JOLTS
The job-seekers ratio, 2000-2017
Unemployed job seekers per job opening | |
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Dec-2000 | 1.19 |
Jan-2001 | 1.12 |
Feb-2001 | 1.31 |
Mar-2001 | 1.35 |
Apr-2001 | 1.28 |
May-2001 | 1.37 |
Jun-2001 | 1.51 |
Jul-2001 | 1.46 |
Aug-2001 | 1.70 |
Sep-2001 | 1.80 |
Oct-2001 | 2.13 |
Nov-2001 | 2.36 |
Dec-2001 | 2.44 |
Jan-2002 | 2.18 |
Feb-2002 | 2.44 |
Mar-2002 | 2.34 |
Apr-2002 | 2.48 |
May-2002 | 2.34 |
Jun-2002 | 2.49 |
Jul-2002 | 2.46 |
Aug-2002 | 2.38 |
Sep-2002 | 2.49 |
Oct-2002 | 2.35 |
Nov-2002 | 2.49 |
Dec-2002 | 2.94 |
Jan-2003 | 2.23 |
Feb-2003 | 2.55 |
Mar-2003 | 2.81 |
Apr-2003 | 2.65 |
May-2003 | 2.77 |
Jun-2003 | 2.78 |
Jul-2003 | 2.76 |
Aug-2003 | 2.71 |
Sep-2003 | 2.90 |
Oct-2003 | 2.72 |
Nov-2003 | 2.72 |
Dec-2003 | 2.59 |
Jan-2004 | 2.42 |
Feb-2004 | 2.40 |
Mar-2004 | 2.51 |
Apr-2004 | 2.25 |
May-2004 | 2.24 |
Jun-2004 | 2.42 |
Jul-2004 | 2.07 |
Aug-2004 | 2.21 |
Sep-2004 | 2.12 |
Oct-2004 | 2.13 |
Nov-2004 | 2.45 |
Dec-2004 | 2.17 |
Jan-2005 | 2.12 |
Feb-2005 | 2.08 |
Mar-2005 | 2.02 |
Apr-2005 | 1.81 |
May-2005 | 1.97 |
Jun-2005 | 1.87 |
Jul-2005 | 1.71 |
Aug-2005 | 1.80 |
Sep-2005 | 1.78 |
Oct-2005 | 1.74 |
Nov-2005 | 1.79 |
Dec-2005 | 1.79 |
Jan-2006 | 1.64 |
Feb-2006 | 1.70 |
Mar-2006 | 1.57 |
Apr-2006 | 1.52 |
May-2006 | 1.59 |
Jun-2006 | 1.61 |
Jul-2006 | 1.73 |
Aug-2006 | 1.56 |
Sep-2006 | 1.52 |
Oct-2006 | 1.50 |
Nov-2006 | 1.58 |
Dec-2006 | 1.58 |
Jan-2007 | 1.54 |
Feb-2007 | 1.55 |
Mar-2007 | 1.44 |
Apr-2007 | 1.42 |
May-2007 | 1.49 |
Jun-2007 | 1.51 |
Jul-2007 | 1.59 |
Aug-2007 | 1.55 |
Sep-2007 | 1.59 |
Oct-2007 | 1.68 |
Nov-2007 | 1.74 |
Dec-2007 | 1.85 |
Jan-2008 | 1.80 |
Feb-2008 | 1.85 |
Mar-2008 | 1.96 |
Apr-2008 | 1.86 |
May-2008 | 2.12 |
Jun-2008 | 2.28 |
Jul-2008 | 2.34 |
Aug-2008 | 2.58 |
Sep-2008 | 2.91 |
Oct-2008 | 3.06 |
Nov-2008 | 3.56 |
Dec-2008 | 3.99 |
Jan-2009 | 4.36 |
Feb-2009 | 4.62 |
Mar-2009 | 5.39 |
Apr-2009 | 5.88 |
May-2009 | 5.97 |
Jun-2009 | 6.06 |
Jul-2009 | 6.65 |
Aug-2009 | 6.42 |
Sep-2009 | 6.06 |
Oct-2009 | 6.40 |
Nov-2009 | 6.48 |
Dec-2009 | 6.27 |
Jan-2010 | 5.71 |
Feb-2010 | 5.86 |
Mar-2010 | 5.70 |
Apr-2010 | 4.76 |
May-2010 | 5.14 |
Jun-2010 | 5.43 |
Jul-2010 | 4.89 |
Aug-2010 | 5.02 |
Sep-2010 | 5.27 |
Oct-2010 | 4.79 |
Nov-2010 | 5.18 |
Dec-2010 | 5.02 |
Jan-2011 | 4.77 |
Feb-2011 | 4.52 |
Mar-2011 | 4.39 |
Apr-2011 | 4.25 |
May-2011 | 4.45 |
Jun-2011 | 4.33 |
Jul-2011 | 3.96 |
Aug-2011 | 4.36 |
Sep-2011 | 3.99 |
Oct-2011 | 3.97 |
Nov-2011 | 4.22 |
Dec-2011 | 3.89 |
Jan-2012 | 3.44 |
Feb-2012 | 3.66 |
Mar-2012 | 3.32 |
Apr-2012 | 3.47 |
May-2012 | 3.43 |
Jun-2012 | 3.34 |
Jul-2012 | 3.43 |
Aug-2012 | 3.39 |
Sep-2012 | 3.44 |
Oct-2012 | 3.27 |
Nov-2012 | 3.41 |
Dec-2012 | 3.44 |
Jan-2013 | 3.29 |
Feb-2013 | 3.01 |
Mar-2013 | 3.01 |
Apr-2013 | 2.97 |
May-2013 | 3.01 |
Jun-2013 | 2.99 |
Jul-2013 | 2.91 |
Aug-2013 | 2.84 |
Sep-2013 | 2.85 |
Oct-2013 | 2.71 |
Nov-2013 | 2.81 |
Dec-2013 | 2.78 |
Jan-2014 | 2.57 |
Feb-2014 | 2.53 |
Mar-2014 | 2.50 |
Apr-2014 | 2.12 |
May-2014 | 2.12 |
Jun-2014 | 2.02 |
Jul-2014 | 2.07 |
Aug-2014 | 1.91 |
Sep-2014 | 2.00 |
Oct-2014 | 1.83 |
Nov-2014 | 1.93 |
Dec-2014 | 1.82 |
Jan-2015 | 1.76 |
Feb-2015 | 1.69 |
Mar-2015 | 1.67 |
Apr-2015 | 1.51 |
May-2015 | 1.60 |
Jun-2015 | 1.59 |
Jul-2015 | 1.40 |
Aug-2015 | 1.47 |
Sep-2015 | 1.45 |
Oct-2015 | 1.43 |
Nov-2015 | 1.52 |
Dec-2015 | 1.48 |
Jan-2016 | 1.37 |
Feb-2016 | 1.41 |
Mar-2016 | 1.36 |
Apr-2016 | 1.40 |
May-2016 | 1.33 |
Jun-2016 | 1.41 |
Jul-2016 | 1.30 |
Aug-2016 | 1.43 |
Sep-2016 | 1.39 |
Oct-2016 | 1.39 |
Nov-2016 | 1.32 |
Dec-2016 | 1.36 |
Jan-2017 | 1.36 |
Feb-2017 | 1.32 |
Mar-2017 | 1.25 |
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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