Private payrolls in the US increased by 37K in December 2025, following a downwardly revised 50K in November and compared to forecasts of 64K. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places (27K), health care (21K) and social assistance (17K) while retail trade lost 25K jobs. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States increased by 37 thousand in December of 2025. Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States averaged 105.64 Thousand from 1939 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4612.00 Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of -19553.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States increased by 37 thousand in December of 2025. Nonfarm Payrolls Private 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 Nonfarm Payrolls - Private is projected to trend around 120.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-16 01:30 PM
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
Nov 69K 52K 45K 28.0K
2026-01-09 01:30 PM
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
Dec 37K 50K 64K 55.0K
2026-02-11 01:30 PM
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
Jan 37K 70K 32.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.80 3.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Hours 34.20 34.30 Hours Dec 2025
Construction Payrolls -11.00 22.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employed Persons 163992.00 163760.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2025
Employment Rate 59.70 59.60 percent Dec 2025
Federal Government Payrolls 2.00 3.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Financial Activities Payrolls 7.00 0.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 135215.00 134325.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Government Payrolls 13.00 6.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Health Care Payrolls 21.10 43.70 Thousand Dec 2025
Information Payrolls 0.00 -3.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Participation Rate 62.40 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 121.64 122.23 points Sep 2025
Leisure and Hospitality Payrolls 47.00 -3.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.14 1.11 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls -8.00 -2.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Mining and Energy Payrolls -1.30 -2.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 50.00 56.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 37.00 50.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 28712.00 29452.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Productivity 117.97 116.55 points Sep 2025
Professional and Business Services Payrolls -9.00 13.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Retail Trade Payrolls -25.00 -16.90 Thousand Dec 2025
Social Assistance Payrolls 17.40 14.40 Thousand Dec 2025
Transportation and Warehousing Payrolls -6.60 -25.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 7503.00 7781.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.50 percent Dec 2025
Wages 31.76 31.73 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 29.51 29.49 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Wholesale Trade Payrolls -2.00 -1.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.40 10.60 percent Dec 2025


United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private
Private Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of total payrolls in any business, excluding general government employees, private household employees, employees of nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to individuals and farm employees.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
37.00 50.00 4612.00 -19553.00 1939 - 2025 Thousand Monthly
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