Average Job Vacancy Duration is 25 Working Days Duration Averages 58 Days For the Largest Establishments in 2014 Dr. Steven J. Davis University of Chicago Booth School of Business August 12,
Sample Statistical Products Derived from JOLTS Data Charts and tables produced using data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey following the analytical framework and measurement methods in Davis, Faberman and Haltiwanger (2012, 2013). Steven J. Davis faculty.chicagobooth.edu/steven.davis/ August 12, 2014
Decennial Census Hiring
Three-Month Moving Averages
Mean Vacancy Duration (Number of Working Days) By Industry and Time Period 2001 to to to Jan June 2014 Resources Construction Manufacturing Wholesale and Retail Trade Warehouse, Trans. & Utilities Information Financial Services Professional and Business Services Education Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Non-Farm
Recruiting Intensity Index By Industry and Time Period 2001 to to to Jan June 2014 Resources Construction Manufacturing Wholesale and Retail Trade Warehouse, Trans. & Utilities Information Financial Services Professional and Business Services Education Health Services Leisure and Hospitality Other Services Government Non-Farm
Focus on Professional & Business Services Mean Vacancy Duration (Number of Working days) By Industry and Time Period 2001 to to to Jan June 2014 Professional and Business Services Private Non-Farm Recruiting Intensity Index By Industry and Time Period 2001 to to to Jan June 2014 Professional and Business Services Private Non-Farm
Mean Vacancy Duration by Establishment Size Selected Time Periods Class Size 2001 to to to Jan May % chg May % % % % % % Recruiting Intensity Index By Establishment Size and Time Period Class Size 2001 to to to Jan May % chg May % % % % % %
References Davis, Steven J., R. Jason Faberman and John Haltiwanger (2012), “Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence,” American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 102, no. 3 (May), Davis, Steven J., R. Jason Faberman and John Haltiwanger (2013), “The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 128, no. 2 (May),