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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Units: Level in Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly
Total Nonfarm Job Openings are a measure of all jobs that are not filled on the last business day of the month. A job is considered open if a specific position exists and there is work available for it, the job can be started within 30 days, and there is active recruiting for the position.
Total Nonfarm Job Openings are measured by the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These data are a unique economic indicator of unmet demand for labor and labor shortages. Economists, government officials, and researchers use Job Openings as a measure of tightness within job markets.
Note that the set of available job openings may decline because openings become filled, or because previous openings are removed without filling positions.
For more information, see:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Overview Page
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Data Definitions
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings: Total Nonfarm [JTSJOL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOL, .
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Employment Situation
Units: Thousands of Persons, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly
Persons 16 years of age and older.
The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'
The source code is: LNS11000000
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Civilian Labor Force Level [CLF16OV], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CLF16OV, .
Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Rate, Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Rate, Monthly, Seasonally AdjustedCivilian Labor Force Level
Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted