Historical Year Data · 2009

JOLTS Job Openings Rate in 2009

JOLTS Job Openings Rate opened 2009 at 2.00% and closed at 1.90%, a -5.00% move for the year. The high of 2.10% was reached on February 1, and the low of 1.70% on April 1.

Open

2.00%

2009-01

1.90%

12 data points

High

2.10%

Feb 1

Low

1.70%

Apr 1

Full Year Change

-5.00%

2008 Change

-28.13%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	+0.00%
Feb	2.10%	2.10%	2.10%	2.10%	+0.00%
Mar	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%
Apr	1.70%	1.70%	1.70%	1.70%	+0.00%
May	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%
Jun	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%
Jul	1.70%	1.70%	1.70%	1.70%	+0.00%
Aug	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	+0.00%
Sep	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%
Oct	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	1.80%	+0.00%
Nov	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%
Dec	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	+0.00%

Events During 2009

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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