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Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

Your participation in JOLTS allows you to have a voice in US Economic Policymaking.

What is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey?

JOLTS is a monthly count of job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. JOLTS data help measure the demand for labor and track the health of the economy.

Why are JOLTS data needed?

The number of unfilled job-used to calculate the vacancy rate-is an important measure of demand for labor. The number is often compared to measures of unemployment to determine how the US labor market is functioning. JOLTS can reveal the effectiveness of job matching and training programs and can he used as a major policy indicator, influencing decisions regarding inflation.

JOLTS can reveal the effectiveness of job matching and training programs.

How does this affect me?

The information you supply is crucial to spotting trends that affect both your industry and the national economy as a whole. Many business and government leaders rely on this information to guide policy and planning decisions-decisions that affect you professionally and personally.

Your participation is critical to the accuracy of the survey's results. Your company is important, and your input is needed. We appreciate your participation in this important survey.

As always at BLS the information you provide is held in confidence.
Many business and government leaders rely on this information.

How can I use the data?

JOLTS will publish vacancy and turnover rates. YOU can compare your company to national regional, or industry specific data. How strong is your retention of employees? Is your hire rate above or below the average? Are you leading the pack or falling behind when it comes to these employment issues? Your participation in JOLTS allows you to have a voice in US economic policy making which will directly affect your industry.

Survey results are available free of charge. See the back panel of this pamphlet to learn how you can get this and other information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and put it to work for you.

You can compare your company to national, regional or industry specific data.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Your company is important, and your information is needed.