US nonfarm payrolls, monthly change
Jobs added or lost each month.
- Latest
- +29,000
- Previous
- +133,000
- Change
- −104,000
- Frequency
- Monthly
Calculated by Take Profits
Monthly change = total nonfarm employees this month − total nonfarm employees the previous month (thousands). The inputs are the official series listed under Sources; the result is not published by the source in this form.
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US nonfarm payrolls, monthly change
Jobs added or lost each month.
- Payrolls change
- +29,000
Data table
| Period | Payrolls change | Source value (PAYEMS) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | +29,000 | 159,044 |
| Aug 2026 | +133,000 | 159,015 |
| Jul 2026 | −10,000 | 158,882 |
| Jun 2026 | +31,000 | 158,892 |
| May 2026 | +63,000 | 158,861 |
| Apr 2026 | +148,000 | 158,798 |
| Mar 2026 | +214,000 | 158,650 |
| Feb 2026 | −156,000 | 158,436 |
| Jan 2026 | +160,000 | 158,592 |
| Dec 2025 | −17,000 | 158,432 |
| Nov 2025 | +41,000 | 158,449 |
| Oct 2025 | −140,000 | 158,408 |
About this indicator
- What it measures
- The change in the number of jobs on employer payrolls outside farming, from a survey of about 120,000 businesses and government agencies.
- How it is calculated
- Calculated by us from the seasonally adjusted level of total nonfarm employment: this month's level minus last month's.
- How to read it
- Steady gains show a growing economy. How many jobs are needed to keep unemployment stable depends on population growth and immigration.
- Caveats
- Each month is revised in the next two reports, and the whole series is benchmarked every year (with January data, published in February). Large swings, such as the 2020 pandemic losses, dominate the chart at long ranges.
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Typical release
- Monthly in the Employment Situation report, usually on the first Friday of the following month.
Sources
- All Employees, Total Nonfarm View at the source (opens in a new tab)
Recent observations
Newest first. For a calculated figure, the source value it comes from is shown beside it.
| Period | Payrolls change | Source value (PAYEMS) | First recorded here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | +29,000 | 159,044 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2026 | +133,000 | 159,015 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2026 | −10,000 | 158,882 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2026 | +31,000 | 158,892 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2026 | +63,000 | 158,861 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2026 | +148,000 | 158,798 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | +214,000 | 158,650 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2026 | −156,000 | 158,436 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2026 | +160,000 | 158,592 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2025 | −17,000 | 158,432 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2025 | +41,000 | 158,449 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2025 | −140,000 | 158,408 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Sep 2025 | +76,000 | 158,548 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aug 2025 | −70,000 | 158,472 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jul 2025 | +64,000 | 158,542 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jun 2025 | −20,000 | 158,478 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| May 2025 | +13,000 | 158,498 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Apr 2025 | +108,000 | 158,485 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Mar 2025 | +67,000 | 158,377 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Feb 2025 | +42,000 | 158,310 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Jan 2025 | −48,000 | 158,268 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Dec 2024 | +237,000 | 158,316 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Nov 2024 | +134,000 | 158,079 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Oct 2024 | +33,000 | 157,945 | 20 Oct 2026 |
Revisions
We record a revision when a value we already hold changes at the source. Tracking began on 20 Oct 2026, so revisions made before then are not shown, and figures are in the source's own units.
No revisions detected
No stored value has changed since tracking began.
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