The US economy added 162K jobs in August 2026, the most in five months, following an upwardly revised 23K rise in July and much higher than market expectations of 56K. Employment increased in food services and drinking places by 59K and in local government education by 42K, largely offsetting a decrease in the prior month. Employment in manufacturing continued its upward trend (16K) and increases were also seen in employment in machinery manufacturing (6K) and in fabricated metal product manufacturing (6K). Employment in health care continued to trend up (13K), led by home health care services (11K) and hospitals (8K). On the other hand, information employment declined by 23K, due to computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-8K), publishing industries (-7K), and in broadcasting and content providers (-5K). Meanwhile, the change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June and July was revised up by a combined 55K. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 162 thousand in August of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States averaged 122.88 Thousand from 1939 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4631.00 Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of -20469.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Non Farm Payrolls - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Non Farm Payrolls - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 162 thousand in August of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States is expected to be 120.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Non Farm Payrolls is projected to trend around 150.00 Thousand in 2027 and 140.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-28 02:00 PM
Non Farm Payrolls Annual Revision Prel
-79K -911K
2026-09-04 12:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Aug 162K 21K 56K 42.0K
2026-10-02 12:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Sep 162K 120K



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Construction Payrolls 22.00 18.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Federal Government Payrolls -5.00 -6.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Financial Activities Payrolls -11.00 -11.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Government Payrolls 35.00 -50.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Health Care Payrolls 12.90 13.20 Thousand Aug 2026
Information Payrolls -23.00 5.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Leisure and Hospitality Payrolls 62.00 -21.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 16.00 14.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Mining and Energy Payrolls 3.00 -3.60 Thousand Aug 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 127.00 71.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Professional and Business Services Payrolls 10.00 15.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Retail Trade Payrolls 1.40 13.20 Thousand Aug 2026
Social Assistance Payrolls 15.50 -0.10 Thousand Aug 2026
Transportation and Warehousing Payrolls 5.00 13.90 Thousand Aug 2026
Wholesale Trade Payrolls 7.80 5.30 Thousand Aug 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 38.00 46.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Aug 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Aug 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.30 Hours Aug 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 52881.00 33429.00 Persons Aug 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 7271.00 7182.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Participation Rate 61.60 61.40 percent Aug 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 162.00 21.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings MoM -0.10 0.70 percent Jul 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings YoY -0.20 0.00 percent Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.10 percent Aug 2026


United States Non Farm Payrolls
Nonfarm payrolls is an employment report released monthly, usually on the first Friday of every month, and heavily affects the US dollar, the bond market and the stock market. Current Employment Statistics (CES) program from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, surveys about 141,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 486,000 individual work sites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
162.00 21.00 4631.00 -20469.00 1939 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Job Growth Tops Forecasts
The US economy added 162K jobs in August 2026, the most in five months, following an upwardly revised 23K rise in July and much higher than market expectations of 56K. Employment increased in food services and drinking places by 59K and in local government education by 42K, largely offsetting a decrease in the prior month. Employment in manufacturing continued its upward trend (16K) and increases were also seen in employment in machinery manufacturing (6K) and in fabricated metal product manufacturing (6K). Employment in health care continued to trend up (13K), led by home health care services (11K) and hospitals (8K). On the other hand, information employment declined by 23K, due to computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-8K), publishing industries (-7K), and in broadcasting and content providers (-5K). Meanwhile, the change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June and July was revised up by a combined 55K.
2026-09-04
US Employment Expected to Bounce Back
The US economy is expected to have added 56K jobs in August 2026, marking a modest rebound after a surprising decline of 23K in July. The private sector is forecast to have accounted for 45K of those gains. Local government education employment is expected to recover and a rebound is also anticipated in the leisure and hospitality industry. However, these gains could be offset by the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, which has affected their work authorization and ability to remain employed. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is expected to have remained unchanged at 4.1%, hovering near a one-year low. Average hourly earnings are projected to have increased 0.3% from the previous month and 3.0% from a year earlier, which would mark the weakest annual growth since May 2021. Overall, the report is expected to point to a relatively stable, albeit subdued, labor market.
2026-09-04
US Nonfarm Payrolls Revised Down by 79K
The US economy added 79,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March 2026 than previously estimated, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary benchmark revision, representing a downward adjustment of 0.1%. The revision was concentrated in several major sectors, with retail trade recording the largest reduction of 154,600 jobs. Private education and health services followed with a 96,000 downward revision, while wholesale trade was revised down by 86,200 and professional and business services by 76,000. Manufacturing payrolls were reduced by 67,000, while leisure and hospitality and mining and logging saw smaller downward adjustments of 33,000 and 6,000, respectively. However, several sectors recorded upward revisions. Transportation and warehousing led with an increase of 135,100 jobs, followed by government with 99,000, information with 87,000, financial activities with 85,000 and construction with 62,000.
2026-08-28