Economic Indicators JOLTS

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) tells us how many job openings there are each month, how many workers were hired, how many quit their job, how many were laid off, and how many experienced other separations (which includes worker deaths).


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By Elise Gould • April 29th, 2025

Hires, quits, and layoff rates, 2000–2025

 

Date Hires Quits Layoffs
Dec-2000 4.1 2.2 1.5
Jan-2001 4.3 2.4 1.7
Feb-2001 4 2.3 1.4
Mar-2001 4.2 2.3 1.6
Apr-2001 3.9 2.4 1.4
May-2001 4.1 2.3 1.5
Jun-2001 3.9 2.2 1.5
Jul-2001 4 2.2 1.5
Aug-2001 4 2.2 1.5
Sep-2001 3.8 2.1 1.6
Oct-2001 3.9 2.1 1.8
Nov-2001 3.7 2 1.7
Dec-2001 3.7 2 1.5
Jan-2002 3.7 2.2 1.5
Feb-2002 3.7 2 1.5
Mar-2002 3.6 1.9 1.4
Apr-2002 3.8 2 1.5
May-2002 3.7 1.9 1.5
Jun-2002 3.7 1.9 1.5
Jul-2002 3.8 2 1.6
Aug-2002 3.7 2 1.5
Sep-2002 3.7 1.9 1.5
Oct-2002 3.7 1.9 1.5
Nov-2002 3.7 1.8 1.5
Dec-2002 3.7 1.9 1.5
Jan-2003 3.9 1.9 1.6
Feb-2003 3.6 1.9 1.5
Mar-2003 3.4 1.8 1.5
Apr-2003 3.5 1.8 1.5
May-2003 3.6 1.8 1.6
Jun-2003 3.6 1.8 1.6
Jul-2003 3.6 1.7 1.6
Aug-2003 3.6 1.7 1.7
Sep-2003 3.7 1.8 1.5
Oct-2003 3.8 1.9 1.5
Nov-2003 3.7 1.8 1.5
Dec-2003 3.8 1.9 1.5
Jan-2004 3.7 1.8 1.6
Feb-2004 3.7 1.9 1.5
Mar-2004 4 2 1.6
Apr-2004 3.9 1.9 1.5
May-2004 3.8 1.8 1.5
Jun-2004 3.8 2 1.4
Jul-2004 3.7 2 1.4
Aug-2004 3.8 2 1.5
Sep-2004 3.8 1.9 1.5
Oct-2004 3.9 1.9 1.4
Nov-2004 3.9 2.1 1.5
Dec-2004 3.9 2 1.5
Jan-2005 3.9 2.1 1.5
Feb-2005 4 2 1.6
Mar-2005 4 2.1 1.6
Apr-2005 4 2.1 1.5
May-2005 3.9 2.1 1.5
Jun-2005 4 2.1 1.5
Jul-2005 4 2 1.4
Aug-2005 4 2.2 1.4
Sep-2005 4.1 2.3 1.5
Oct-2005 3.8 2.1 1.4
Nov-2005 4 2.1 1.3
Dec-2005 3.9 2.1 1.4
Jan-2006 3.9 2.2 1.3
Feb-2006 4 2.2 1.4
Mar-2006 4.1 2.2 1.4
Apr-2006 3.8 2 1.4
May-2006 4 2.2 1.5
Jun-2006 4 2.2 1.3
Jul-2006 4.1 2.2 1.4
Aug-2006 3.9 2.2 1.3
Sep-2006 3.9 2.1 1.3
Oct-2006 3.9 2.2 1.4
Nov-2006 4 2.2 1.4
Dec-2006 3.8 2.2 1.3
Jan-2007 3.9 2.1 1.4
Feb-2007 3.8 2.1 1.3
Mar-2007 4 2.2 1.4
Apr-2007 3.9 2.1 1.5
May-2007 4 2.2 1.4
Jun-2007 3.8 2.1 1.3
Jul-2007 3.8 2.1 1.4
Aug-2007 3.9 2.2 1.5
Sep-2007 3.9 1.9 1.6
Oct-2007 3.9 2.1 1.4
Nov-2007 3.7 2 1.4
Dec-2007 3.7 2 1.4
Jan-2008 3.7 2.1 1.4
Feb-2008 3.7 2.1 1.4
Mar-2008 3.6 1.9 1.4
