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Interest rates · Updated
What does the Treasury yield curve look like today?
5.4%
Highest: 20 yr · Up 0.1 percentage points from 5.3% before this update
On November 10, 2026, a 3-month Treasury bill paid 4.30% a year, a 2-year note 4.73%, a 10-year note 4.98% and a 30-year bond 5.35%. Longer loans to the government paid more than short ones, the usual upward slope. When short-term rates are higher than long-term ones the curve is called inverted. Each bar is Treasury's par yield for that length of loan at the close of the day.
Source: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Energy · Updated
How much do US homes pay for electricity?
17.23
2025 · Revised down 0.07 from 17.3
Homes paid 17.2 cents per kilowatt-hour on average in 2025, about 2 times the 8.6 cents of 2001. Each point is the average residential price across all US utilities that year, in cents of the day, not adjusted for inflation; EIA's survey starts in 2001.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Interest rates · Updated
How much have Treasury rates changed in the past year?
1.18
Highest: 3 yr · Up 0.17 from 1.01 (highest before: 2 yr)
Over the year to November 10, 2026, the changes in Treasury rates ranged from 1.18 percentage points for 3 yr loans to 0.01 for 1 mo loans (a minus sign means the rate fell). The 2-year rate changed by 1.15 points and the 10-year rate by 0.85. Each bar compares the latest day Treasury has published with the same day a year earlier, or the last business day before it.
Source: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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College · Updated
How big is student debt compared with pay, by major?
46.3%
Highest: Teacher education · Down 4.9 percentage points from 51.2% before this update
Graduates in the 20 most common bachelor's majors borrow similar amounts in federal student loans at the typical college, but their pay differs widely. For teacher education graduates, that debt equaled 46% of a year's earnings four years after graduating; for computer science graduates, 19%. Debt is the median of colleges' median federal loan debt for graduates who borrowed (private and parent loans not counted). Earnings cover only graduates who received federal aid and were working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Data as of Dec 31, 2023
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Space · Updated
Which asteroids will pass closest to Earth next?
9.8
Highest: 2026 VO1 (Nov 13, 2026)
These are the next 15 asteroids NASA expects to pass within 10 times the Moon's distance of Earth, soonest first, as of November 11, 2026; the closest, 2026 VS8 (Nov 11, 2026), should pass 0.77 Moon distances away. A value of 1 means as far away as the Moon, about 384,400 km; 0.5 means half that. Most are small rocks a few to a few dozen meters across, often found only days or weeks before they arrive, so the list changes daily as new ones are spotted. Distances are NASA's best estimates, measured from Earth's center.
Source: NASA/JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), SBDB Close Approach Data · Data as of Nov 11, 2026
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Space · Updated
How many near-Earth asteroids are discovered each year?
3,240
2025 · Revised up 1 from 3,239
Sky surveys found 3,240 new near-Earth asteroids in 2025, about 8.9 times the 363 found in 2000. Most new finds are small: the big ones, a kilometer or more across, are nearly all known already, and only 2 were found in 2025. Counts start in 1995, where NASA's survey statistics begin; a few hundred found earlier aren't shown.
Source: NASA/JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), Discovery Statistics · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Space · Updated
How many planets outside our solar system are discovered each year?
246
2025 · Revised up 1 from 245
Astronomers confirmed 246 new planets around other stars in 2025. The first were found in 1992, and the count leaped in 2014 and 2016 (872 and 1,504), when NASA's Kepler team confirmed hundreds of its candidates at once. The archive counts a planet in the year its discovery was published and keeps adding late confirmations, so recent years can still rise.
Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Data · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Energy · Updated
Which states pay the most for electricity?
17.23
U.S. average · Down 0.07 from 17.3 before this update
In 2025 homes in Hawaii paid 40.4 cents per kilowatt-hour, 3.4 times the 11.8 cents in North Dakota. The US average was 17.2 cents; California and Massachusetts were next most expensive. Prices are the average residential price in each state and D.C.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025
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Health · Updated
How many Americans die of drug overdoses each year?
64,433
Jun 2026 · Down 918 from 65,351 in May 2026
64,433 people died of drug overdoses in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026, about 42% fewer than at the peak of about 111,500 in the 12 months ending June 2023. The counts are provisional: the latest months are slightly undercounted while some causes of death are still being investigated. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Inflation · Updated
How much has US rent gone up since 1947?
