.14 |
Oct-2012 | 3.18 |
Nov-2012 | 3.17 |
Dec-2012 | 3.20 |
Jan-2013 | 3.19 |
Feb-2013 | 3.00 |
Mar-2013 | 2.86 |
Apr-2013 | 2.88 |
May-2013 | 2.79 |
Jun-2013 | 2.82 |
Jul-2013 | 2.87 |
Aug-2013 | 2.74 |
Sep-2013 | 2.75 |
Oct-2013 | 2.61 |
Nov-2013 | 2.70 |
Dec-2013 | 2.60 |
Jan-2014 | 2.47 |
Feb-2014 | 2.38 |
Mar-2014 | 2.37 |
Apr-2014 | 2.08 |
May-2014 | 2.06 |
Jun-2014 | 1.89 |
Jul-2014 | 1.95 |
Aug-2014 | 1.78 |
Sep-2014 | 1.90 |
Oct-2014 | 1.77 |
Nov-2014 | 1.93 |
Dec-2014 | 1.75 |
Jan-2015 | 1.66 |
Feb-2015 | 1.58 |
Mar-2015 | 1.63 |
Apr-2015 | 1.50 |
May-2015 | 1.58 |
Jun-2015 | 1.57 |
Jul-2015 | 1.33 |
Aug-2015 | 1.45 |
Sep-2015 | 1.45 |
Oct-2015 | 1.36 |
Nov-2015 | 1.44 |
Dec-2015 | 1.39 |
Jan-2016 | 1.29 |
Feb-2016 | 1.35 |
Mar-2016 | 1.29 |
Apr-2016 | 1.36 |
May-2016 | 1.32 |
Jun-2016 | 1.35 |
Jul-2016 | 1.26 |
Aug-2016 | 1.37 |
Sep-2016 | 1.37 |
Oct-2016 | 1.39 |
Nov-2016 | 1.28 |
Dec-2016 | 1.28 |
Jan-2017 | 1.34 |
Feb-2017 | 1.26 |
Mar-2017 | 1.22 |
Apr-2017 | 1.15 |
May-2017 | 1.21 |
Jun-2017 | 1.09 |
Jul-2017 | 1.08 |
Aug-2017 | 1.12 |
Sep-2017 | 1.10 |
Oct-2017 | 1.03 |
Nov-2017 | 1.08 |
Dec-2017 | 1.05 |
Jan-2018 | 0.99 |
Feb-2018 | 1.01 |
Mar-2018 | 0.95 |
Apr-2018 | 0.92 |
May-2018 | 0.88 |
Jun-2018 | 0.90 |
Jul-2018 | 0.84 |
Aug-2018 | 0.85 |
Sep-2018 | 0.83 |
Oct-2018 | 0.85 |
Nov-2018 | 0.80 |
Dec-2018 | 0.86 |
Jan-2019 | 0.87 |
Feb-2019 | 0.88 |
Mar-2019 | 0.84 |
Apr-2019 | 0.80 |
May-2019 | 0.81 |
Jun-2019 | 0.83 |
Jul-2019 | 0.83 |
Aug-2019 | 0.84 |
Sep-2019 | 0.82 |
Oct-2019 | 0.80 |
Nov-2019 | 0.86 |
Dec-2019 | 0.88 |
Jan-2020 | 0.84 |
Feb-2020 | 0.84 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Current Population Survey
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