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US Non Farm Payrolls

Next release Friday, 4 December 2026, 08:30 New York. Every release since 8 Jan 2016: 131 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the USD. Updated within the hour of each release.

Latest · Oct. 2026165Kforecast 65K · previous 60K
Next release4 December 2026
Above forecast49%of 131 since 2016 · last 12: 42%
Range since 2016-20,469K → 4,631Klow Apr. 2020 · high Jun. 2020

The short answer

131 releases

The last US Non Farm Payrolls (Oct. 2026, released 6 Nov 2026) came in at 165K, above the 65K forecast; the previous reading was 60K. The next US Non Farm Payrolls is due Friday, 4 December 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Nov. 2026).

Since 2016, US Non Farm Payrolls has come in above forecast 49% of the time and below 50% (131 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%.

The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 93.33K: higher than expected is good for the USD.

Last 12 releases

bar = actual · line = forecast
Nov. 2025: actual 41K, forecast 50K41KDec ’25Dec. 2025: actual -17K, forecast 60K-17KJan ’26Jan. 2026: actual 160K, forecast 70K160KFeb ’26Feb. 2026: actual -156K, forecast 59K-156KMar ’26Mar. 2026: actual 214K, forecast 60K214KApr ’26Apr. 2026: actual 148K, forecast 62K148KMay ’26May. 2026: actual 63K, forecast 85K63KJun ’26Jun. 2026: actual 31K, forecast 110K31KJul ’26Jul. 2026: actual -10K, forecast 80K-10KAug ’26Aug. 2026: actual 186K, forecast 56K186KSept ’26Sep. 2026: actual 60K, forecast 90K60KOct ’26Oct. 2026: actual 165K, forecast 65K165KNov ’26

