The US economy added 165K jobs in October 2026, following an upwardly revised 60K increase in September, and well above market forecasts of 65K. The figure is also higher than the average monthly gain of 48K over the prior 12 months. Employment increased in professional and business services (70K), in health care (42K), and in transportation and warehousing (25K). Manufacturing employment continued to trend up in October (19K) and has increased by 101K since a recent low in December 2025. Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; wholesale trade; retail trade; information; financial activities; social assistance; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government. Figures for August and September were revised higher by a combined 84K. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 165 thousand in October of 2026. Non Farm Payrolls in the United States averaged 122.86 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 November of 2026.

Non Farm Payrolls in the United States increased by 165 thousand in October 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
2026-10-02 12:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Sep 29K 133K 90K 90.0K
2026-11-06 01:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Oct 165K 60K 65K 40.0K
2026-12-04 01:30 PM
Non Farm Payrolls
Nov 165K



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Construction Payrolls -3.00 16.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Federal Government Payrolls -1.00 -3.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Financial Activities Payrolls 7.00 -14.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Government Payrolls 6.00 -18.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Health Care Payrolls 41.60 17.90 Thousand Oct 2026
Information Payrolls -1.00 -11.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Leisure and Hospitality Payrolls -13.00 13.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 19.00 13.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Mining and Energy Payrolls -0.50 -2.60 Thousand Oct 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 159.00 78.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Professional and Business Services Payrolls 70.00 8.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Retail Trade Payrolls 6.00 12.70 Thousand Oct 2026
Social Assistance Payrolls 13.50 1.90 Thousand Oct 2026
Transportation and Warehousing Payrolls 24.80 7.40 Thousand Oct 2026
Wholesale Trade Payrolls -9.10 8.10 Thousand Oct 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 86.00 86.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.30 percent Oct 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Oct 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 Hours Oct 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 43994.00 43281.00 Persons Oct 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 7523.00 7190.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Participation Rate 61.90 61.80 percent Oct 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 165.00 60.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.00 -0.40 percent Oct 2026
Real Average Hourly Earnings YoY -0.50 -0.30 percent Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.20 percent Oct 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
165.00 60.00 4631.00 -20469.00 1939 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Adds Far More Jobs Than Expected
The US economy added 165K jobs in October 2026, following an upwardly revised 60K increase in September, and well above market forecasts of 65K. The figure is also higher than the average monthly gain of 48K over the prior 12 months. Employment increased in professional and business services (70K), in health care (42K), and in transportation and warehousing (25K). Manufacturing employment continued to trend up in October (19K) and has increased by 101K since a recent low in December 2025. Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; wholesale trade; retail trade; information; financial activities; social assistance; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government. Figures for August and September were revised higher by a combined 84K.
2026-11-06
US Job Growth Expected to Pick Up in October
The US economy is expected to have added 65K jobs in October 2026, following a 29K increase in September, with the private sector forecast to account for 64K of the gains. However, seasonal adjustment factors used by the government to filter out recurring fluctuations could weigh on the headline figure. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is expected to have remained unchanged at 4.2%. Average hourly earnings are projected to have risen 0.3% month-on-month, up from 0.1% in September, although the annual growth rate is expected to have slowed to 2.9% from 3%, marking its lowest level in 5-1/2 years. Overall, the report is expected to point to a relatively stable labor market, with monthly job gains of around 40K considered sufficient to keep pace with growth in the working-age population.
2026-11-06
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