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      1 year ago

      Addendum, the article states wage growth was slightly under expectations, which means it must be new hires, since if it was a staggering amount of overtime, that’d be its own headline.

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      The standard “payroll” is the money going out to people. A doubling of a payroll could mean twice the employees, twice the wages, or anything in-between. You could also increase your payroll by working someone for more hours, since it’s just the money a business pays. It isn’t adjusted by wages or overtime or anything like that, it’s the raw number.