US Non Farm Payrolls since 2016

131 releases
20182020202220242026

Every US Non Farm Payrolls release

latest 120 of 131 · times New York
ReleasedPeriodActualForecastPreviousVs forecast
6 Nov 2026 08:30Oct. 2026165K65K60Kabove
2 Oct 2026 08:30Sep. 202660K90K186Kbelow
4 Sept 2026 08:30Aug. 2026186K56K-10Kabove
7 Aug 2026 08:30Jul. 2026-10K80K31Kbelow
2 Jul 2026 08:30Jun. 202631K110K63Kbelow
5 Jun 2026 08:30May. 202663K85K148Kbelow
8 May 2026 08:30Apr. 2026148K62K214Kabove
3 Apr 2026 08:30Mar. 2026214K60K-156Kabove
6 Mar 2026 08:30Feb. 2026-156K59K160Kbelow
11 Feb 2026 08:30Jan. 2026160K70K-17Kabove
9 Jan 2026 08:30Dec. 2025-17K60K41Kbelow
16 Dec 2025 08:30Nov. 202541K50K76Kbelow
16 Dec 2025 07:30Oct. 2025-140K-15K76Kbelow
20 Nov 2025 08:30Sep. 202576K50K-70Kabove
5 Sept 2025 08:30Aug. 2025-70K75K64Kbelow
1 Aug 2025 08:30Jul. 202564K110K-20Kbelow
3 Jul 2025 08:30Jun. 2025-20K110K13Kbelow
6 Jun 2025 08:30May. 202513K130K108Kbelow
2 May 2025 08:30Apr. 2025108K130K67Kbelow
4 Apr 2025 08:30Mar. 202567K135K42Kbelow
7 Mar 2025 08:30Feb. 202542K160K-48Kbelow
7 Feb 2025 08:30Jan. 2025-48K170K237Kbelow
10 Jan 2025 08:30Dec. 2024237K160K134Kabove
6 Dec 2024 08:30Nov. 2024134K200K33Kbelow
1 Nov 2024 08:30Oct. 202433K113K155Kbelow
4 Oct 2024 08:30Sep. 2024155K140K9Kabove
6 Sept 2024 08:30Aug. 20249K160K53Kbelow
2 Aug 2024 08:30Jul. 202453K175K87Kbelow
5 Jul 2024 08:30Jun. 202487K190K78Kbelow
7 Jun 2024 08:30May. 202478K185K64Kbelow
3 May 2024 08:30Apr. 202464K243K228Kbelow
5 Apr 2024 08:30Mar. 2024228K200K206Kabove
8 Mar 2024 08:30Feb. 2024206K200K175Kabove
2 Feb 2024 08:30Jan. 2024175K180K154Kbelow
5 Jan 2024 08:30Dec. 2023154K170K127Kbelow
8 Dec 2023 08:30Nov. 2023127K180K159Kbelow
3 Nov 2023 08:30Oct. 2023159K180K156Kbelow
6 Oct 2023 08:30Sep. 2023156K170K218Kbelow
1 Sept 2023 08:30Aug. 2023218K170K163Kabove
4 Aug 2023 08:30Jul. 2023163K200K225Kbelow
7 Jul 2023 08:30Jun. 2023225K225K280Kin line
2 Jun 2023 08:30May. 2023280K190K241Kabove
5 May 2023 08:30Apr. 2023241K180K68Kabove
7 Apr 2023 08:30Mar. 202368K239K290Kbelow
10 Mar 2023 08:30Feb. 2023290K205K434Kabove
3 Feb 2023 08:30Jan. 2023434K185K100Kabove
6 Jan 2023 08:30Dec. 2022100K200K303Kbelow
2 Dec 2022 08:30Nov. 2022303K200K357Kabove
4 Nov 2022 08:30Oct. 2022357K200K220Kabove
7 Oct 2022 08:30Sep. 2022220K250K290Kbelow
2 Sept 2022 08:30Aug. 2022290K300K714Kbelow
5 Aug 2022 08:30Jul. 2022714K250K434Kabove
8 Jul 2022 08:30Jun. 2022434K268K301Kabove
3 Jun 2022 08:30May. 2022301K325K308Kbelow
6 May 2022 08:30Apr. 2022308K394K490Kbelow
1 Apr 2022 08:30Mar. 2022490K490K819Kin line
4 Mar 2022 08:30Feb. 2022819K400K190Kabove
4 Feb 2022 08:30Jan. 2022190K150K586Kabove
7 Jan 2022 08:30Dec. 2021586K400K658Kabove
3 Dec 2021 08:30Nov. 2021658K550K801Kabove
5 Nov 2021 08:30Oct. 2021801K450K457Kabove
8 Oct 2021 08:30Sep. 2021457K500K552Kbelow
3 Sept 2021 08:30Aug. 2021552K728K942Kbelow
6 Aug 2021 08:30Jul. 2021942K870K755Kabove
2 Jul 2021 08:30Jun. 2021755K700K478Kabove
4 Jun 2021 08:30May. 2021478K650K355Kbelow
7 May 2021 08:30Apr. 2021355K978K852Kbelow
2 Apr 2021 08:30Mar. 2021852K647K517Kabove
5 Mar 2021 08:30Feb. 2021517K182K315Kabove
5 Feb 2021 08:30Jan. 2021315K50K-185Kabove
8 Jan 2021 08:30Dec. 2020-185K71K273Kbelow
4 Dec 2020 08:30Nov. 2020273K486K690Kbelow