451.5
Oct 2026 · Up 1.08 from 450.4 in Sep 2026
Rent in October 2026 was 18 times its level in January 1947, the first year BLS priced rent every month, and 2.5 times its level of January 2000. This is the Consumer Price Index for rent of a primary residence, which follows the rent of the same homes over time, so it shows how fast rents rise rather than the average rent; 100 is its 1982–84 average. October 2025 is missing because BLS collected no prices that month, during a lapse in federal funding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (rent of primary residence) · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Health · Updated
How many overdose deaths involve prescription opioids?
6,883
Jun 2026 · Up 31 from 6,852 in May 2026
6,883 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026 involved natural and semi-synthetic opioids, the group that includes prescription painkillers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and morphine, whether prescribed or not. The most in any 12 months was about 15,000, in the year ending July 2017. A death can involve more than one drug. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Health · Updated
Which drugs are involved in US overdose deaths?
33,264
Highest: Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids · Down 695 from 33,959 before this update
In the 12 months ending June 2026, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were involved in 33,264 US overdose deaths, more than any other drug, followed by methamphetamine and other stimulants (23,576) and cocaine (18,627). Many deaths involve more than one drug and count once for each, so the bars add up to more than the total number of overdose deaths. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Health · Updated
How many overdose deaths involve methamphetamine?
23,576
Jun 2026 · Down 363 from 23,939 in May 2026
23,576 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026 involved methamphetamine or a similar stimulant such as amphetamine. That compares with a peak of about 37,000 in the 12 months ending August 2023, and is 5.4 times the 4,402 in the 12 months ending January 2015. A death can involve more than one drug. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Food and drug safety · Updated
Which side effects are reported most for metformin?
30,590
Highest: Nausea · Up 3 from 30,587 before this update
Nausea (30,590 reports) and diarrhea (28,671) are the reactions named most often in reports to the FDA, as of September 2026, that list a medicine containing metformin, including combination pills. Nausea and diarrhea are known stomach side effects of metformin; high blood sugar may describe the diabetes being treated, and lactic acidosis is a rare but serious known risk. A report is not proof the medicine caused the problem: anyone can send one, it lists every medicine the person was taking, and the same case can be reported twice. Reports that the medicine didn't work or was used differently than labeled are left out. Don't stop a medicine without talking to a doctor.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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Food and drug safety · Updated
Which side effects are reported most for lisinopril?
20,632
Highest: Fatigue · Down 3 from 20,635 before this update
Fatigue (20,632 reports), nausea and diarrhea are the reactions named most often in reports to the FDA, as of September 2026, that list lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil) among a patient's medicines. Its label warns about kidney injury. People taking it for blood pressure often take other medicines too, so common complaints lead the list for most drugs. A report is not proof the medicine caused the problem: anyone can send one, it lists every medicine the person was taking, and the same case can be reported twice. Reports that the medicine didn't work or was used differently than labeled are left out. Don't stop a medicine without talking to a doctor.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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Health · Updated
How many overdose deaths involve heroin?
1,599
Jun 2026 · Down 85 from 1,684 in May 2026
1,599 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026 involved heroin, 90% below the peak of about 16,200 in the 12 months ending June 2017. A death can involve more than one drug. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Energy · Updated
Where in the US is gas most expensive?
$5.11
Highest: West Coast · Down $0.19 from $5.30 before this update
In the week of November 9, 2026, regular gas cost $5.11 a gallon on the West Coast and $3.48 on the Gulf Coast, where most US refineries are; the U.S. average was $4.00. The regions are EIA's five fuel-supply districts, and the chart shows its latest weekly survey, taxes included.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update · Data as of Nov 9, 2026
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Food and drug safety · Updated
How many food recalls are there each month?
43
Oct 2026 · Down 3 from 46 in Sep 2026
The FDA classified 43 food recalls in October 2026. Since January 2025, the monthly count has ranged from 30 in May 2025 to 69 in October 2025. Each recall counts once, in the month of the weekly Enforcement Report where FDA first listed it, often weeks after the company announced it, so months with five weekly reports tend to count more. The month in progress is left off the chart; its newest recalls are listed below it. Meat, poultry and most egg products are USDA's to recall and aren't included.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) · Data as of Nov 4, 2026
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Health · Updated
How many overdose deaths involve fentanyl and similar drugs?
33,264
Jun 2026 · Down 695 from 33,959 in May 2026
33,264 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026 involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, mostly illegally made fentanyl. The peak was about 77,700, in the 12 months ending June 2023. A death can involve more than one drug. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Inflation · Updated
How much does a dozen eggs cost in the US?
