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
EmailLetter_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-10
EmailLetter_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-10
Persistence_Letter_2nd_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-10
Persistence_Letter_2nd_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-10
Supporting_Statement_B_(1220-0170)_JOLTS.docx Supporting Statement B	2025-09-08
Supporting_Statement_A_(1220-0170)_JOLTS.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-09-08
QUICK GUIDE TO BLS WEB REPORTING.docx Supplementary Document	2025-02-03
JOLTS Bifold Brochure - Kansas City.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
JOLTS Bifold Brochure - Atlanta.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Webbrochure2013_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Webbrochure2013_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
WEB Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
EMAIL Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
CATI Postcard_Kansas.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
WebLetter_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
THANKS_LETTER_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
SOLICITATION_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
RELUCTANCE_LETTER_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Persistence_Letter_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
DropLetter_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Confidentiality_KC.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
JOLTS FAQ booklet 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Script2 Enrollment.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Script1 Address Refinement.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
CATI PostcardFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
JOLTS FAX Data Entry.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
WEBPostcardsFB.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
DropLetterl_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
FAXPostcardsFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
EMAILPostcardsFB.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
WebLetter_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
FaxNRP.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
FaxAdvanceNotice.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
DivergenceFax.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
THANKS_LETTER_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
SOLICITATION_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
RELUCTANCE_LETTER_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Persistence_Letter_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
Confidentiality_ATL.docx Supplementary Document	2025-09-08
JOLTS brochure 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-09-08

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: 202506-1220-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202502-1220-004
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: 09/22/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	77,352	103,956
Time Burden (Hours)	12,892	17,326
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey 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:
	90 FR 29893	07/07/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 45413	09/22/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, 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-FM2, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3, BLS-1411-W2	JOLTS Report_ CATI_Basic_C1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_611_C3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_Basic_FM1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_5613_FM2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_611_FM3_Atlanta ,   Reminder JOLTS Reporting_ Basic_E1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web collection screenshots ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_Basic_F1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_5613_F2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ FAX_611_F3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ Web_5613_W2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ Web_611_W3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Altanta ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_Basic_C1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_611_C3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Basic_E1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_5613_W2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_611_W3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTSPro Web Collection Screenshots
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Federal Government	BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3	JOLTS Report_CATI_Basic_C1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ CATI_611_C3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_Basic_FM1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_5613_FM2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_611_FM3_Atlanta ,   Reminder JOLTS Reporting_Basic_E1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_Basic_F1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_5613_F2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_611_F3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web_5613_W2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web_611_W3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Altanta ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_Basic_C1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_611_C3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Basic_E1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_5613_W2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_611_W3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTSPro Web Collection Screenshots
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - State and Local Government	BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-C1, BLS-1411-C2, BLS-1411-E1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-FM1, BLS-1411-FM3, BLS-1411-FM2, BLS-1411-C3, BLS-1411-W1, BLS-1411-W2, BLS-1411-W3, BLS-1411-F1, BLS-1411-F2, BLS-1411-F3, BLS-1411-W1	JOLTS Report_ CATI_Basic_C1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_611_C3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ FAXMulti_Basic_FM1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_5613_FM2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAXMulti_611_FM3_Atlanta ,   Reminder JOLTS Reporting_Basic_E1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web collection screenshots ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_Basic_F1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_5613_F2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_FAX_611_F3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ Web_5613_W2_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_ Web_611_W3_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Altanta ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Atlanta ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_Basic_C1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_5613_C2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_CATI_611_C3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Basic_E1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_Basic_W1_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_5613_W2_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Web_611_W3_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_611Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTS Report_5613Multi_Basic_Kansas ,   JOLTSPro Web Collection Screenshots

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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	77,352	103,956	0	-26,604	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,892	17,326	0	-4,434	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 6,446; 77,352; and 12,892, 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: $7,000,000

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: 09/22/2025

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