Apr-2008 3.6 2.1 1.4
May-2008 3.4 1.9 1.4
Jun-2008 3.6 1.9 1.6
Jul-2008 3.4 1.8 1.5
Aug-2008 3.4 1.8 1.6
Sep-2008 3.3 1.8 1.5
Oct-2008 3.3 1.7 1.7
Nov-2008 3 1.6 1.7
Dec-2008 3.2 1.5 1.8
Jan-2009 3.1 1.5 1.9
Feb-2009 3 1.5 1.9
Mar-2009 2.9 1.4 1.9
Apr-2009 2.9 1.3 2
May-2009 2.9 1.3 1.7
Jun-2009 2.8 1.3 1.7
Jul-2009 3 1.3 1.7
Aug-2009 2.9 1.2 1.6
Sep-2009 3 1.2 1.7
Oct-2009 3 1.3 1.6
Nov-2009 3.1 1.4 1.5
Dec-2009 3.1 1.4 1.6
Jan-2010 3 1.3 1.4
Feb-2010 3 1.4 1.4
Mar-2010 3.3 1.4 1.5
Apr-2010 3.2 1.5 1.3
May-2010 3.4 1.4 1.3
Jun-2010 3.1 1.5 1.6
Jul-2010 3.2 1.4 1.7
Aug-2010 3.1 1.4 1.4
Sep-2010 3.1 1.5 1.4
Oct-2010 3.2 1.4 1.3
Nov-2010 3.2 1.4 1.4
Dec-2010 3.3 1.5 1.4
Jan-2011 3.1 1.4 1.4
Feb-2011 3.2 1.5 1.3
Mar-2011 3.4 1.5 1.4
Apr-2011 3.3 1.4 1.4
May-2011 3.2 1.5 1.4
Jun-2011 3.3 1.5 1.5
Jul-2011 3.2 1.5 1.4
Aug-2011 3.3 1.5 1.4
Sep-2011 3.3 1.5 1.4
Oct-2011 3.3 1.5 1.4
Nov-2011 3.3 1.5 1.4
Dec-2011 3.3 1.5 1.4
Jan-2012 3.3 1.5 1.3
Feb-2012 3.4 1.6 1.4
Mar-2012 3.4 1.6 1.3
Apr-2012 3.3 1.6 1.4
May-2012 3.4 1.6 1.5
Jun-2012 3.3 1.6 1.4
Jul-2012 3.2 1.5 1.3
Aug-2012 3.3 1.5 1.4
Sep-2012 3.2 1.4 1.3
Oct-2012 3.3 1.5 1.4
Nov-2012 3.3 1.5 1.4
Dec-2012 3.3 1.5 1.3
Jan-2013 3.3 1.7 1.2
Feb-2013 3.4 1.7 1.2
Mar-2013 3.2 1.6 1.3
Apr-2013 3.4 1.7 1.3
May-2013 3.4 1.6 1.3
Jun-2013 3.3 1.6 1.3
Jul-2013 3.3 1.7 1.3
Aug-2013 3.5 1.7 1.3
Sep-2013 3.5 1.7 1.4
Oct-2013 3.3 1.7 1.2
Nov-2013 3.4 1.7 1.2
Dec-2013 3.4 1.7 1.3
Jan-2014 3.4 1.7 1.3
Feb-2014 3.4 1.8 1.3
Mar-2014 3.5 1.8 1.2
Apr-2014 3.5 1.8 1.3
May-2014 3.5 1.8 1.2
Jun-2014 3.5 1.8 1.3
Jul-2014 3.6 1.9 1.3
Aug-2014 3.5 1.8 1.2
Sep-2014 3.7 2 1.2
Oct-2014 3.7 1.9 1.3
Nov-2014 3.6 1.9 1.2
Dec-2014 3.7 1.8 1.3
Jan-2015 3.6 2 1.3
Feb-2015 3.6 1.9 1.2
Mar-2015 3.6 2 1.4
Apr-2015 3.7 1.9 1.3
May-2015 3.6 1.9 1.2
Jun-2015 3.6 1.9 1.3
Jul-2015 3.6 1.9 1.2
Aug-2015 3.6 2 1.2
Sep-2015 3.7 2 1.4
Oct-2015 3.7 2 1.3
Nov-2015 3.8 2 1.2
Dec-2015 3.9 2.1 1.3
Jan-2016 3.6 2 1.3
Feb-2016 3.8 2.1 1.3
Mar-2016 3.7 2 1.3
Apr-2016 3.7 2.1 1.2
May-2016 3.6 2.1 1.3
Jun-2016 3.7 2.1 1.2
Jul-2016 3.8 2.1 1.2
Aug-2016 3.7 2.1 1.3
Sep-2016 3.7 2.1 1.1
Oct-2016 3.6 2.1 1.1
Nov-2016 3.7 2.1 1.2
Dec-2016 3.7 2.1 1.2
Jan-2017 3.8 2.2 1.2
Feb-2017 3.7 2.1 1.2
