Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/jolts

# JOLTS
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/jolts
Last modified: 2026-10-17

JOLTS is the BLS survey of job openings and labour turnover. Openings against unemployed workers is [the Fed's read on how tight hiring is](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-jobs-report-explained), and quits show whether workers feel safe enough to leave, which feeds [wages and then inflation](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-inflation-explained).

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