1 Total amount a business pays periodically for its workers.
2 List of employees, including information on salaries, wages, bonuses, and net pay after deductions.
List of employees that a company is paying. The non-farm payrolls report is one of the key indicators of the labor market in the US. The report tends to include information on salaries, wages, bonuses and net pay after deductions. A strong payrolls number indicates that companies are keeping a solid base of employees and is therefore perceived as positive for the economy.