Introduction
The US Census Job to Job Flows (J2J Flow) data provides insights into employer dynamics in the Boulder MSA. The key indicators tracked by the J2J data can help assess the health of Boulder’s labor market, benchmark it against the region and country, and understand how industry flows have changed over time.
Key Statistics
There are several key statistics used throughout the report which need defining.
- Hire Rate: Rate of hires into a worker’s main job
- Separation Rate: Rate of separations from a worker’s main job
- Persistent non-employment: A spell of non-employment lasting one or more quarters
- Hires from persistent non-employment: Rate of hires following a spell of persistent nonemployment
- Separations to persistent non-employment: Rate of separations into a spell of persistent nonemployment
- Job to Job Flow (J2J): Job flows with a short or no observed nonemployment spell
- Earnings Prior to J2J Flow: Average quarterly earnings prior to stable job flows (short or no observed nonemployment spell)
- Earnings Following to J2J Flow: Average quarterly earnings following a stable job flow (short or no observed nonemployment spell)