Mar-2017 3.7 2.2 1.2
Apr-2017 3.6 2.1 1.2
May-2017 3.7 2.1 1.2
Jun-2017 3.8 2.2 1.3
Jul-2017 3.7 2.1 1.3
Aug-2017 3.8 2.1 1.3
Sep-2017 3.7 2.2 1.2
Oct-2017 3.8 2.2 1.2
Nov-2017 3.7 2.2 1.2
Dec-2017 3.7 2.2 1.2
Jan-2018 3.7 2 1.3
Feb-2018 3.8 2.2 1.2
Mar-2018 3.8 2.2 1.2
Apr-2018 3.8 2.3 1.2
May-2018 3.9 2.3 1.2
Jun-2018 3.9 2.3 1.2
Jul-2018 3.8 2.3 1.2
Aug-2018 3.9 2.3 1.2
Sep-2018 3.8 2.3 1.2
Oct-2018 4 2.3 1.2
Nov-2018 3.9 2.3 1.3
Dec-2018 3.9 2.3 1.2
Jan-2019 3.9 2.3 1.1
Feb-2019 3.8 2.4 1.2
Mar-2019 3.8 2.3 1.1
Apr-2019 4 2.3 1.3
May-2019 3.8 2.3 1.2
Jun-2019 3.8 2.3 1.2
Jul-2019 3.9 2.4 1.2
Aug-2019 3.9 2.3 1.2
Sep-2019 3.9 2.3 1.3
Oct-2019 3.8 2.3 1.2
Nov-2019 3.9 2.3 1.2
Dec-2019 3.9 2.3 1.3
Jan-2020 3.9 2.3 1.2
Feb-2020 3.9 2.3 1.3
Mar-2020 3.4 1.9 8.6
Apr-2020 3.1 1.5 7
May-2020 6.1 1.7 1.6
Jun-2020 5.4 1.9 1.6
Jul-2020 4.5 2.2 1.3
Aug-2020 4.3 2.1 1.1
Sep-2020 4.2 2.2 1.1
Oct-2020 4.3 2.3 1.2
Nov-2020 4.1 2.2 1.5
Dec-2020 3.9 2.4 1.3
Jan-2021 3.9 2.3 1.2
Feb-2021 4 2.4 1.1
Mar-2021 4.3 2.5 1
Apr-2021 4.3 2.7 1
May-2021 4.1 2.6 0.9
Jun-2021 4.5 2.7 0.9
Jul-2021 4.6 2.7 0.9
Aug-2021 4.3 2.8 0.9
Sep-2021 4.5 2.9 1
Oct-2021 4.5 2.8 0.9
Nov-2021 4.6 3 0.9
Dec-2021 4.4 2.9 0.9
Jan-2022 4.3 2.9 1
Feb-2022 4.5 2.9 0.9
Mar-2022 4.4 3 0.9
Apr-2022 4.4 2.9 0.9
May-2022 4.3 2.8 1
Jun-2022 4.3 2.7 1
Jul-2022 4.2 2.6 1
Aug-2022 4.2 2.7 1
Sept-2022 4 2.7 0.9
Oct-2022 4 2.6 1
Nov-2022 4 2.6 0.9
Dec-2022 4 2.7 1
Jan-2023 4.1 2.5 1.2
Feb-2023 3.9 2.5 1
Mar-2023 3.8 2.5 1.2
Apr-2023 3.8 2.3 1.1
May-2023 3.9 2.6 1
Jun-2023 3.8 2.4 1.1
Jul-2023 3.6 2.3 1.1
Aug-2023 3.7 2.3 1.1
Sep-2023 3.7 2.3 1
Oct-2023 3.6 2.3 1
Nov-2023 3.5 2.3 1
Dec-2023 3.6 2.1 1
Jan-2024 3.5 2.1 1.1
Feb-2024 3.6 2.2 1.1
Mar-2024 3.5 2.1 1
Apr-2024 3.5 2.2 1
May-2024 3.5 2.1 1.1
Jun-2024 3.2 2.1 0.9
Jul-2024 3.4 2.1 1.1
Aug-2024 3.3 2 1.1
Sep-2024 3.5 1.9 1.2
Oct-2024 3.4 2 1.1
Nov-2024 3.3 1.9 1.1
Dec-2024 3.4 1.9 1.1
Jan-2025 3.4 2 1.1
Feb-2025 3.4 2 1.1
Mar-2025 3.4 2.1 1
Apr-2025 3.5 2 1.1
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Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. The layoff rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment. The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.

