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U.S. JOLTS Job Openings

Latest Release

Jan 07, 2025

Actual

8.098M

Forecast

7.730M

7.839M

A survey done by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to help measure job vacancies. It collects data from employers about their businesses' employment, job openings, recruitment, hires and separations.
JOLTS defines Job Openings as all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month. A job is "open" only if it meets all three of the following conditions:
1. A specific position exists and there is work available for that position.
2. The job could start within 30 days, whether or not the establishment finds a suitable candidate during that time.
3. There is active recruiting for workers from outside the establishment location that has the opening.
A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 04, 2025 (Dec)	10:00			8.098M
Jan 07, 2025 (Nov)	10:00	8.098M	7.730M	7.839M
Dec 03, 2024 (Oct)	10:00	7.744M	7.510M	7.372M
Oct 29, 2024 (Sep)	09:00	7.443M	7.980M	7.861M
Oct 01, 2024 (Aug)	09:00	8.040M	7.640M	7.711M
Sep 04, 2024 (Jul)	09:00	7.673M	8.090M	7.910M

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Juan Planas Rivarola Oct 29, 2024 11:32AM ET

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Lo que se aprecia en que la oferta de empleo viene bajando desde julio 22 a la fecha. No hay recuperación, y se ira agudizando conforme la IA sea adoptada por las empresas. Menos empleo, menos consumo, ya que no hay ingresos para muchas personas. Mas deficit para el Estado

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Yousuf Gul Sep 04, 2024 8:18AM ET

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expecting positive news for today's release as NAS & EURUSD is at rebound level and it may contribute to this rebound positively

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gary leibowitz Jul 02, 2024 2:01PM ET

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JOLTS believe it or not it happens to be a big deal and does tell us the dynamics of employer to employee relationship. The feel-good affect, like consumer optimism. If there is a scarcity of job applicants wages rise to encourage employees. If employees can jump from job to job demanding higher pay that also means workers have an advantage. When job availability is lower wage opportunity shrunk. The great unwinding from COVID meant many older employees left their position for good. Post pandemic there is a need for the younger work force to fill the gap. It has a constant shrinking affect from start of post pandemic. TODAY it is STILL higher than normal. The JOB MARKET is still begging for qualified workers and therefore will increase incentive. I see no drawdown in wage component and job availability. In fact, Inflation gauge seems stubbornly on hold and I expect it to start rising again. China is the key.

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rajshree entreprises May 30, 2023 10:41PM ET

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JOLTS POSITIVE PREDICTED.

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Glenn Goelz Jan 04, 2023 4:50PM ET

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These numbers from the BLS, which are heavily relied on by the Fed to help them assess the underlying strength of the of the Labor Market, are pure BS, and don't pass 'The Smell Test'. Can someone please explain how Job Openings increased from 6,963k in January 2020 (just pre-pandemic) to 11,239k in July 2022, about the time the economy had 're-opened', an increase of an unbelievable 62%. Job Openings 'magically' begin increasing substantially just after Biden's inauguration in January 2021 What a coincidence!

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Le-Noi Anderson Aug 03, 2022 8:22AM ET

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Yesterday's JOLTs was negative, yet the USD went super bullish? Why was that?

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Travis Clement Aug 03, 2022 8:22AM ET

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Technicals my friend. If look at the dollar index there many other factors besides this one fundamental event.

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gary leibowitz Nov 08, 2021 2:26PM ET

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JOLT is so out of whack it has already been normalized. Too bad the PCE reports will confirm a perfect storm. 40 year deflation will be shattered as spikes in inflation will make the word transitory mean years. The biggest fastest move in bond yields is about to be seen. they have gotten this one badly wrong. China will not be able to bail us out this time around, nor will they want to. Shiller P/E hit 40. 44 was the largest ever in 2000. Next 2 months will break that number. INSANE markets, Tulips are replaced with mystical coins backed by nothing secured by nothing. President of US extorted nations, used DOJ for own personal gains, tried overthrowing government with the help of the GOP. heck even the holocaust is an opinion now. But i guess YOU the masses don;lt yet see it? We are a self destructive species.

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We saw the damage the NFP did last week so this should be a no brainer. Here is my prediction SELL USDXXX & BUY XXXUSD, take trade 15 seconds before release. Thank me later.

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increase in budget deficit shows that economic activities are slow down, and yesterday the increase in crude oil stock level, also indicate less demand in the market. So I think Job opening will be less than expected.

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since your predictions JOLT basically doubled, what else you dare to say now?

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Gig jobs don't count . Door dash jobs don't count . Uber jobs dont count . Jolt needs to reflect modern times or the economists will be hitting their stick on a dead tree stump.

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