Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)

OMB 1220-0170

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.

The latest form for Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) expires 2022-12-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government Form and Instruction
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government Form and Instruction
Form BLS-1411-C1 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector Form and Instruction
Note to Reviewer - 1220-0170 - JOLTS Nonsubstantive Change Request 2024.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
JOLTS Email Collection Brochure_Kansas City.pdf Supplementary Document
JOLTS Email Collection Brochure_Atlanta.pdf Supplementary Document
Webbrochure2013_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
Webbrochure2013_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
WEB Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
EMAIL Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
CATI Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
WebLetter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
ThanksLetter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
Solicitation_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
ReluctanceLetter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
Persistence_Letter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
DropLetter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
Confidentiality letter_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document
JOLTS FAQ booklet 2015.pdf Supplementary Document
Script2 Enrollment.docx Supplementary Document
Script1 Address Refinement.docx Supplementary Document
CATI PostcardFB_Atlanta.pdf Supplementary Document
JOLTS FAX Data Entry_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
WEBPostcardsFB_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
DropLetterPanel84Template_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
FAXPostcardsFB_Atlanta.pdf Supplementary Document
EMAILPostcardsFB_Atlanta.pdf Supplementary Document
WebLetter_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
Supporting_Statement_B_(1220-0170)_JOLTS 2022.docx Supporting Statement B
Supporting_Statement_A_(1220-0170)_JOLTS 2022.docx Supporting Statement A
FaxNRP_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
FaxAdvanceNotice_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
DivergenceFax_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
ThanksLetter_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
Solicitation_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
ReluctanceLetter_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
PersistenceLetter_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
Confidentiality letter_Atlanta.docx Supplementary Document
JOLTS brochure 2015.pdf Supplementary Document
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government Form and Instruction
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government Form and Instruction
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202403-1220-001	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2024-03-08
202308-1220-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2023-08-30
202203-1220-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-10-11
201907-1220-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2019-10-08
201711-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2018-06-29
201503-1220-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2015-04-10
201111-1220-006 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2012-03-20
201103-1220-004 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2011-03-24
200810-1220-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2009-01-22
200806-1220-005 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2008-06-26
200602-1220-001 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2006-02-08
200301-1220-001 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2003-01-27
200009-1220-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2000-09-20
200001-1220-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2000-01-20

OMB Details

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) - Private Sector

Federal Enterprise Architecture: General Government - Central Records & Statistical Mgt

Form BLS-1411-W2	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-F3	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-F2	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-F1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-W3	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-W1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-C2	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-C1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-FM3	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-E1	Reminder Job Openings and Labor Turnover Reporting	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-C3	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-W1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Fillable Fileable	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-FM2	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction
Form BLS-1411-FM1	Job Openings and Labor Turnover Report	Paper Only	Form and instruction

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