United States

US non-farm payrolls

The number of jobs added or lost in the United States outside farming in the month, in thousands.

In short

The last US payrolls release, for Sep, came in at 29k against a forecast of 90k and 133k the time before. It was published on Fri, 02 Oct 2026, 14:30 SAST. The next release, for Oct, is due Fri, 06 Nov 2026, 15:30 SAST.

Next release
Fri, 06 Nov 2026, 15:30 SAST · in 29d 16h
Forecast
–
Last release (Sep)
29k
Previous
133k

Actual against forecastEvery release

Aug 22k (forecast 75k)Sep 119k (forecast 50k)Oct -105kNov 64k (forecast 50k)Dec 50k (forecast 60k)Jan 130k (forecast 70k)Feb -92k (forecast 59k)Mar 178k (forecast 60k)Apr 115k (forecast 62k)May 172k (forecast 85k)Jun 57k (forecast 110k)Jul -23k (forecast 80k)Aug 162k (forecast 56k)Sep 29k (forecast 90k)
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2026-11-06Oct––29k
2026-10-02Sep29k90k133k
2026-09-04Aug162k56k21k
2026-08-07Jul-23k80k20k
2026-07-02Jun57k110k129k
2026-06-05May172k85k179k
2026-05-08Apr115k62k185k
2026-04-03Mar178k60k-133k
2026-03-06Feb-92k59k126k
2026-02-11Jan130k70k48k
2026-01-09Dec50k60k56k
2025-12-16Nov64k50k-105k
2025-12-16Oct-105k–108k
2025-11-20Sep119k50k-4k
2025-09-05Aug22k75k79k

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