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

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Hires, layoffs, and quits, 2000–2025

Date Hires Quits Layoffs
Dec-2000 5426 2882 2018
Jan-2001 5722 3245 2220
Feb-2001 5303 3053 1855
Mar-2001 5528 3054 2133
Apr-2001 5204 3163 1883
May-2001 5410 2993 2029
Jun-2001 5109 2878 2015
Jul-2001 5244 2947 2038
Aug-2001 5223 2928 2011
Sep-2001 4954 2703 2107
Oct-2001 5078 2795 2319
Nov-2001 4914 2560 2255
Dec-2001 4829 2559 1922
Jan-2002 4855 2845 1907
Feb-2002 4801 2572 1978
Mar-2002 4706 2493 1883
Apr-2002 4928 2624 1956
May-2002 4857 2537 1967
Jun-2002 4869 2522 2015
Jul-2002 4946 2561 2102
Aug-2002 4871 2561 1923
Sep-2002 4879 2521 2022
Oct-2002 4798 2423 1935
Nov-2002 4792 2403 1944
Dec-2002 4893 2501 2007
Jan-2003 5058 2429 2109
Feb-2003 4714 2490 2015
Mar-2003 4470 2394 1949
Apr-2003 4600 2279 1998
May-2003 4678 2291 2072
Jun-2003 4682 2315 2076
Jul-2003 4639 2271 2062
Aug-2003 4666 2195 2162
Sep-2003 4799 2354 1932
Oct-2003 4902 2415 1969
Nov-2003 4767 2411 1951
Dec-2003 4984 2444 2007
Jan-2004 4900 2354 2037
Feb-2004 4788 2448 1985
Mar-2004 5227 2582 2065
Apr-2004 5152 2534 2010
May-2004 4976 2428 1914
Jun-2004 5009 2659 1887
Jul-2004 4891 2609 1885
Aug-2004 5013 2586 1974
Sep-2004 5062 2531 2027
Oct-2004 5149 2550 1903
Nov-2004 5181 2789 2037
Dec-2004 5153 2695 1951
Jan-2005 5201 2732 2008
Feb-2005 5276 2651 2068
Mar-2005 5273 2747 2188
Apr-2005 5362 2741 1957
May-2005 5271 2763 2021
Jun-2005 5376 2754 2015
Jul-2005 5328 2735 1898
Aug-2005 5409 2957 1905
Sep-2005 5493 3046 2032
Oct-2005 5124 2863 1873
Nov-2005 5344 2895 1769
Dec-2005 5294 2849 1923
Jan-2006 5271 2945 1784
Feb-2006 5474 2965 1882
Mar-2006 5524 2956 1888
Apr-2006 5215 2778 1853
May-2006 5498 3002 1991
Jun-2006 5455 3042 1817
Jul-2006 5573 3047 1860
Aug-2006 5373 3056 1775
Sep-2006 5288 2888 1831
Oct-2006 5375 2983 1898
Nov-2006 5495 3043 1926
Dec-2006 5214 2999 1772
Jan-2007 5426 2956 1922
Feb-2007 5160 2933 1850
Mar-2007 5479 2997 1882
Apr-2007 5353 2911 2000
May-2007 5469 3010 1967
Jun-2007 5267 2910 1845
Jul-2007 5217 2951 1896
Aug-2007 5358 3014 2033
Sep-2007 5344 2691 2188
Oct-2007 5398 2926 1998
Nov-2007 5176 2784 1966
Dec-2007 5119 2773 1915
Jan-2008 5071 2847 1989
Feb-2008 5077 2881 1995
Mar-2008 4924 2661 1918
Apr-2008 4948 2837 1958
May-2008 4691 2607 1950
Jun-2008 4893 2595 2172
Jul-2008 4637 2489 2071
Aug-2008 4682 2445 2190
Sep-2008 4499 2468 2088
Oct-2008 4548 2347 2250
Nov-2008 4104 2157 2290
Dec-2008 4348 2084 2482
Jan-2009 4095 1976 2581
Feb-2009 4061 1952 2599
Mar-2009 3858 1834 2575
Apr-2009 3888 1712 2654
May-2009 3758 1683 2231
Jun-2009 3639 1685 2261
Jul-2009 3857 1685 2267
Aug-2009 3810 1555 2119
Sep-2009 3944 1627 2195
Oct-2009 3838 1660 2028
Nov-2009 4024 1810 1913
Dec-2009 4004 1766 2033
Jan-2010 3904 1742 1880
Feb-2010 3864 1844 1825
Mar-2010 4302 1856 1924
Apr-2010 4159 1897 1749
May-2010 4420 1813 1762
Jun-2010 4111 1911 2075
Jul-2010 4163 1785 2166
Aug-2010 4046 1842 1890
Sep-2010 4034 1895 1832
Oct-2010 4173 1846 1745
Nov-2010 4182 1887 1849
Dec-2010 4299 1977 1854
Jan-2011 4000 1832 1827
Feb-2011 4231 1958 1755
Mar-2011 4430 2033 1794
Apr-2011 4296 1882 1792
May-2011 4261 1965 1904
Jun-2011 4366 1923 1942
Jul-2011 4261 1986 1845
Aug-2011 4298 2031 1845
Sep-2011 4429 2041 1872
Oct-2011 4370 1997 1794
Nov-2011 4365 2039 1912
Dec-2011 4356 1981 1801
Jan-2012 4457 2030 1797
Feb-2012 4560 2130 1903
Mar-2012 4575 2167 1784
Apr-2012 4389 2134 1880
May-2012 4533 2138 1969
Jun-2012 4440 2152 1892
Jul-2012 4327 2072 1722
Aug-2012 4450 2069 1894
Sep-2012 4302 1950 1805
Oct-2012 4389 2035 1891
