JOLTS
The job-seekers ratio, 2000–2022
Date | Job seekers ratio, imputed |
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2000-12-01 | 1.11 |
2001-01-01 | 1.15 |
2001-02-01 | 1.19 |
2001-03-01 | 1.29 |
2001-04-01 | 1.36 |
2001-05-01 | 1.41 |
2001-06-01 | 1.49 |
2001-07-01 | 1.48 |
2001-08-01 | 1.75 |
2001-09-01 | 1.75 |
2001-10-01 | 2.08 |
2001-11-01 | 2.12 |
2001-12-01 | 2.25 |
2002-01-01 | 2.21 |
2002-02-01 | 2.39 |
2002-03-01 | 2.30 |
2002-04-01 | 2.48 |
2002-05-01 | 2.43 |
2002-06-01 | 2.46 |
2002-07-01 | 2.49 |
2002-08-01 | 2.36 |
2002-09-01 | 2.50 |
2002-10-01 | 2.39 |
2002-11-01 | 2.42 |
2002-12-01 | 2.73 |
2003-01-01 | 2.48 |
2003-02-01 | 2.67 |
2003-03-01 | 2.77 |
2003-04-01 | 2.84 |
2003-05-01 | 2.72 |
2003-06-01 | 2.73 |
2003-07-01 | 3.02 |
2003-08-01 | 2.79 |
2003-09-01 | 2.89 |
2003-10-01 | 2.64 |
2003-11-01 | 2.58 |
2003-12-01 | 2.44 |
2004-01-01 | 2.44 |
2004-02-01 | 2.31 |
2004-03-01 | 2.41 |
2004-04-01 | 2.33 |
2004-05-01 | 2.21 |
2004-06-01 | 2.48 |
2004-07-01 | 2.13 |
2004-08-01 | 2.26 |
2004-09-01 | 2.07 |
2004-10-01 | 2.04 |
2004-11-01 | 2.28 |
2004-12-01 | 1.95 |
2005-01-01 | 2.05 |
2005-02-01 | 2.01 |
2005-03-01 | 1.91 |
2005-04-01 | 1.84 |
2005-05-01 | 2.02 |
2005-06-01 | 1.85 |
2005-07-01 | 1.74 |
2005-08-01 | 1.77 |
2005-09-01 | 1.74 |
2005-10-01 | 1.78 |
2005-11-01 | 1.78 |
2005-12-01 | 1.70 |
2006-01-01 | 1.61 |
2006-02-01 | 1.66 |
2006-03-01 | 1.49 |
2006-04-01 | 1.49 |
2006-05-01 | 1.56 |
2006-06-01 | 1.52 |
2006-07-01 | 1.63 |
2006-08-01 | 1.51 |
2006-09-01 | 1.45 |
2006-10-01 | 1.47 |
2006-11-01 | 1.48 |
2006-12-01 | 1.46 |
2007-01-01 | 1.49 |
2007-02-01 | 1.47 |
2007-03-01 | 1.36 |
2007-04-01 | 1.46 |
2007-05-01 | 1.45 |
2007-06-01 | 1.44 |
2007-07-01 | 1.55 |
2007-08-01 | 1.55 |
2007-09-01 | 1.54 |
2007-10-01 | 1.56 |
2007-11-01 | 1.56 |
2007-12-01 | 1.68 |
2008-01-01 | 1.66 |
2008-02-01 | 1.75 |
2008-03-01 | 1.85 |
2008-04-01 | 1.89 |
2008-05-01 | 2.00 |
2008-06-01 | 2.24 |
2008-07-01 | 2.38 |
2008-08-01 | 2.57 |
2008-09-01 | 2.95 |
2008-10-01 | 2.98 |
2008-11-01 | 3.26 |
2008-12-01 | 3.59 |
2009-01-01 | 4.40 |
2009-02-01 | 4.50 |
2009-03-01 | 5.30 |
2009-04-01 | 6.04 |
2009-05-01 | 5.69 |
2009-06-01 | 5.88 |
2009-07-01 | 6.54 |
2009-08-01 | 6.34 |
2009-09-01 | 6.03 |
2009-10-01 | 6.38 |
2009-11-01 | 6.08 |
2009-12-01 | 5.88 |
2010-01-01 | 5.30 |
2010-02-01 | 5.67 |
2010-03-01 | 5.67 |
2010-04-01 | 4.86 |
2010-05-01 | 4.97 |
2010-06-01 | 5.17 |
2010-07-01 | 4.71 |
2010-08-01 | 4.88 |
2010-09-01 | 5.00 |
2010-10-01 | 4.49 |
2010-11-01 | 4.70 |
2010-12-01 | 4.69 |
2011-01-01 | 4.51 |
2011-02-01 | 4.28 |
2011-03-01 | 4.21 |
2011-04-01 | 4.28 |
2011-05-01 | 4.36 |
2011-06-01 | 4.04 |
2011-07-01 | 3.80 |
2011-08-01 | 4.15 |
2011-09-01 | 3.70 |
2011-10-01 | 3.76 |
2011-11-01 | 3.73 |
2011-12-01 | 3.47 |
2012-01-01 | 3.27 |
