The US economy added 29K jobs in September 2026, following a downwardly revised 133K in August and well below forecasts of 90K. Increases were seen in health care employment (17K), mostly ambulatory health care services (13K) and in hospitals (12K); construction (11K) and manufacturing (9K), mostly plastics and rubber products (5K) and machinery (5K). In contrast, falls were recorded for financial activities (-7K). Employment also showed little change in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; professional and business services; social assistance; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised down by 31K to -10K, and the change for August was revised down by 29K to +133K. With these revisions, employment in July and August combined is 60K lower than previously reported. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 29 thousand in September of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States averaged 122.74 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 October of 2026.

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 29 thousand in September of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States is expected to be 60.00 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 120.00 Thousand in 2027 and 100.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
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 29K 133K 90K 90.0K
2026-11-06 01:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Oct 29K



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Construction Payrolls 11.00 16.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Federal Government Payrolls -1.00 -3.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Financial Activities Payrolls -7.00 -9.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Government Payrolls -17.00 44.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Health Care Payrolls 16.70 24.40 Thousand Sep 2026
Information Payrolls -10.00 -18.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Leisure and Hospitality Payrolls 10.00 37.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 9.00 15.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Mining and Energy Payrolls -2.10 2.50 Thousand Sep 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 46.00 89.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Professional and Business Services Payrolls -9.00 -5.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Retail Trade Payrolls 5.80 -5.10 Thousand Sep 2026
Social Assistance Payrolls 6.30 10.70 Thousand Sep 2026
Transportation and Warehousing Payrolls 7.60 3.30 Thousand Sep 2026
Wholesale Trade Payrolls 5.00 8.00 Thousand Sep 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 90.00 36.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Sep 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.00 3.10 percent Sep 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 Hours Sep 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 43281.00 52881.00 Persons Sep 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 7079.00 7335.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Participation Rate 61.80 61.60 percent Sep 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 29.00 133.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings MoM -0.10 0.10 percent Aug 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings YoY -0.30 -0.10 percent Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.10 percent Sep 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
29.00 133.00 4631.00 -20469.00 1939 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Employment Growth Well Below Forecasts
The US economy added 29K jobs in September 2026, following a downwardly revised 133K in August and well below forecasts of 90K. Increases were seen in health care employment (17K), mostly ambulatory health care services (13K) and in hospitals (12K); construction (11K) and manufacturing (9K), mostly plastics and rubber products (5K) and machinery (5K). In contrast, falls were recorded for financial activities (-7K). Employment also showed little change in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; professional and business services; social assistance; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised down by 31K to -10K, and the change for August was revised down by 29K to +133K. With these revisions, employment in July and August combined is 60K lower than previously reported.
2026-10-02
US Job Growth Expected to Slow
The US economy is expected to have added 90K jobs in September 2026, following a stronger-than-expected gain of 162K in August. The private sector is forecast to have accounted for 85K of the increase. Employment growth is expected to moderate in leisure and hospitality and local government education, while manufacturing payrolls are projected to post strong gains, as well as construction, partly reflecting continued investment in data centers to support AI. 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 3.2% from a year earlier, marking a modest acceleration from the 3.1% annual increase recorded in August, which was the weakest pace since May 2021. Overall, the report is expected to point to a relatively stable labor market.
2026-10-02
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