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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 +165 · Oct 2026
1,053 published readings, from Feb 1939 to Oct 2026
| Period | Value · K jobs | Change, thousands of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | 159,293 | +165 |
| Sep 26 | 159,128 | +60 |
| Aug 26 | 159,068 | +186 |
| Jul 26 | 158,882 | −10 |
| 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 |