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892 charts on the economy, debt, jobs, prices, markets, AI and more, each drawn from live public data with its source on it. Download any chart, embed it, or take a live link for your slides and spreadsheets.
Jobs & wages
U.S. Unemployment Rate
Share of the U.S. labor force without a job and looking for one, %
Initial Jobless Claims
New U.S. unemployment insurance claims, 4-week average
Wages vs. Prices
Average hourly earnings and consumer prices, change from a year earlier, %
Job Postings: Software vs. All Jobs
U.S. job postings on Indeed, index (February 2020 = 100)
Continuing Jobless Claims
People receiving U.S. unemployment insurance each week and the 4-week average, seasonally adjusted
Weekly Jobless Claims
New U.S. unemployment insurance claims each week and their 4-week average, seasonally adjusted
U.S. Call Center Jobs
Employees of U.S. telephone call centers, thousands, seasonally adjusted
Federal Government Payrolls
Jobs in the federal government, BLS Current Employment Statistics.
Workers’ Share of Income
Labor share of U.S. nonfarm business output, quarterly, index
Federal Government Employment
U.S. federal civilian payroll jobs, thousands
Gender Pay Ratio
Women’s median weekly earnings as a share of men’s, full-time workers, %
U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls
Total U.S. nonfarm employment, thousands of jobs
Foreign-Born Share of the U.S. Labor Force
Foreign-born workers as a share of the U.S. labor force, %
Sahm Rule Recession Signal
Three-month average unemployment rate minus its low over the prior year, percentage points
How Much More Often Recent Graduates Are Unemployed
Recent college graduates’ unemployment rate minus all workers’, monthly, percentage points
Share of the Unemployed Out of Work Six Months or More
People unemployed 27 weeks or longer, as a share of all unemployed, monthly, %
U.S. Call Center Jobs: Change From a Year Earlier
Change in employees of U.S. telephone call centers from the same month a year earlier, thousands
Recent College Graduates vs. All Workers: Unemployment
Unemployment rate of recent college graduates and of all workers, monthly, %
Unemployment: Young Adults and College Graduates
Unemployment rate of people aged 20 to 24, and of people 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher, monthly, %
Job Openings vs. Unemployed Workers
U.S. job openings and number of unemployed people, monthly, thousands
Layoffs Blamed on AI: Twelve-Month Total
Jobs cut over the past twelve months in layoffs where the employer named AI or automation as the reason, monthly
Real Hourly Wages
Average hourly earnings adjusted for consumer prices, private employers, monthly, 1982–84 dollars
How Long a U.S. Job Search Takes
Average and median length of the current spell of unemployment, monthly, weeks
Hires, Quits and Layoffs
U.S. job openings and labor turnover survey, monthly rates, % of employment
Prime-Age Employment by Sex
Share of U.S. men and women aged 25 to 54 who have a job, %
Productivity and Pay
Output per hour in the nonfarm business sector and real hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers, both indexed to their 1964 average = 100, quarterly
Unemployment Rate by Race and Ethnicity
U.S. unemployment rate by race and Hispanic origin, %
Hires, Quits and Layoffs
U.S. hires, quits and layoffs as a share of employment, monthly, %
Which Jobs Employers Are Posting More, and Fewer, Than Before the Pandemic
U.S. job postings on Indeed by occupation, % change since February 1, 2020: the ten biggest gains and the ten biggest falls
College Graduates in Jobs That Don’t Need a Degree
Share of employed graduates in jobs that typically do not require a college degree, recent and all college graduates, monthly, %
Unemployment: United States, OECD and Euro Area
Harmonised unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, monthly, % of the labour force
Real Wage Growth: Canada, U.S. and UK
Pay growth after inflation, year over year.
Real Wage Growth: U.S., Canada and U.K.
Wage growth minus inflation, percentage points
Jobs Cut in Layoffs Blamed on AI
Jobs cut in layoffs where the employer named AI or automation as the reason, by month announced
Unemployment Rate by State
Unemployment rate in the latest month, seasonally adjusted, %: the highest and lowest states
Layoffs Blamed on AI: Two Trackers
Jobs cut in layoffs attributed to AI, by month: Killed by AI vs Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Which Jobs Robots Can Already Do
Share of working time in tasks an existing robot can perform, by U.S. occupation group, %
Unemployment Rate by State, Mapped
Unemployment rate by state, latest month, seasonally adjusted, %
Unemployment Across Europe
Unemployment rate by country, latest month, seasonally adjusted, %
Unemployment Rates Across the OECD
Harmonised unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, latest month, % of the labour force
Unemployment Across Europe
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, % of the labour force, latest month
Job Growth vs. Health Care Job Growth: Canada and U.S.
All jobs and health care and social assistance jobs in each country.
Government Jobs Since January 2025
Change in U.S. government payroll jobs since January 2025, thousands
Where the New Jobs Came From: Health Care
Change in jobs from a year earlier, thousands
Job Openings by Occupation Group: Women and Men
Projected openings a year over the next decade, 22 occupation groups, split by each group's current mix, thousands
Where the Job Openings Will Be
Projected job openings a year over the next decade, the 20 occupations with the most, thousands
Job Openings by Occupation: Women and Men
Projected openings a year over the next decade, split by each occupation's current mix of women and men, thousands
Women's Share of Workers in the Occupations With the Most Openings
Women as a share of employed people, the 20 occupations with the most projected openings, %
The Federal Minimum Wage and Productivity Since 1968
Federal minimum wage in today's dollars, and the 1968 minimum grown with output per hour, $ per hour
Women's Share of U.S. Jobs
Women as a share of nonfarm payroll jobs and of employed people, %
Employed Women vs Men Since the Pandemic (Household Survey)
Change in employed people since February 2020, thousands
The Federal Minimum Wage in Today's Dollars
Federal minimum hourly wage adjusted for inflation to the newest month's prices, $ per hour
Jobs in Computing, Engineering and Science by State
Share of all jobs in computer and mathematical, architecture and engineering, and life, physical and social science occupations, %
Projected U.S. Job Openings: Women and Men
Projected openings a year across all occupations, by projection, split by each occupation's current mix, thousands
U.S. Payroll Jobs: Women vs Men Since the Pandemic
Change in nonfarm payroll jobs since February 2020, thousands
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