Each month we release a brief summarizing developments in the data and cover a special topic.
September 2025: The role of immigration in recent developments.
August 2025: The role of declining participation in recent unemployment dynamics.
July 2025: How is this cooling episode of the labor market different?
June 2025: Frequent Movements between Unemployment and Non-Participation. (Is the participation line distinct?)
April 2025: Why is the share of laid-off workers currently exiting the labor force at an all time high?
March 2025: Quits and workers' job finding expectations.
February 2025: Why BLS revisions do not affect our data but do affect JOLTS quits and layoffs.
December 2024: Where temporary/seasonal jobs show up and the role they play in the business cycle.
November 2024: From where employers hire (employment, unemployment, non-participation) has shifted.
October 2024: Summary of activities in Non-participation. They are similar across laid-off workers and quitters.
September 2024: Sampling: data revision and more on smoothing.
August 2024: Seasonal adjustment, smoothing, and why we focus on Prime Age & transitions to non-employment.
July 2024: Introduction to QL monthly and our methodology.