$2.32
Oct 2026 · Up $0.05 from $2.27 in Sep 2026
A dozen grade A large eggs averaged $2.32 in October 2026. The record so far is $6.23 in March 2025; prices spiked in 2023 and 2025 when bird flu cut the number of laying hens. Prices are BLS averages across US cities since 1980, when this series begins, in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation. October 2025 is missing because a lapse in federal funding stopped data collection.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data (eggs, grade A, large) · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Food and drug safety · Updated
How many drug recalls are there each month?
30
Oct 2026 · Down 8 from 38 in Sep 2026
The FDA classified 30 drug recalls in October 2026. Since January 2025, the monthly count has ranged from 17 in February 2026 to 44 in July 2026. Each recall counts once however many products, strengths or lots it covers, in the month of the weekly Enforcement Report where FDA first listed it, often weeks after the company announced it, so months with five weekly reports tend to count more. The month in progress is left off the chart; its newest recalls are listed below it, each with FDA's reason.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA drug recall data) · Data as of Nov 4, 2026
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Inflation · Updated
How much have US consumer prices risen since 1913?
337.5
Oct 2026 · Up 0.57 from 336.9 in Sep 2026
Consumer prices in October 2026 were 34 times their level in January 1913, when the Consumer Price Index begins: what cost $1 then cost about $34 in 2026. They were 2 times their level of January 2000. The index tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs city households, with 100 as its 1982–84 average. Prices fell after 1920 and again in the early 1930s. October 2025 is missing because BLS collected no prices that month, during a lapse in federal funding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, all items) · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Health · Updated
How many overdose deaths involve cocaine?
18,627
Jun 2026 · Down 284 from 18,911 in May 2026
18,627 overdose deaths in the US in the 12 months ending June 2026 involved cocaine, against a peak of about 30,500 in the 12 months ending August 2023 and 5,496 in the 12 months ending January 2015. A death can involve more than one drug. The counts are provisional, and the latest months are slightly undercounted while investigations finish. CDC's provisional counts start with the 12 months ending January 2015.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional drug overdose death counts · Data as of Jun 30, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
How many clinical trials start each year?
31,180
2025 · Revised up 18 from 31,162
About 31,200 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov started in 2025, up from about 11,900 in 2008 and 1,900 in 2000, the registry's first year. Early years count fewer trials because registering wasn't required until medical journals asked for it in 2005 and a U.S. law did in 2007; late registrations still add a few to recent years. ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials from around the world, not only the U.S.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
How many finished clinical trials post their results?
21.5%
2024
21.5% of the clinical trials completed in 2024 had posted results on ClinicalTrials.gov by November 2026, down from 35.6% of those completed in 2008, when a U.S. law began requiring results for many trials. That law covers mainly U.S. trials of drugs and devices past Phase 1, so many trials, including most outside the U.S., don't have to post here; some publish results in journals instead. Results are due a year after a trial ends, so the chart stops two years back, and a year's share can still rise.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
Who runs clinical trials?
324,386
Highest: Universities, hospitals and nonprofits · Up 136 from 324,250 before this update
Universities, hospitals and nonprofits lead about 324,000 of the 466,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of November 2026, or 70%. Drug, device and other companies lead about 114,000, or 25%; the U.S. National Institutes of Health leads about 7,900. The lead sponsor is the organization responsible for the trial; others may help pay for it.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
How many clinical trials are in each phase?
241,076
Highest: No phase (devices, behavior, etc.) · Up 126 from 240,950 before this update
52% of the 466,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of November 2026, some 241,000, have no phase: phases describe drug trials, and these test devices, surgery, behavior or diet. Among drug trials, Phase 2 is the most common with about 66,000. Phase 1 tests safety in a few people, Phase 2 asks whether a treatment works and at what dose, Phase 3 compares a treatment with the usual care in many, and Phase 4 follows a drug after approval.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
Which diseases get the most clinical trials?
84,766
Highest: Cancer and other tumors · Up 17 from 84,749 before this update
About 85,000 clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov as of November 2026 study cancer and other tumors, more than any other disease group; brain and nerve diseases come next with about 57,000. Groups are the National Library of Medicine's disease categories, and a trial counts in every group its conditions fall under, so the bars add up to more than the total.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Clinical trials · Updated
Which sponsors post their clinical trial results?
63.5%
Highest: Other U.S. federal agencies
Of the clinical trials completed since 2008, up to two years before the data date, 45.5% of those led by companies and 60.9% of those led by the U.S. National Institutes of Health had posted results on ClinicalTrials.gov by November 2026, against 19.6% for universities, hospitals and nonprofits. U.S. law requires results mainly for U.S. trials of drugs and devices past Phase 1, so many trials, including most outside the U.S., don't have to post here; some publish results in journals instead.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), counted with its API v2 · Data as of Nov 10, 2026
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Food and drug safety · Updated
Which side effects are reported most for atorvastatin?
