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Diffusion index

As the labor market cools, keep an eye on this number in the jobs report

by Sean McHenry
Oct 3, 2024
It looks at the concentration of job growth. When it's above 50, more industries added jobs than shed them that month.
The monthly jobs report includes an analysis of which sectors added and lost jobs. The Federal Reserve is likely keeping an eye on it.
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According to at least one statistic, the job market seems to be cooling

by Justin Ho
Dec 5, 2022
It's called the diffusion index.
A 'now hiring' sign is displayed in a window of a store in Manhattan on December 02, 2022 in New York City.
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June’s jobs gains weren’t just big. They were widespread across the economy.

by Maria Hollenhorst and Kai Ryssdal
Jul 2, 2020
The diffusion index, a measure of the breadth of job gains across industries, jumped for the second month in a row.
Personal and laundry services, which includes dry cleaners, laundromats and other businesses, was among the many sectors that expanded payrolls in June.
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Here’s one (of many) numbers in the jobs report that surprised economists

by Maria Hollenhorst and Kai Ryssdal
Jun 5, 2020
More sectors of the economy gained jobs than lost jobs in May, Labor Department data shows.
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