2012-02-01 | 3.54 |
2012-03-01 | 3.20 |
2012-04-01 | 3.33 |
2012-05-01 | 3.30 |
2012-06-01 | 3.25 |
2012-07-01 | 3.39 |
2012-08-01 | 3.27 |
2012-09-01 | 3.12 |
2012-10-01 | 3.21 |
2012-11-01 | 3.10 |
2012-12-01 | 3.10 |
2013-01-01 | 3.18 |
2013-02-01 | 2.98 |
2013-03-01 | 2.87 |
2013-04-01 | 2.95 |
2013-05-01 | 2.81 |
2013-06-01 | 2.83 |
2013-07-01 | 2.92 |
2013-08-01 | 2.76 |
2013-09-01 | 2.73 |
2013-10-01 | 2.64 |
2013-11-01 | 2.62 |
2013-12-01 | 2.52 |
2014-01-01 | 2.47 |
2014-02-01 | 2.37 |
2014-03-01 | 2.37 |
2014-04-01 | 2.12 |
2014-05-01 | 2.08 |
2014-06-01 | 1.90 |
2014-07-01 | 1.98 |
2014-08-01 | 1.79 |
2014-09-01 | 1.88 |
2014-10-01 | 1.79 |
2014-11-01 | 1.88 |
2014-12-01 | 1.70 |
2015-01-01 | 1.66 |
2015-02-01 | 1.57 |
2015-03-01 | 1.63 |
2015-04-01 | 1.53 |
2015-05-01 | 1.59 |
2015-06-01 | 1.57 |
2015-07-01 | 1.35 |
2015-08-01 | 1.46 |
2015-09-01 | 1.44 |
2015-10-01 | 1.37 |
2015-11-01 | 1.40 |
2015-12-01 | 1.35 |
2016-01-01 | 1.27 |
2016-02-01 | 1.33 |
2016-03-01 | 1.30 |
2016-04-01 | 1.39 |
2016-05-01 | 1.32 |
2016-06-01 | 1.35 |
2016-07-01 | 1.28 |
2016-08-01 | 1.37 |
2016-09-01 | 1.36 |
2016-10-01 | 1.40 |
2016-11-01 | 1.26 |
2016-12-01 | 1.26 |
2017-01-01 | 1.33 |
2017-02-01 | 1.25 |
2017-03-01 | 1.22 |
2017-04-01 | 1.16 |
2017-05-01 | 1.20 |
2017-06-01 | 1.09 |
2017-07-01 | 1.10 |
2017-08-01 | 1.13 |
2017-09-01 | 1.08 |
2017-10-01 | 1.05 |
2017-11-01 | 1.08 |
2017-12-01 | 1.05 |
2018-01-01 | 0.99 |
2018-02-01 | 1.00 |
2018-03-01 | 0.95 |
2018-04-01 | 0.93 |
2018-05-01 | 0.88 |
2018-06-01 | 0.89 |
2018-07-01 | 0.86 |
2018-08-01 | 0.86 |
2018-09-01 | 0.83 |
2018-10-01 | 0.85 |
2018-11-01 | 0.81 |
2018-12-01 | 0.86 |
2019-01-01 | 0.86 |
2019-02-01 | 0.87 |
2019-03-01 | 0.84 |
2019-04-01 | 0.82 |
2019-05-01 | 0.81 |
2019-06-01 | 0.83 |
2019-07-01 | 0.85 |
2019-08-01 | 0.84 |
2019-09-01 | 0.81 |
2019-10-01 | 0.81 |
2019-11-01 | 0.86 |
2019-12-01 | 0.87 |
2020-01-01 | 0.81 |
2020-02-01 | 0.82 |
2020-03-01 | 1.21 |
2020-04-01 | 4.89 |
2020-05-01 | 3.85 |
2020-06-01 | 2.92 |
2020-07-01 | 2.46 |
2020-08-01 | 2.14 |
2020-09-01 | 1.94 |
2020-10-01 | 1.62 |
2020-11-01 | 1.57 |
2020-12-01 | 1.56 |
2021-01-01 | 1.41 |
2021-02-01 | 1.27 |
2021-03-01 | 1.14 |
2021-04-01 | 1.05 |
2021-05-01 | 0.96 |
2021-06-01 | 0.96 |
2021-07-01 | 0.80 |
2021-08-01 | 0.78 |
2021-09-01 | 0.72 |
2021-10-01 | 0.66 |
2021-11-01 | 0.62 |
2021-12-01 | 0.55 |
2022-01-01 | 0.58 |
2022-02-01 | 0.55 |
2022-03-01 | 0.50 |
2022-04-01 | 0.51 |
2022-05-01 | 0.53 |
2022-06-01 | 0.54 |
2022-07-01 | 0.51 |
2022-08-01 | 0.60 |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Unemployment levels represent the average of the unemployment level for the current month.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and Current Population Survey.
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