Nonfarm payrolls count the jobs on US employer payrolls outside farming, private households and the military. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the level each month; what the market reads is the change from the previous month, in thousands of jobs.
Latest reading +162 · Aug 2026
1,051 published readings, from Feb 1939 to Aug 2026
| Period | Value · K jobs | Change, thousands of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | 159,075 | +162 |
| Jul 26 | 158,913 | +21 |
| Jun 26 | 158,892 | +31 |
| May 26 | 158,861 | +63 |
| Apr 26 | 158,798 | +148 |
| Mar 26 | 158,650 | +214 |
| Feb 26 | 158,436 | −156 |
| Jan 26 | 158,592 | +160 |
| Dec 25 | 158,432 | −17 |
| Nov 25 | 158,449 | +41 |
| Oct 25 | 158,408 | −140 |
| Sep 25 | 158,548 | +76 |