Nov-2012 4489 2078 1921
Dec-2012 4452 2051 1700
Jan-2013 4487 2280 1678
Feb-2013 4571 2298 1664
Mar-2013 4369 2124 1787
Apr-2013 4572 2296 1793
May-2013 4663 2234 1836
Jun-2013 4440 2203 1761
Jul-2013 4561 2363 1713
Aug-2013 4730 2316 1816
Sep-2013 4726 2302 1892
Oct-2013 4518 2372 1675
Nov-2013 4622 2391 1630
Dec-2013 4614 2287 1770
Jan-2014 4626 2311 1806
Feb-2014 4696 2411 1767
Mar-2014 4763 2449 1703
Apr-2014 4880 2474 1764
May-2014 4808 2483 1710
Jun-2014 4925 2507 1761
Jul-2014 5008 2633 1781
Aug-2014 4810 2549 1699
Sep-2014 5149 2732 1718
Oct-2014 5111 2718 1835
Nov-2014 4978 2600 1726
Dec-2014 5192 2552 1857
Jan-2015 5061 2764 1789
Feb-2015 5127 2741 1757
Mar-2015 5126 2754 1973
Apr-2015 5196 2705 1856
May-2015 5142 2743 1711
Jun-2015 5125 2756 1821
Jul-2015 5150 2764 1703
Aug-2015 5163 2879 1773
Sep-2015 5287 2778 1964
Oct-2015 5338 2810 1845
Nov-2015 5358 2897 1779
Dec-2015 5540 3056 1803
Jan-2016 5220 2875 1805
Feb-2016 5470 2994 1894
Mar-2016 5359 2917 1850
Apr-2016 5294 2955 1771
May-2016 5197 3009 1825
Jun-2016 5281 3018 1750
Jul-2016 5426 2967 1759
Aug-2016 5327 2998 1860
Sep-2016 5306 3047 1588
Oct-2016 5210 3074 1664
Nov-2016 5308 3026 1751
Dec-2016 5343 2989 1708
Jan-2017 5499 3188 1745
Feb-2017 5350 3089 1711
Mar-2017 5395 3150 1762
Apr-2017 5272 3028 1710
May-2017 5477 3111 1794
Jun-2017 5635 3154 1970
Jul-2017 5497 3097 1910
Aug-2017 5519 3103 1868
Sep-2017 5450 3190 1787
Oct-2017 5581 3219 1837
Nov-2017 5494 3186 1747
Dec-2017 5421 3222 1732
Jan-2018 5512 3019 1932
Feb-2018 5624 3222 1771
Mar-2018 5623 3323 1795
Apr-2018 5590 3370 1727
May-2018 5859 3382 1775
Jun-2018 5760 3382 1822
Jul-2018 5649 3426 1806
Aug-2018 5815 3423 1803
Sep-2018 5625 3391 1764
Oct-2018 5907 3458 1813
Nov-2018 5826 3511 1938
Dec-2018 5768 3407 1839
Jan-2019 5786 3517 1705
Feb-2019 5704 3547 1763
Mar-2019 5689 3529 1690
Apr-2019 6016 3501 1963
May-2019 5686 3472 1775
Jun-2019 5801 3474 1780
Jul-2019 5871 3654 1833
Aug-2019 5900 3540 1808
Sep-2019 5963 3447 1970
Oct-2019 5781 3452 1819
Nov-2019 5847 3541 1782
Dec-2019 5951 3487 1931
Jan-2020 5981 3563 1808
Feb-2020 5990 3497 1954
Mar-2020 5171 2933 12985
Apr-2020 4029 1991 9170
May-2020 8133 2259 2139
Jun-2020 7477 2594 2245
Jul-2020 6320 3020 1827
Aug-2020 6004 2931 1560
Sep-2020 5966 3185 1567
Oct-2020 6091 3311 1697
Nov-2020 5894 3209 2097
Dec-2020 5577 3369 1906
Jan-2021 5594 3285 1657
Feb-2021 5772 3429 1625
Mar-2021 6148 3661 1488
Apr-2021 6216 3909 1430
May-2021 6013 3836 1352
Jun-2021 6606 3985 1299
Jul-2021 6732 4031 1390
Aug-2021 6390 4122 1338
Sep-2021 6653 4320 1428
Oct-2021 6652 4131 1285
Nov-2021 6811 4491 1368
Dec-2021 6596 4387 1376
Jan-2022 6400 4404 1434
Feb-2022 6806 4321 1420
Mar-2022 6607 4499 1383
Apr-2022 6614 4457 1353
May-2022 6461 4259 1509
Jun-2022 6510 4139 1497
Jul-2022 6470 4005 1459
Aug-2022 6443 4200 1609
Sep-2022 6206 4111 1443
Oct-2022 6104 3945 1539
Nov-2022 6134 4080 1461
Dec-2022 6113 4173 1520
Jan-2023 6347 3833 1904
Feb-2023 6020 3926 1539
Mar-2023 5932 3820 1814
Apr-2023 5954 3619 1686
May-2023 6128 4013 1519
Jun-2023 5930 3689 1637
Jul-2023 5646 3562 1675
Aug-2023 5824 3618 1691
Sep-2023 5772 3638 1561
Oct-2023 5700 3558 1621
Nov-2023 5501 3549 1526
Dec-2023 5614 3370 1648
Jan-2024 5572 3353 1692
Feb-2024 5664 3468 1681
Mar-2024 5472 3329 1614
Apr-2024 5584 3414 1587
May-2024 5573 3355 1665
Jun-2024 5088 3284 1467
Jul-2024 5451 3390 1745
Aug-2024 5230 3177 1697
Sep-2024 5519 3085 1844
Oct-2024 5350 3217 1788
Nov-2024 5307 3032 1739
Dec-2024 5374 3095 1669
Jan-2025 5371 3256 1674
Feb-2025 5370 3250 1780
Mar-2025 5404 3344 1590
Apr-2025 5573 3194 1786

