Job seeker ratio, 2000–2021
| Date | Job seeker ratio |
|---|---|
| Dec 2000 |
1.107 |
| Jan 2001 |
1.151 |
| Feb 2001 |
1.195 |
| Mar 2001 |
1.290 |
| Apr 2001 |
1.359 |
| May 2001 |
1.407 |
| Jun 2001 |
1.487 |
| Jul 2001 |
1.480 |
| Aug 2001 |
1.750 |
| Sep 2001 |
1.754 |
| Oct 2001 |
2.076 |
| Nov 2001 |
2.120 |
| Dec 2001 |
2.246 |
| Jan 2002 |
2.212 |
| Feb 2002 |
2.391 |
| Mar 2002 |
2.299 |
| Apr 2002 |
2.477 |
| May 2002 |
2.430 |
| Jun 2002 |
2.460 |
| Jul 2002 |
2.492 |
| Aug 2002 |
2.361 |
| Sep 2002 |
2.500 |
| Oct 2002 |
2.388 |
| Nov 2002 |
2.425 |
| Dec 2002 |
2.726 |
| Jan 2003 |
2.476 |
| Feb 2003 |
2.669 |
| Mar 2003 |
2.771 |
| Apr 2003 |
2.845 |
| May 2003 |
2.723 |
| Jun 2003 |
2.733 |
| Jul 2003 |
3.023 |
| Aug 2003 |
2.789 |
| Sep 2003 |
2.886 |
| Oct 2003 |
2.642 |
| Nov 2003 |
2.580 |
| Dec 2003 |
2.436 |
| Jan 2004 |
2.445 |
| Feb 2004 |
2.312 |
| Mar 2004 |
2.409 |
| Apr 2004 |
2.327 |
| May 2004 |
2.213 |
| Jun 2004 |
2.483 |
| Jul 2004 |
2.133 |
| Aug 2004 |
2.256 |
| Sep 2004 |
2.075 |
| Oct 2004 |
2.044 |
| Nov 2004 |
2.285 |
| Dec 2004 |
1.947 |
| Jan 2005 |
2.046 |
| Feb 2005 |
2.013 |
| Mar 2005 |
1.913 |
| Apr 2005 |
1.845 |
| May 2005 |
2.015 |
| Jun 2005 |
1.852 |
| Jul 2005 |
1.740 |
| Aug 2005 |
1.773 |
| Sep 2005 |
1.736 |
| Oct 2005 |
1.781 |
| Nov 2005 |
1.781 |
| Dec 2005 |
1.700 |
| Jan 2006 |
1.607 |
| Feb 2006 |
1.661 |
| Mar 2006 |
1.495 |
| Apr 2006 |
1.486 |
| May 2006 |
1.564 |
| Jun 2006 |
1.517 |
| Jul 2006 |
1.633 |
| Aug 2006 |
1.506 |
| Sep 2006 |
1.445 |
| Oct 2006 |
1.465 |
| Nov 2006 |
1.479 |
| Dec 2006 |
1.464 |
| Jan 2007 |
1.494 |
| Feb 2007 |
1.474 |
| Mar 2007 |
1.357 |
| Apr 2007 |
1.461 |
| May 2007 |
1.453 |
| Jun 2007 |
1.436 |
| Jul 2007 |
1.555 |
| Aug 2007 |
1.555 |
| Sep 2007 |
1.541 |
| Oct 2007 |
1.561 |
| Nov 2007 |
1.558 |
| Dec 2007 |
1.682 |
| Jan 2008 |
1.662 |
| Feb 2008 |
1.752 |
| Mar 2008 |
1.851 |
| Apr 2008 |
1.893 |
| May 2008 |
2.002 |
| Jun 2008 |
2.239 |
| Jul 2008 |
2.384 |
| Aug 2008 |
2.569 |
| Sep 2008 |
2.947 |
| Oct 2008 |
2.983 |
| Nov 2008 |
3.262 |
| Dec 2008 |
3.587 |
| Jan 2009 |
4.404 |
| Feb 2009 |
4.503 |
| Mar 2009 |
5.298 |
| Apr 2009 |
6.036 |
| May 2009 |
5.688 |
| Jun 2009 |
5.876 |
| Jul 2009 |
6.542 |
| Aug 2009 |
6.336 |
| Sep 2009 |
6.035 |
| Oct 2009 |
6.381 |
| Nov 2009 |
6.080 |
| Dec 2009 |
5.879 |
| Jan 2010 |
5.303 |
| Feb 2010 |
5.669 |
| Mar 2010 |
5.675 |
| Apr 2010 |
4.860 |
| May 2010 |
4.970 |
| Jun 2010 |
5.167 |
| Jul 2010 |
4.709 |
| Aug 2010 |
4.884 |
| Sep 2010 |
4.996 |
| Oct 2010 |
4.487 |
| Nov 2010 |
4.697 |
| Dec 2010 |
4.692 |
| Jan 2011 |
4.514 |
| Feb 2011 |
4.284 |
| Mar 2011 |
4.213 |
| Apr 2011 |
4.283 |
| May 2011 |
4.358 |
| Jun 2011 |
4.041 |
| Jul 2011 |
