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fig. 1.1.8 · ghost jobs: openings posted vs people hired, since the count began.
JOBS POSTED VS PEOPLE HIRED · MONTHLY · US · SINCE THE COUNT BEGAN, DEC 20002001200620112016202120262001: HIRING RAN ABOVE THE ADS2022: 12,301,000 OPENINGSTHE GAP: 2,217,000 POSTINGS A MONTH NOBODY IS HIRED INTOOPENINGSHIRESJUL 2026: 7,271,000 OPENINGS · 5,054,000 HIRESBLS JOLTS · JTSJOL / JTSHIL · SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

source: BLS JOLTS via FRED (JTSJOL, JTSHIL) · ghostJobs.data.ts

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