 

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

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Hires are greater than quits in all sectors while lower wage sectors experience higher levels of quits and hires: Hires and quits rates by major sector, April 2025

Notes: Data provided for all sectors with complementary information on both hires and quits rates for Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (x- and y-axis data) and private sector hourly wage rates from the Current Establishment Survey for the corresponding month (data for size of bubbles); 45 degree line represent data where hires rates are equal to quits rates in each sector.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Current Employment Survey public data series.

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Job openings and unemployment levels, 2000–2025

date Unemployment, two-month average Openings
2000-12-01 5636.5 5088
2001-01-01 5828.5 5234
2001-02-01 6056 5097
2001-03-01 6115 4762
2001-04-01 6206 4615
2001-05-01 6248.5 4425
2001-06-01 6355 4361
2001-07-01 6533.5 4447
2001-08-01 6812.5 4024
2001-09-01 7092 4071
2001-10-01 7418 3707
2001-11-01 7848.5 3775
2001-12-01 8130.5 3677
2002-01-01 8220 3699
2002-02-01 8198.5 3436
2002-03-01 8259.5 3612
2002-04-01 8451.5 3471
2002-05-01 8499 3457
2002-06-01 8396 3412
2002-07-01 8391.5 3367
2002-08-01 8347 3517
2002-09-01 8277.5 3301
2002-10-01 8279 3479
2002-11-01 8413.5 3514
2002-12-01 8580 3169
2003-01-01 8580 3441
2003-02-01 8569 3229
2003-03-01 8603 3099
2003-04-01 8715 3108
2003-05-01 8899.5 3289
2003-06-01 9111.5 3390
2003-07-01 9138.5 2981
2003-08-01 8953.5 3190
2003-09-01 8908.5 3091
2003-10-01 8826.5 3305
2003-11-01 8654 3324
2003-12-01 8446.5 3414
2004-01-01 8343.5 3424
2004-02-01 8268.5 3532
2004-03-01 8329 3525
2004-04-01 8330.5 3511
2004-05-01 8191 3710
2004-06-01 8249 3337
2004-07-01 8211 3814
2004-08-01 8063 3541
2004-09-01 7958.5 3821
2004-10-01 7994 3943
2004-11-01 7996.5 3472
2004-12-01 7933 4074
2005-01-01 7859 3804
2005-02-01 7882 3965
2005-03-01 7858.5 4044
2005-04-01 7704.5 4159
2005-05-01 7661.5 3797
2005-06-01 7587.5 4062
2005-07-01 7465 4256
2005-08-01 7375.5 4142
2005-09-01 7449 4352
2005-10-01 7503 4184
2005-11-01 7509.5 4248
2005-12-01 7422.5 4282
2006-01-01 7171.5 4397
2006-02-01 7124 4325
2006-03-01 7128 4732
2006-04-01 7096 4790
2006-05-01 7050 4463
2006-06-01 6990.5 4614
2006-07-01 7088 4394
2006-08-01 7133 4710
2006-09-01 6969 4737
2006-10-01 6787 4591
2006-11-01 6799.5 4645
2006-12-01 6817 4620
2007-01-01 6939 4763
2007-02-01 7021.5 4699
2007-03-01 6829 4962
2007-04-01 6790.5 4689
2007-05-01 6808 4657
2007-06-01 6872.5 4859
2007-07-01 7064 4598
2007-08-01 7108 4546
2007-09-01 7118.5 4652
2007-10-01 7203.5 4636
2007-11-01 7238.5 4646
2007-12-01 7442.5 4545
2008-01-01 7665 4624
2008-02-01 7591 4279
2008-03-01 7659.5 4225
2008-04-01 7729.5 4035
2008-05-01 8016 4194
2008-06-01 8485 3830
2008-07-01 8756 3749
2008-08-01 9187.5 3674
2008-09-01 9466 3222
2008-10-01 9784 3377
2008-11-01 10306 3231
2008-12-01 10912 3146
2009-01-01 11672 2738
2009-02-01 12478 2864
2009-03-01 13162 2534
2009-04-01 13639.5 2295
2009-05-01 14176 2549
2009-06-01 14603 2503
2009-07-01 14654 2232
2009-08-01 14707.5 2338
2009-09-01 14911.5 2487
2009-10-01 15180.5 2406
2009-11-01 15285.5 2503
2009-12-01 15158.5 2568
2010-01-01 15072 2837
2010-02-01 15079.5 2666
2010-03-01 15157.5 2679
2010-04-01 15263.5 3153
2010-05-01 15087 2988
2010-06-01 14661.5 2801
2010-07-01 14493 3082
2010-08-01 14580 2999
2010-09-01 14613.5 2918
2010-10-01 14547.5 3235
2010-11-01 14798.5 3211
2010-12-01 14714.5 3058
2011-01-01 14180.5 3104
2011-02-01 13916.5 3226
2011-03-01 13778.5 3261
2011-04-01 13847 3259
2011-05-01 13906 3179
2011-06-01 13908.5 3455
2011-07-01 13862.5 3623
2011-08-01 13790.5 3329
2011-09-01 13883 3774
2011-10-01 13771 3619
2011-11-01 13448 3565
2011-12-01 13197.5 3768
