Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government Form and Instruction	Modified
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government Form and Instruction	Modified
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector Form and Instruction	Modified
JOLTS FAQ booklet 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
Script2 Enrollment.docx Supplementary Document	2022-08-04
Script1 Address Refinement.docx Supplementary Document	2022-08-04
CATI PostcardFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
JOLTS FAX Data Entry.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
WEBPostcardsFB.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
DropLetterPanel84Template.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
FAXPostcardsFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
EMAILPostcardsFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
WebLetter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
Supporting_Statement_B_(1220-0170)_JOLTS 2022.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-09-20
Supporting_Statement_A_(1220-0170)_JOLTS 2022.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-09-19
FaxNRP.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
FaxAdvanceNotice.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
DivergenceFax.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
ThanksLetter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
Solicitation.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
ReluctanceLetter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
PersistenceLetter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-09-12
Confidentiality letter.docx Supplementary Document	2022-08-04
JOLTS brochure 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187076	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government Form and Instruction	Modified
187075	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government Form and Instruction	Modified
14675	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0170	ICR Reference No: 202203-1220-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201907-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/11/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2022
Responses	103,956	140,172
Time Burden (Hours)	17,326	23,362
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. The data can be used as demand-side indicators of labor shortages. These indicators of labor shortages at the national level greatly enhance policy makers' understanding of imbalances between the demand and supply of labor. Presently there is no other economic indicator of labor demand with which to assess the presence of labor shortages in the U.S. labor market. The availability of unfilled jobs is an important measure of tightness of job markets, symmetrical to unemployment measures.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1 Name of Law: Design and Duties of Bureau Generally
   US Code: 29 USC 2 Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 39565	07/01/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 61369	10/11/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector	BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3, BLS-1411-W2	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Reminder Job Openings and Labor Turnover Reporting ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government	BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-W3	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Reminder Job Openings and Labor Turnover Reporting ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government	BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3, BLS-1411-W1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Reminder Job Openings and Labor Turnover Reporting ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report ,   Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	103,956	140,172	0	-36,216	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,326	23,362	0	-6,036	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This request shows a 26% decrease in respondents, annual responses, and burden hours of 8,663; 103,956; and 17,326, respectively. The JOLTS program plans to perform response analysis sometime before this approval expires and will seek an appropriate increase in respondents and burden hours at that time.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/11/2022

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