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The Labor Department reported that the headline unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low and that nonfarm payrolls grew more than expected.
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Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
The chart shows the trajectory of employment, the monthly growth in nonfarm payrolls, during the recession that started in December 1973.
—Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review, 19 Dec. 2022
Texas hit a new employment high in September for the 11th consecutive month, with nonfarm payrolls reaching 13.6 million.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Back in 2008, the US Centers for Disease Control calculated that crop workers die from heat stress at 20 times the rate of nonfarm employees.
—Tom Philpott, Wired, 6 Aug. 2022
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Heard Editors, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
The chart shows the trajectory of employment, the monthly growth in nonfarm payrolls, during the recession that started in December 1973.
—Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review, 19 Dec. 2022
Texas hit a new employment high in September for the 11th consecutive month, with nonfarm payrolls reaching 13.6 million.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Back in 2008, the US Centers for Disease Control calculated that crop workers die from heat stress at 20 times the rate of nonfarm employees.
—Tom Philpott, Wired, 6 Aug. 2022
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“Nonfarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfarm. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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