2012-01-01 12945 3909
2012-02-01 12805 3616
2012-03-01 12763 3979
2012-04-01 12679.5 3793
2012-05-01 12653 3835
2012-06-01 12676 3911
2012-07-01 12674 3735
2012-08-01 12563.5 3809
2012-09-01 12293 3882
2012-10-01 12119.5 3775
2012-11-01 12064.5 3878
2012-12-01 12151.5 3970
2013-01-01 12384.5 3923
2013-02-01 12210.5 4004
2013-03-01 11819.5 4076
2013-04-01 11724.5 3988
2013-05-01 11707 4145
2013-06-01 11702.5 4150
2013-07-01 11543 3885
2013-08-01 11307 4085
2013-09-01 11274.5 4128
2013-10-01 11203 4222
2013-11-01 10961.5 4119
2013-12-01 10595.5 4121
2014-01-01 10303 4127
2014-02-01 10275.5 4373
2014-03-01 10364.5 4388
2014-04-01 10041 4566
2014-05-01 9780.5 4747
2014-06-01 9659.5 4982
2014-07-01 9534 4846
2014-08-01 9603.5 5349
2014-09-01 9430.5 4914
2014-10-01 9126 5012
2014-11-01 9040 4843
2014-12-01 8903.5 5130
2015-01-01 8801 5344
2015-02-01 8742 5466
2015-03-01 8557 5210
2015-04-01 8532.5 5598
2015-05-01 8692 5563
2015-06-01 8540.5 5248
2015-07-01 8207 6056
2015-08-01 8079.5 5467
2015-09-01 7949.5 5488
2015-10-01 7914.5 5773
2015-11-01 7961 5708
2015-12-01 7953.5 5845
2016-01-01 7767 6012
2016-02-01 7664.5 5770
2016-03-01 7831.5 6129
2016-04-01 8014 5803
2016-05-01 7859.5 5777
2016-06-01 7698 5742
2016-07-01 7692.5 5962
2016-08-01 7712.5 5677
2016-09-01 7868.5 5868
2016-10-01 7882 5591
2016-11-01 7682 5971
2016-12-01 7537 5964
2017-01-01 7494.5 5617
2017-02-01 7423.5 5923
2017-03-01 7226 5811
2017-04-01 7081 6091
2017-05-01 7044.5 5826
2017-06-01 6936.5 6305
2017-07-01 6882.5 6238
2017-08-01 6987 6276
2017-09-01 6968 6320
2017-10-01 6777 6408
2017-11-01 6737 6271
2017-12-01 6703 6336
2018-01-01 6560.5 6621
2018-02-01 6535 6552
2018-03-01 6526.5 6818
2018-04-01 6465.5 6877
2018-05-01 6327.5 7016
2018-06-01 6321.5 7230
2018-07-01 6321 7190
2018-08-01 6175.5 7208
2018-09-01 6114.5 7411
2018-10-01 6142 7304
2018-11-01 6163 7594
2018-12-01 6252 7489
2019-01-01 6432 7502
2019-02-01 6305.5 7066
2019-03-01 6169 7317
2019-04-01 6081.5 7272
2019-05-01 5945.5 7275
2019-06-01 5932.5 7194
2019-07-01 5998 7042
2019-08-01 6003 7178
2019-09-01 5849 7124
2019-10-01 5812 7289
2019-11-01 5869.5 6888
2019-12-01 5860.5 6699
2020-01-01 5861 7124
2020-02-01 5811 6966
2020-03-01 6479.5 5894
2020-04-01 15145 4606
2020-05-01 22006.5 5612
2020-06-01 19290.5 6129
2020-07-01 17002 6530
2020-08-01 14906.5 6429
2020-09-01 13007.5 6511
2020-10-01 11813 6798
2020-11-01 10883 6820
2020-12-01 10732 6773
2021-01-01 10503 7204
2021-02-01 10115.5 7752
2021-03-01 9875.5 8470
2021-04-01 9759 9356
2021-05-01 9514 9905
2021-06-01 9364 10298
2021-07-01 9096.5 11049
2021-08-01 8503.5 10956
2021-09-01 7964 10879
2021-10-01 7465.5 11341
2021-11-01 7015 11119
2021-12-01 6574.5 11417
2022-01-01 6455 11238
2022-02-01 6406.5 11661
2022-03-01 6157.5 12134
2022-04-01 6008 11881
2022-05-01 5992.5 11483
2022-06-01 5967 11256
2022-07-01 5859.5 11610
2022-08-01 5843.5 10148
2022-09-01 5855.5 10812
2022-10-01 5878 10488
2022-11-01 5953.5 10619
2022-12-01 5854.5 10876
2023-01-01 5756.5 10393
2023-02-01 5854.5 9846
2023-03-01 5900.5 9572
2023-04-01 5795 9992
2023-05-01 5920 9310
2023-06-01 6023.5 9191
2023-07-01 5939 8606
2023-08-01 6102 9287
2023-09-01 6305 9279
2023-10-01 6402.5 8550
2023-11-01 6366.5 8663
2023-12-01 6284.5 8585
2024-01-01 6232 8468
2024-02-01 6305.5 8445
2024-03-01 6479.5 8093
2024-04-01 6494.5 7619
2024-05-01 6563.5 7901
2024-06-01 6742 7412
2024-07-01 6973 7504
2024-08-01 7084 7649
2024-09-01 6986 7103
2024-10-01 6936.5 7615
2024-11-01 7046.5 8031
2024-12-01 7003.5 7508
2025-01-01 6867.5 7762
2025-02-01 6950.5 7480
2025-03-01 7067.5 7200
2025-04-01 7124 7391
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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. Unemployment levels represent the average of the unemployment level for the current month and the subsequent month to better line up with the job openings data.

