cover image: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey reflects labor market before August’s Delta variant surge

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey reflects labor market before August’s Delta variant surge

9 Aug 2021

Below, EPI senior economist Elise Gould offers her initial insights on today’s release of the Jobs and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for July. Read the full Twitter thread here. Hires ticked down slightly in July but remains up 645k since May. Total separations rose for two months running due to an increase in both layoffs…
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EPI staff

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Bulgaria