JOLT Pamphlet

Your company is highl

,

valued,

and your

input

is:

needed.

What

is the Job Openings and

Labor Turnover

Survey?

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.

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

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.

The number

of unfilled jobs-used

to calculate

the job openings

rate-is

an important

measure

of

the demand for

labor.

The number

is often

compared

to measures

of unemployment

to

determine

how well

the U.S.

labor

market

is

functioning.

JOLTS can reveal

the effectiveness

of job matching

and training programs

and can be

used as a major

policy indicator.

As always

at BLS,

the information

you provide

is

held in confidence.

JOLTS can

reveal

the

effectiveness

of job matching

and training

programs.

Many

business and

government

leaders rely

on this

information.

JOLTS will

publish job openings

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 will

help the Bureau of Labor

Statistics

provide

businesses

and the American

public

with

information

critical

in planning

for future growth

and success.

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.