The BLS JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 2.9 official unemployed per job opening for October 2013. The headlines blare job openings are at the highest level in five years, but that's not the real story as hiring is way below pre-recession levels. Job openings have increased 80% from July 2009, while hires have only increased 24% from the same time period.
The BLS July JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.1 official unemployed per job opening and this has been the same story for the last six months. Job openings declined by -4.7% from the previous month to a total of 3,689,000. Hirings increased 2.3% to 4.419 million. Real hiring has only increased 22% from June 2009.
The BLS May JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.1 official unemployed per job opening, the same as the last three months. Every month it is the same story, a static dead pool job market with employers clearly not hiring and this is in spite of the revisions to jobs gained. Job openings didn't change, a measily 0.7% increase from last month to a total of 3,828,000. Hirings didn't change much either, a 1.0% change to 4.441 million. Real hiring has only increased 22% from June 2009. Job openings are still below pre-recession levels of 4.7 million. Job openings have increased 76% from July 2009. Every month JOLTS reports the same bleak labor market conditions.
The BLS April JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.1 official unemployed per job opening, the same as the last two months. Every month it is the same story, a static dead pool job market with employers clearly not hiring. Job openings declined -3.0% from last month to a total of 3,757,000. People hired did increase by 4.7% to 4,425 million. Yet, real hiring has only increased 22% from June 2009.
The BLS March JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.1 official unemployed per job opening, the same as last month. Job openings declined -1.4% from last month to a total of 3,844,000. People hired in March declined by -4.3% to 4.259 million. Real hiring has only increased 18% from June 2009. Job openings are still below pre-recession levels of 4.7 million. Job openings have increased 81% from July 2009. The story for jobs is the same flat line drum beat for March. There is never enough actual hiring in addition to not enough openings.
The BLS February JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.1 official unemployed per job opening. Job openings increased 8.7% from January to a total of 3,925,000. Actual hires, on the other hand, increased 2.8% to 4.418 million. Real hiring has only increased 22% from June 2009. Job openings are still below pre-recession levels of 4.7 million. Job openings have increased 80% from July 2009. While the increase in job opportunities is great, every month it is the same thing. There is never enough actual hiring.
The BLS January JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.3 official unemployed per job opening. Actual hires increased 1.2% to 4.247 million after last month's plunge. Real hiring has only increased 17% from June 2009. Job openings also recovered slightly, up by 2.2% to 3.693 million, yet are still below pre-recession levels of 4.7 million. Job openings have increased 69.5% from July 2009. Some in the press are claiming hiring is on a rebound. Frankly hiring is not. Every month it is the same thing, not enough hiring and this has been going on now for over five years.
The BLS December JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.4 official unemployed per job opening. Actual hires dropped 4.8% to 4.194 million. Real hiring has only increased 14% from June 2009.
The BLS November JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.3 official unemployed per job opening. Opportunities, actual hires were flat lined, showing a stagnant, dead pool job market. While openings increased by 0.3%, actual hires had no change, 0.07%. There were 3.7 million job openings for November, still way below pre-recession levels of 4.7 million.
The BLS September JOLTS report, or Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows there are 3.4* official unemployed per job opening. Opportunities, actual hires and layoffs were all down, showing a stagnant, dead pool job market. While openings decreased by -2.7%, actual hires declined by -5.7%.
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