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JOLTS

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — measures unfilled positions and quits.

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"Quits rate" is the Fed's preferred labor-market tightness gauge — workers quit when confident of finding better jobs. Job openings vs. unemployed ratio above 1.5:1 signals overheating; below 1.0 signals slack.

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