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Wages & Workforce

Wage growth, real wages, hours, participation by age, and the foreign-born vs native-born workforce — sourced live from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wages & Hours

Total private; AHE YoY (left) and avg weekly hours (right)

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Source: BLS CES — CES0500000003 (AHE), CES0500000002 (hours).

Real Wage Growth

Avg hourly earnings in 1982-84 dollars; year-over-year percent change, SA

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Source: BLS CES — CES0500000013 (AHE deflated by CPI-U). Published with the CPI release, about a week after the jobs report.

Foreign-Born vs Native-Born Employment

Year-over-year percent change; NSA

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Source: BLS CPS Table A-7 — LNU02073395 (foreign born), LNU02073413 (native born).

Labor Force by Nativity

Year-over-year percent change in the 3-month moving average; NSA

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Source: BLS CPS — LNU01073413 (native born), LNU01073395 (foreign born), LNU01000000 (total).

Labor Force Participation Rate by Age

Percent; monthly since 1948 — shaded bands mark NBER recessions

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Source: BLS CPS — LNS11300012 (16-19), LNS11300036 (20-24), LNS11300060 (25-54), all seasonally adjusted. BLS publishes 55-64 (LNU01300095) and 65+ (LNU01300097) unadjusted only; both are shown as a 12-month trailing average.