Economy

Nonfarm payrolls, change

+141K

How many jobs US employers outside farming added or cut in a month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it in the jobs report, usually on the first Friday of the month, and revises the two months before.

Latest
+162K
Aug data, released 09/04
Change
+141K
Before +21K
A year earlier
−70K
Aug 2025+232K
12-month range
−156K ~ +214K

History

Nonfarm payrolls, change over time
Nonfarm payrolls, change over time
DayNonfarm payrolls, changeMarks
Oct 2021+801KOct 2021 data
Nov 2021+658KNov 2021 data
Dec 2021+586KDec 2021 data
Jan 2022+190KJan 2022 data
Feb 2022+819KFeb 2022 data
Mar 2022+490KMar 2022 data
Apr 2022+308KApr 2022 data
May 2022+301KMay 2022 data
Jun 2022+434KJun 2022 data
Jul 2022+714KJul 2022 data
Aug 2022+290KAug 2022 data
Sep 2022+220KSep 2022 data
Oct 2022+357KOct 2022 data
Nov 2022+303KNov 2022 data
Dec 2022+100KDec 2022 data
Jan 2023+434KJan 2023 data
Feb 2023+290KFeb 2023 data
Mar 2023+68KMar 2023 data
Apr 2023+241KApr 2023 data
May 2023+280KMay 2023 data
Jun 2023+225KJun 2023 data
Jul 2023+163KJul 2023 data
Aug 2023+218KAug 2023 data
Sep 2023+156KSep 2023 data
Oct 2023+159KOct 2023 data
Nov 2023+127KNov 2023 data
Dec 2023+154KDec 2023 data
Jan 2024+175KJan 2024 data
Feb 2024+206KFeb 2024 data
Mar 2024+228KMar 2024 data
Apr 2024+64KApr 2024 data
May 2024+78KMay 2024 data
Jun 2024+87KJun 2024 data
Jul 2024+53KJul 2024 data
Aug 2024+9KAug 2024 data
Sep 2024+155KSep 2024 data
Oct 2024+33KOct 2024 data
Nov 2024+134KNov 2024 data
Dec 2024+237KDec 2024 data
Jan 2025−48KJan 2025 data
Feb 2025+42KFeb 2025 data
Mar 2025+67KMar 2025 data
Apr 2025+108KApr 2025 data
May 2025+13KMay 2025 data
Jun 2025−20KJun 2025 data
Jul 2025+64KJul 2025 data
Aug 2025−70KAug 2025 data
Sep 2025+76KSep 2025 data
Oct 2025−140KOct 2025 data
Nov 2025+41KNov 2025 data, released 25/12/16
Dec 2025−17KDec 2025 data, released 01/09
Jan+160KJan data, released 02/11
Feb−156KFeb data, released 03/06
Mar+214KMar data, released 04/03
Apr+148KApr data, released 05/08
May+63KMay data, released 06/05
Jun+31KJun data, released 07/02
Jul+21KJul data, released 08/07
Aug+162KAug data, released 09/04
Next release10/02 (Fri) · D-2

Release history

PriorRevision
09/04Aug+162K+21K+141K
08/07Jul+21K+31K−10K
07/02Jun+31K+63K−32K
06/05May+63K+148K−85K
05/08Apr+148K+214K−66K
04/03Mar+214K−156K+370K
03/06Feb−156K+160K−316K
02/11Jan+160K−17K+177K
01/09Dec 2025−17K+41K−58K
25/12/16Nov 2025+41K−140K+181K
Not on fileOct 2025−140K+76K−216K
Not on fileSep 2025+76K−70K+146K
Not on fileAug 2025−70K+64K−134K
Not on fileJul 2025+64K−20K+84K
Not on fileJun 2025−20K+13K−33K
Not on fileMay 2025+13K+108K−95K
Not on fileApr 2025+108K+67K+41K
Not on fileMar 2025+67K+42K+25K
Not on fileFeb 2025+42K−48K+90K
Not on fileJan 2025−48K+237K−285K

Markets on release days

Release day2-year yieldSPY
09/04+3bp−0.3%
08/07−6bp+0.5%
07/02−3bp−0.1%
06/05+12bp−2.7%
05/08−2bp+1.0%
04/03+5bpNone
03/06−1bp−1.3%
02/11+7bp−0.1%
01/09+5bp+0.5%
25/12/16−3bp−0.4%

The same day's moves, not the release's effect. The 2-year yield in basis points; SPY from the day's close.