Net Turnover Vs. Change in Non-Farm Payrolls Vs. Change in Unemployment Rate



The non-farm payroll number is a leading indicator for the unemployment rate. Check the economic tracker to predict the NFP numbers.










Watch the household employment level vs. non-farm payrolls. Household employment level surveys actually include small businesses unlike non-farm payrolls. Household employment is a leading indicator as small businesses adapt much faster than large businesses.













There is another way to calculate the non-farm payroll numbers and this is called the JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover) data. When you subtract hires and separations from each other, you get the change in non-farm payroll numbers.





Change in NFP = Hires - Separations.


JOLTS data is more accurate than the NFP data (which gets revised a lot). You can use the JOLTS data to predict the NFP data and with NFP data, you can predict the trend of the unemployment rate.


Job postings give an idea of the trend.
 

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