3.799 |
| Aug 2011 |
4.151 |
| Sep 2011 |
3.696 |
| Oct 2011 |
3.756 |
| Nov 2011 |
3.731 |
| Dec 2011 |
3.475 |
| Jan 2012 |
3.274 |
| Feb 2012 |
3.543 |
| Mar 2012 |
3.195 |
| Apr 2012 |
3.334 |
| May 2012 |
3.301 |
| Jun 2012 |
3.245 |
| Jul 2012 |
3.388 |
| Aug 2012 |
3.274 |
| Sep 2012 |
3.121 |
| Oct 2012 |
3.212 |
| Nov 2012 |
3.096 |
| Dec 2012 |
3.098 |
| Jan 2013 |
3.179 |
| Feb 2013 |
2.985 |
| Mar 2013 |
2.868 |
| Apr 2013 |
2.949 |
| May 2013 |
2.812 |
| Jun 2013 |
2.832 |
| Jul 2013 |
2.918 |
| Aug 2013 |
2.761 |
| Sep 2013 |
2.730 |
| Oct 2013 |
2.638 |
| Nov 2013 |
2.619 |
| Dec 2013 |
2.525 |
| Jan 2014 |
2.472 |
| Feb 2014 |
2.367 |
| Mar 2014 |
2.366 |
| Apr 2014 |
2.125 |
| May 2014 |
2.077 |
| Jun 2014 |
1.899 |
| Jul 2014 |
1.983 |
| Aug 2014 |
1.795 |
| Sep 2014 |
1.885 |
| Oct 2014 |
1.794 |
| Nov 2014 |
1.877 |
| Dec 2014 |
1.699 |
| Jan 2015 |
1.663 |
| Feb 2015 |
1.573 |
| Mar 2015 |
1.634 |
| Apr 2015 |
1.527 |
| May 2015 |
1.588 |
| Jun 2015 |
1.571 |
| Jul 2015 |
1.349 |
| Aug 2015 |
1.462 |
| Sep 2015 |
1.441 |
| Oct 2015 |
1.372 |
| Nov 2015 |
1.402 |
| Dec 2015 |
1.353 |
| Jan 2016 |
1.269 |
| Feb 2016 |
1.335 |
| Mar 2016 |
1.299 |
| Apr 2016 |
1.390 |
| May 2016 |
1.325 |
| Jun 2016 |
1.349 |
| Jul 2016 |
1.282 |
| Aug 2016 |
1.371 |
| Sep 2016 |
1.355 |
| Oct 2016 |
1.397 |
| Nov 2016 |
1.265 |
| Dec 2016 |
1.261 |
| Jan 2017 |
1.323 |
| Feb 2017 |
1.244 |
| Mar 2017 |
1.217 |
| Apr 2017 |
1.162 |
| May 2017 |
1.205 |
| Jun 2017 |
1.085 |
| Jul 2017 |
1.111 |
| Aug 2017 |
1.124 |
| Sep 2017 |
1.092 |
| Oct 2017 |
1.050 |
| Nov 2017 |
1.078 |
| Dec 2017 |
1.043 |
| Jan 2018 |
0.985 |
| Feb 2018 |
1.000 |
| Mar 2018 |
0.945 |
| Apr 2018 |
0.933 |
| May 2018 |
0.886 |
| Jun 2018 |
0.887 |
| Jul 2018 |
0.856 |
| Aug 2018 |
0.856 |
| Sep 2018 |
0.825 |
| Oct 2018 |
0.854 |
| Nov 2018 |
0.810 |
| Dec 2018 |
0.858 |
| Jan 2019 |
0.864 |
| Feb 2019 |
0.867 |
| Mar 2019 |
0.841 |
| Apr 2019 |
0.813 |
| May 2019 |
0.815 |
| Jun 2019 |
0.824 |
| Jul 2019 |
0.838 |
| Aug 2019 |
0.838 |
| Sep 2019 |
0.812 |
| Oct 2019 |
0.815 |
| Nov 2019 |
0.858 |
| Dec 2019 |
0.871 |
| Jan 2020 |
0.814 |
| Feb 2020 |
0.815 |
| Mar 2020 |
1.242 |
| Apr 2020 |
4.976 |
| May 2020 |
3.844 |
| Jun 2020 |
2.882 |
| Jul 2020 |
2.425 |
| Aug 2020 |
2.098 |
| Sep 2020 |
1.903 |
| Oct 2020 |
1.617 |
| Nov 2020 |
1.593 |
| Dec 2020 |
1.598 |
| Jan 2021 |
1.434 |
| Feb 2021 |
1.328 |
| Mar 2021 |
1.169 |
| Apr 2021 |
1.057 |
| May 2021 |
0.976 |
| Jun 2021 |
0.933 |
| Jul 2021 |
0.781 |
| Aug 2021 |
0.785 |
| Sep 2021 |
0.723 |
| Oct 2021 |
0.665 |
| Nov 2021 |
0.631 |
| Dec 2021 |
0.578 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, and U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.