The US economy added 178K jobs in March 2026, the most since December 2024, following a revised decline of 133K in February, when a strike in the healthcare sector weighed on employment. The figure came in well above market expectations of 60K. Job gains were concentrated in healthcare (76K), mostly ambulatory health care services (54K), reflecting an increase of 35K in offices of physicians as workers returned from a strike. Construction added 26K jobs following weather-related declines during the winter. Transportation and warehousing created 21K jobs, manufacturing added 15K and employment in social assistance continued its upward trend (14K). On the other hand, federal government employment continued to decline (-18K) and declines were also seen in financial activities (-15K). The change in payrolls for January was revised up by 34K to 160K, and the change for February was revised down by 41K to -133K. Employment combined for the two months is 7K lower than early reported. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 178 thousand in March of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States averaged 123.05 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 April of 2026.

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 178 thousand in March of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States is expected to be 70.00 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, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-06 01:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Feb -92K 126K 59K 70.0K
2026-04-03 12:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Mar 178K -133K 60K 50K
2026-05-08 12:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Apr 178K

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Construction Payrolls 26.00 -13.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Federal Government Payrolls -18.00 -9.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Financial Activities Payrolls -15.00 2.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Government Payrolls -8.00 -4.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Health Care Payrolls 76.40 -32.20 Thousand Mar 2026
Information Payrolls -3.00 -21.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Leisure and Hospitality Payrolls 44.00 -11.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 15.00 -6.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Mining and Energy Payrolls 1.30 -0.80 Thousand Mar 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 186.00 -129.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Professional and Business Services Payrolls 2.00 7.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Retail Trade Payrolls 9.70 -8.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Social Assistance Payrolls 13.50 4.60 Thousand Mar 2026
Transportation and Warehousing Payrolls 21.00 -48.50 Thousand Mar 2026
Wholesale Trade Payrolls 3.30 6.70 Thousand Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 62.00 66.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.20 0.40 percent Mar 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.50 3.80 percent Mar 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.20 34.30 Hours Mar 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 60620.00 48307.00 Persons Mar 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 6882.00 7240.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Participation Rate 61.90 62.00 percent Mar 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 178.00 -133.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Feb 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings YoY 1.40 1.20 percent Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.40 percent Mar 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
178.00 -133.00 4631.00 -20469.00 1939 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Nonfarm Payrolls Rise to 178K, Highest Since December 2024
The US economy added 178K jobs in March 2026, the most since December 2024, following a revised decline of 133K in February, when a strike in the healthcare sector weighed on employment. The figure came in well above market expectations of 60K. Job gains were concentrated in healthcare (76K), mostly ambulatory health care services (54K), reflecting an increase of 35K in offices of physicians as workers returned from a strike. Construction added 26K jobs following weather-related declines during the winter. Transportation and warehousing created 21K jobs, manufacturing added 15K and employment in social assistance continued its upward trend (14K). On the other hand, federal government employment continued to decline (-18K) and declines were also seen in financial activities (-15K). The change in payrolls for January was revised up by 34K to 160K, and the change for February was revised down by 41K to -133K. Employment combined for the two months is 7K lower than early reported.
2026-04-03
US Jobs Report Expected to Show Payroll Rebound
The US economy likely added 60,000 jobs in March 2026, partially reversing the 92,000 decline recorded in February, when a strike weighed on employment. Around 31,000 striking nurses at Kaiser Permanente in California and Hawaii returned to work in late February, which should support a rebound in healthcare payrolls in March. Employment growth is also expected to recover in construction, as well as in leisure and hospitality, following weather-related declines during the winter. The jobs report is also projected to show the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.4%. Meanwhile, wages likely increased by 0.3% month-on-month, after rising 0.4% in February. On an annual basis, wage growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.7%, from 3.8% in the previous month.
2026-04-03
US Economy Loses 92K Jobs in February
The US economy shed 92K jobs in February 2026, the most in four months, following a downwardly revised 126K rise in January and much worse than forecasts of a 59K gain. Employment in health care decreased by 28K in February, reflecting strike activity. Offices of physicians lost 37K jobs while hospitals added 12K. Employment in information (-11K) and federal government (-10K) continued to trend down. Declines were also seen in employment at transportation and warehousing (-11K) and manufacturing (-12K). In contrast, employment in social assistance continued its upward trend (9K), driven by individual and family services (12K). The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for December was revised down by 65K, from 48K to -17K, and the change for January was revised down by 4K from 130K to 126K. With these revisions, employment in December and January combined is 69K lower than previously reported. Payroll employment changed little on net in 2025.
2026-03-06