Employment Dashboard

U.S. payrolls, unemployment, weekly claims and the JOLTS detail behind them, with what each says now. Refreshed as the agencies publish.

Labor marketCooling, not cracking

Hiring has slowed but layoffs have not picked up, which leaves room to cut.

Payrolls & Wages

Monthly change in nonfarm payrolls with its 3-month average · wage growth below

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Unemployment & Sahm Rule

Unemployment rate · Sahm recession indicator below, which triggers at 0.50

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Weekly Jobless Claims

Weekly filings with 4-week averages · initial left, continued right

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Job Openings / Unemployed

Available positions for each unemployed person · JTSJOL / UNEMPLOY

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Quits vs. Layoffs

Voluntary exits and involuntary departures · seasonally adjusted rates

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Separations / Hires

Total departures relative to hiring · synchronized separations below

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Sources via FRED: BLS Current Employment Statistics (PAYEMS, CES0500000003), BLS JOLTS (JTSTSL, JTSHIL, JTSJOL, JTSQUR, JTSLDR), BLS Current Population Survey (UNRATE, UNEMPLOY), U.S. Department of Labor (ICSA, CCSA) and NBER recession dates (USREC). Seasonally adjusted. Shaded bands mark recessions. FRED is checked every 15 minutes and this page every 5; new readings appear once the agencies publish them.