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JOLTS

Job openings, 2000–2025

date Openings
2000-12-01 5088
2001-01-01 5234
2001-02-01 5097
2001-03-01 4762
2001-04-01 4615
2001-05-01 4425
2001-06-01 4361
2001-07-01 4447
2001-08-01 4024
2001-09-01 4071
2001-10-01 3707
2001-11-01 3775
2001-12-01 3677
2002-01-01 3699
2002-02-01 3436
2002-03-01 3612
2002-04-01 3471
2002-05-01 3457
2002-06-01 3412
2002-07-01 3367
2002-08-01 3517
2002-09-01 3301
2002-10-01 3479
2002-11-01 3514
2002-12-01 3169
2003-01-01 3441
2003-02-01 3229
2003-03-01 3099
2003-04-01 3108
2003-05-01 3289
2003-06-01 3390
2003-07-01 2981
2003-08-01 3190
2003-09-01 3091
2003-10-01 3305
2003-11-01 3324
2003-12-01 3414
2004-01-01 3424
2004-02-01 3532
2004-03-01 3525
2004-04-01 3511
2004-05-01 3710
2004-06-01 3337
2004-07-01 3814
2004-08-01 3541
2004-09-01 3821
2004-10-01 3943
2004-11-01 3472
2004-12-01 4074
2005-01-01 3804
2005-02-01 3965
2005-03-01 4044
2005-04-01 4159
2005-05-01 3797
2005-06-01 4062
2005-07-01 4256
2005-08-01 4142
2005-09-01 4352
2005-10-01 4184
2005-11-01 4248
2005-12-01 4282
2006-01-01 4397
2006-02-01 4325
2006-03-01 4732
2006-04-01 4790
2006-05-01 4463
2006-06-01 4614
2006-07-01 4394
2006-08-01 4710
2006-09-01 4737
2006-10-01 4591
2006-11-01 4645
2006-12-01 4620
2007-01-01 4763
2007-02-01 4699
2007-03-01 4962
2007-04-01 4689
2007-05-01 4657
2007-06-01 4859
2007-07-01 4598
2007-08-01 4546
2007-09-01 4652
2007-10-01 4636
2007-11-01 4646
2007-12-01 4545
2008-01-01 4624
2008-02-01 4279
2008-03-01 4225
2008-04-01 4035
2008-05-01 4194
2008-06-01 3830
2008-07-01 3749
2008-08-01 3674
2008-09-01 3222
2008-10-01 3377
2008-11-01 3231
2008-12-01 3146
2009-01-01 2738
2009-02-01 2864
2009-03-01 2534
2009-04-01 2295
2009-05-01 2549
2009-06-01 2503
2009-07-01 2232
2009-08-01 2338
2009-09-01 2487
2009-10-01 2406
2009-11-01 2503
2009-12-01 2568
2010-01-01 2837
2010-02-01 2666
2010-03-01 2679
2010-04-01 3153
2010-05-01 2988
2010-06-01 2801
2010-07-01 3082
2010-08-01 2999
2010-09-01 2918
2010-10-01 3235
2010-11-01 3211
2010-12-01 3058
2011-01-01 3104
2011-02-01 3226
2011-03-01 3261
2011-04-01 3259
2011-05-01 3179
2011-06-01 3455
2011-07-01 3623
2011-08-01 3329
2011-09-01 3774
2011-10-01 3619
2011-11-01 3565
2011-12-01 3768
2012-01-01 3909
2012-02-01 3616
2012-03-01 3979
2012-04-01 3793
2012-05-01 3835
2012-06-01 3911
2012-07-01 3735
2012-08-01 3809
2012-09-01 3882
2012-10-01 3775
2012-11-01 3878
2012-12-01 3970
2013-01-01 3923
2013-02-01 4004
2013-03-01 4076
2013-04-01 3988
2013-05-01 4145
2013-06-01 4150
2013-07-01 3885
2013-08-01 4085
2013-09-01 4128
2013-10-01 4222
2013-11-01 4119
2013-12-01 4121
2014-01-01 4127
2014-02-01 4373
2014-03-01 4388
2014-04-01 4566
2014-05-01 4747
2014-06-01 4982
2014-07-01 4846
2014-08-01 5349
2014-09-01 4914
2014-10-01 5012
2014-11-01 4843
2014-12-01 5130
2015-01-01 5344
2015-02-01 5466
2015-03-01 5210
2015-04-01 5598
2015-05-01 5563
2015-06-01 5248
2015-07-01 6056
2015-08-01 5467
2015-09-01 5488
2015-10-01 5773
2015-11-01 5708
2015-12-01 5845
2016-01-01 6012
2016-02-01 5770
2016-03-01 6129
2016-04-01 5803
2016-05-01 5777
2016-06-01 5742
2016-07-01 5962
2016-08-01 5677
2016-09-01 5868
2016-10-01 5591
2016-11-01 5971
2016-12-01 5964
2017-01-01 5617
2017-02-01 5923
2017-03-01 5811
2017-04-01 6091
2017-05-01 5826
2017-06-01 6305
2017-07-01 6238
2017-08-01 6276
2017-09-01 6320
2017-10-01 6408
2017-11-01 6271
2017-12-01 6336
2018-01-01 6621
2018-02-01 6552
2018-03-01 6818
2018-04-01 6877
2018-05-01 7016
2018-06-01 7230
2018-07-01 7190
2018-08-01 7208
2018-09-01 7411
2018-10-01 7304
2018-11-01 7594
2018-12-01 7489
2019-01-01 7502
2019-02-01 7066
2019-03-01 7317
2019-04-01 7272
2019-05-01 7275
2019-06-01 7194
2019-07-01 7042
2019-08-01 7178
2019-09-01 7124
2019-10-01 7289
2019-11-01 6888
2019-12-01 6699
2020-01-01 7124
2020-02-01 6966
2020-03-01 5894
2020-04-01 4606
2020-05-01 5612
2020-06-01 6129
2020-07-01 6530
2020-08-01 6429
2020-09-01 6511
2020-10-01 6798
2020-11-01 6820
2020-12-01 6773
2021-01-01 7204
2021-02-01 7752
2021-03-01 8470
2021-04-01 9356
2021-05-01 9905
2021-06-01 10298
2021-07-01 11049
2021-08-01 10956
2021-09-01 10879
2021-10-01 11341
2021-11-01 11119
2021-12-01 11417
2022-01-01 11238
2022-02-01 11661
2022-03-01 12134
2022-04-01 11881
2022-05-01 11483
2022-06-01 11256
2022-07-01 11610
2022-08-01 10148
2022-09-01 10812
2022-10-01 10488
2022-11-01 10619
2022-12-01 10876
2023-01-01 10393
2023-02-01 9846
2023-03-01 9572
2023-04-01 9992
2023-05-01 9310
2023-06-01 9191
2023-07-01 8606
2023-08-01 9287
2023-09-01 9279
2023-10-01 8550
2023-11-01 8663
2023-12-01 8585
2024-01-01 8468
2024-02-01 8445
2024-03-01 8093
2024-04-01 7619
2024-05-01 7901
2024-06-01 7412
2024-07-01 7504
2024-08-01 7649
2024-09-01 7103
2024-10-01 7615
2024-11-01 8031
2024-12-01 7508
2025-01-01 7762
2025-02-01 7480
2025-03-01 7200
2025-04-01 7391

 

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Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions.

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

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