Chart: Job-seekers ratio, Dec. 2000–Dec. 2011

Figure 5Q

Note: Data are monthly and span Dec. 2000–Dec. 2011. Shaded areas denote recessions.

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and the Current Population Survey public data series

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