Counts and flows from employer and claims surveys, including nonfarm payrolls, initial jobless claims, job openings and quits, average hours and earnings, and the employment cost index. An indicator belongs here when its cited article describes a survey count of jobs, hours, pay or labor turnover. The group brings together the entries filed under the heading Payrolls, Hours, Earnings and Job Flows, so a reader can compare them and move from one to another within the same part of the economic field.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Cost Index home page
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The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, measures changes in the cost of employees to employers over time.
U.S. Department of Labor: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Data
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Initial claims measure emerging unemployment and continued weeks claimed measure the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey home page
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Separations are broken down further into quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations.
Has Member: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), Home page
The number of nonfarm job openings, hires, and total separations each recorded little or no change from October to November 2025.
View the Source Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private (FRED CES0500000003)
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It is important to note that this series measures the average hourly earnings of the pool of workers in each period.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED): Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private (AWHAETP)
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Average weekly hours are the total weekly hours divided by the employees paid for those hours.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED): All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS)
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To closely examine seasonal and non-seasonal changes, the BLS releases two monthly statistical measures: the seasonally adjusted All Employees: Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS) and All Employees: Total Nonfarm (PAYNSA), which is not seasonally adjusted.
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