Abstract
Kelly Clark and MaryAnne Phillips (2002) "A Comparison of Job
Openings Surveys: Concepts and Survey."
Responding to the need for statistics that measure the demand for
labor as a complement to measures of labor supply such as the
unemployment rate, surveys in both the United States and Europe have
been developed recently to measure the number of job openings. In the
United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has developed an
establishment survey designed to produce new, nationally representative
data on labor demand by measuring both the number and rate of job
openings in the United States. This paper begins by briefly describing
the new Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and its
development based on lessons learned from previous BLS surveys and pilot
studies. Simultaneously, the European Union is currently embarking on an
effort to measure job openings in member countries. This paper also
describes that recent effort and how it builds on the experience of
several individual countries that already collect job openings data. The
overall comparison focuses on definitions, reference periods, and sample
design.
Last Modified Date: March 19, 2003
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