How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on 13 March 2026

The short answer

Hardly a reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 1.41 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a JOLTs Job Openings release, 1.84 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.91% lower.

1.41x

Quiet

Trading (volume ratio)
1.53x
usual for JOLTs Job Openings: 2.44x
Price at 10:00 AM
$0.0992
15 minutes later
+0.30%
One hour later
−0.91%
range 2.02%, hour before 1.71%
POL/USDT, 10 minutes candles around the release, 10:00 AM America/New York

The dashed orange line is the release. Chart data from Binance.

Open
0.1001
Close
0.0958
24h change
-4.49%
24h high
0.1002
24h low
0.0946
24h volume
70.951M POL

The release

Released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on 13 March 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey rose to 7.24M for January 2026, from 6.55M in December 2025.

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 1.41x, against 1.84x for a typical JOLTs Job Openings release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 1.53x, against a typical 2.44x. Under 1.5x is not a reaction at all: the market barely noticed this release. Both compare the quarter hour of the release with an ordinary quarter hour that same day, where 1.00x is no change: volatility is how far the price ranged, volume how much traded.

How POL (prev. MATIC) moved

POL (prev. MATIC) was at $0.0992 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 0.3% higher, and an hour later 0.91% lower. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.02% of its price, against 1.71% in the hour before.

What made it matter

Since 2021, JOLTs Job Openings releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved POL (prev. MATIC) less than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.61x across 26, against 1.98x across 43. This one came out 5 days before the Federal Reserve's 18 March rate decision. Its own ratio of 1.41x compares with 1.61x for those, about what its circumstances would suggest.

How it compares

Across 69 JOLTs Job Openings releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.84x. This one was 0.77 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: JOLTs Job Openings's usual, 1.84x. Thick line: this release, 1.41x. Under 1.5x counts as no reaction at all.

Minute by minute

Each row is the time after the release, with the same length of time before it for comparison.

After High Low Close Change Range Range before Volume
1 minute 0.0996 0.0992 0.0995 0.30% 0.40% 0.10% 254,829 POL
5 minutes 0.0996 0.099 0.0993 0.10% 0.60% 0.60% 490,922 POL
10 minutes 0.0997 0.099 0.0994 0.20% 0.70% 0.70% 792,939 POL
15 minutes 0.0997 0.099 0.0995 0.30% 0.70% 0.80% 890,746 POL
30 minutes 0.10 0.099 0.0998 0.60% 1.00% 1.00% 1.636M POL
1 hour 0.10 0.098 0.0983 -0.92% 2.00% 1.70% 4.433M POL
2 hours 0.10 0.098 0.0984 -0.81% 2.00% 1.70% 7.373M POL
4 hours 0.10 0.0955 0.0963 -3.01% 4.50% 1.90% 18.01M POL
6 hours 0.10 0.0955 0.0963 -3.01% 4.50% 1.90% 23.48M POL
8 hours 0.10 0.0955 0.0963 -1.77% 4.50% 2.59% 30.94M POL
12 hours 0.10 0.0946 0.0958 -3.55% 5.40% 2.59% 42.171M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for JOLTs Job Openings Reaction
Bitcoin 1.50x 2.24x Quiet
Ethereum 1.63x 2.05x Ordinary
XRP 0.99x 1.59x Quiet
BNB 1.79x 1.78x Ordinary
Solana 2.38x 1.81x Strong
Dogecoin 1.79x 1.77x Ordinary
TRON 2.66x 1.52x Strong
Cardano 1.88x 1.69x Ordinary
Chainlink 1.68x 1.75x Ordinary
Sui 1.00x 1.93x Quiet
Bitcoin Cash 3.88x 1.84x Exceptional
Hedera 1.16x 1.54x Quiet
Avalanche 2.11x 1.71x Ordinary
Litecoin 1.39x 1.90x Quiet
Gram 0.00x 2.00x Quiet
Shiba Inu 2.24x 1.49x Strong
Uniswap 1.92x 1.55x Ordinary
Polkadot 1.97x 1.65x Ordinary
Aave 1.43x 1.80x Quiet
Bittensor 1.51x 1.81x Ordinary
NEAR Protocol 1.00x 1.59x Quiet
Aptos 1.28x 1.77x Quiet
Internet Computer 1.96x 1.69x Ordinary
POL (prev. MATIC) 1.41x 1.84x Quiet
Filecoin 1.79x 1.51x Ordinary

What is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey?

The job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS) is a monthly report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor counting job vacancies and separations, including the number of workers voluntarily quitting employment. The BLS surveys more than 20,000 businesses and government offices to estimate the numbers of U.S. job vacancies, hires, and separations included in the monthly jobs report. The job separations numbers are subdivided into three categories: quits, or voluntary resignations; layoffs and discharges; and other separations, which include deaths and retirements. The number of vacancies is a widely followed indicator of labor demand, while the quits rate is partly a function of employment demand. Job hires and separations can be used to gauge labor turnover.

Every JOLTs Job Openings release for POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 1.41x a lot?

No. Under 1.5x the market barely noticed the release.

Will the next JOLTs Job Openings do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range POL (prev. MATIC) moved in after past JOLTs Job Openings releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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