14,624
Highest: Fatigue · Up 5 from 14,619 before this update
Fatigue (14,624 reports), nausea and diarrhea are the reactions named most often in the reports to the FDA, as of September 2026, that list atorvastatin (Lipitor) among a patient's medicines. Muscle pain, a known statin side effect, has about 10,000, and type 2 diabetes about 11,000; statin labels note they can raise blood sugar. A report is not proof the medicine caused the problem: anyone can send one, it lists every medicine the person was taking, and the same case can be reported twice. Reports that the medicine didn't work or was used differently than labeled are left out. Don't stop a medicine without talking to a doctor.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA · Data as of Sep 30, 2026
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Climate · Updated
How have the last 12 months compared with normal in the US?
9.35
Highest: Mar 2026
Of the 12 months from November 2025 to October 2026, March 2026 was the warmest compared with normal across the contiguous US, 9.4°F above its 1901–2000 average for that month. May 2026 was the coolest compared with normal, at 1.5°F (below zero means colder than average). Each bar compares a month with the same month's average, so a warm January and a warm July are measured alike.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Jobs and wages · Updated
What is the US unemployment rate?
4.1%
Oct 2026 · Down 0.1 percentage points from 4.2% in Sep 2026
4.1% of the US labor force was unemployed in October 2026, against 4.4% in September 2025. Since the monthly rate began in 1948 it peaked at 14.8% in April 2020, at the start of the pandemic, and was lowest at 2.5% in May 1953. October 2025 is missing because a lapse in federal funding stopped the survey.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Jobs and wages · Updated
How many jobs did the US add each month?
165
Oct 2026 · Up 136 from 29 in Sep 2026
U.S. employers added 165 thousand jobs in October 2026, by the latest estimate, after adding 60 thousand in September 2026. Each point is the change in the number of jobs on payrolls from the month before, the headline figure of the monthly jobs report. Since 1939 the biggest loss was 20,469 thousand jobs in April 2020, when the pandemic closed businesses, and the biggest gain was 4,631 thousand in June 2020, as they reopened. BLS revises each month's figure in each of the next two reports as more employers answer, and once a year against unemployment insurance tax records.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (total nonfarm payroll employment) · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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Space · Updated
Which telescopes have found the most exoplanets?
2,787
Highest: Kepler
NASA's Kepler space telescope found 2,787 confirmed exoplanets, and 550 more on K2, the second mission it flew after a breakdown in 2013. NASA's TESS, launched in 2018, had found 1,024 as of November 2026; the most of any facility is Kepler's 2,787. "Multiple Observatories" means several shared the discovery.
Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Data · Data as of Nov 11, 2026
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Federal budget · Updated
How much US debt does the Federal Reserve own?
$4.58T
Nov 2026 · Up $2.19B from $4.58T in Oct 2026
The Federal Reserve held $4.58 trillion of Treasury securities on November 4, 2026, compared with a peak of $5.77 trillion in May 2022. Its holdings jumped when it bought Treasuries to support the economy after the 2008 financial crisis and in the 2020 pandemic, when they more than doubled in two years, and fell as it let them run off from 2022. Each point is the last weekly figure of the month, including TIPS' inflation adjustment.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, System Open Market Account (SOMA) Holdings · Data as of Nov 4, 2026
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Space · Updated
How do astronomers find planets around other stars?
4,797
Highest: Transit · Up 12 from 4,785 before this update
As of November 2026, 4,797 of the 6,464 confirmed exoplanets, about 74%, were found by the transit method: a telescope sees a star dim slightly as a planet passes in front of it. Radial velocity, which spots a star's slight wobble as a planet tugs on it, found 1,205. Only 98 have been photographed directly (imaging).
Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Data · Data as of Nov 11, 2026
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Jobs and wages · Updated
How much do US workers earn an hour?
$38.00
Oct 2026 · Up $0.19 from $37.81 in Sep 2026
Private-sector employees earned an average of $38.00 an hour in October 2026, 3.1% more than in October 2025 and 1.9 times the $20.04 of March 2006, when the series begins. That is in dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation; the monthly jobs report compares it with prices. The average rose sharply in spring 2020 because the pandemic put mostly lower-paid people out of work, not because pay jumped.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (average hourly earnings of all employees, total private) · Data as of Oct 31, 2026
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