Historical Year Data · 2003

JOLTS Job Openings Rate in 2003

JOLTS Job Openings Rate opened 2003 at 2.60% and closed at 2.50%, a -3.85% move for the year. The high of 2.60% was reached on January 1, and the low of 2.20% on July 1.

Open

2.60%

2003-01

2.50%

12 data points

High

2.60%

Jan 1

Low

2.20%

Jul 1

Full Year Change

-3.85%

2002 Change

-11.11%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	2.60%	2.60%	2.60%	2.60%	+0.00%
Feb	2.40%	2.40%	2.40%	2.40%	+0.00%
Mar	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	+0.00%
Apr	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	+0.00%
May	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	+0.00%
Jun	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	+0.00%
Jul	2.20%	2.20%	2.20%	2.20%	+0.00%
Aug	2.40%	2.40%	2.40%	2.40%	+0.00%
Sep	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	2.30%	+0.00%
Oct	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	+0.00%
Nov	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	+0.00%
Dec	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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