6 Nov 2020 08:30Oct. 2020690K600K949Kabove
2 Oct 2020 08:30Sep. 2020949K850K1,566Kabove
4 Sept 2020 08:30Aug. 20201,566K1,400K1,584Kabove
7 Aug 2020 08:30Jul. 20201,584K1,600K4,631Kbelow
2 Jul 2020 08:30Jun. 20204,631K3,000K2,614Kabove
5 Jun 2020 08:30May. 20202,614K-8,000K-20,469Kabove
8 May 2020 08:30Apr. 2020-20,469K-4,250K-1,398Kbelow
3 Apr 2020 08:30Mar. 2020-1,398K-100K262Kbelow
6 Mar 2020 08:30Feb. 2020262K175K237Kabove
7 Feb 2020 08:30Jan. 2020237K160K127Kabove
10 Jan 2020 08:30Dec. 2019127K164K207Kbelow
6 Dec 2019 08:30Nov. 2019207K180K95Kabove
1 Nov 2019 08:30Oct. 201995K89K196Kabove
4 Oct 2019 08:30Sep. 2019196K145K232Kabove
6 Sept 2019 08:30Aug. 2019232K158K99Kabove
2 Aug 2019 08:30Jul. 201999K164K220Kbelow
5 Jul 2019 08:30Jun. 2019220K160K27Kabove
7 Jun 2019 08:30May. 201927K185K296Kbelow
3 May 2019 08:30Apr. 2019296K185K228Kabove
5 Apr 2019 08:30Mar. 2019228K180K7Kabove
8 Mar 2019 08:30Feb. 20197K180K251Kbelow
1 Feb 2019 08:30Jan. 2019251K165K192Kabove
4 Jan 2019 08:30Dec. 2018192K177K90Kabove
7 Dec 2018 08:30Nov. 201890K200K169Kbelow
2 Nov 2018 08:30Oct. 2018169K190K81Kbelow
5 Oct 2018 08:30Sep. 201881K185K257Kbelow
7 Sept 2018 08:30Aug. 2018257K191K60Kabove
3 Aug 2018 08:30Jul. 201860K190K218Kbelow
6 Jul 2018 08:30Jun. 2018218K195K322Kabove
1 Jun 2018 08:30May. 2018322K188K140Kabove
4 May 2018 08:30Apr. 2018140K192K226Kbelow
6 Apr 2018 08:30Mar. 2018226K193K394Kabove
9 Mar 2018 08:30Feb. 2018394K200K137Kabove
2 Feb 2018 08:30Jan. 2018137K180K151Kbelow
5 Jan 2018 08:30Dec. 2017151K190K223Kbelow
8 Dec 2017 08:30Nov. 2017223K200K141Kabove
3 Nov 2017 08:30Oct. 2017141K310K89Kbelow
6 Oct 2017 08:30Sep. 201789K90K147Kbelow
1 Sept 2017 08:30Aug. 2017147K180K189Kbelow
4 Aug 2017 08:30Jul. 2017189K183K203Kabove
7 Jul 2017 08:30Jun. 2017203K179K205Kabove
2 Jun 2017 08:30May. 2017205K185K205Kabove
5 May 2017 08:30Apr. 2017205K185K124Kabove
7 Apr 2017 08:30Mar. 2017124K180K218Kbelow
10 Mar 2017 08:30Feb. 2017218K190K220Kabove
3 Feb 2017 08:30Jan. 2017220K175K225Kabove
6 Jan 2017 08:30Dec. 2016225K178K118Kabove
2 Dec 2016 08:30Nov. 2016118K175K98Kbelow

Next Non Farm Payrolls

Friday, 4 December 202608:30 New York

Nov. 2026. Previous 165K.

About

Measures
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.
Good for USD
Actual higher than forecast
Released
Monthly
Category
Jobs
Source
Bureau of Labour Statistics

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Frequently asked questions

When is the next US Non Farm Payrolls release?

The next US Non Farm Payrolls is due Friday, 4 December 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Nov. 2026).

What was the last US Non Farm Payrolls?

The last US Non Farm Payrolls (Oct. 2026, released 6 Nov 2026) came in at 165K, above the 65K forecast; the previous reading was 60K.

How often is US Non Farm Payrolls released?

US Non Farm Payrolls is released monthly by Bureau of Labour Statistics. CRTLAB has 131 releases on record since 8 Jan 2016.

Does US Non Farm Payrolls usually beat the forecast?

Since 2016, US Non Farm Payrolls has come in above forecast 49% of the time and below 50% (131 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 42%.

What is the highest and lowest US Non Farm Payrolls since 2016?

The highest was 4,631K (Jun. 2020) and the lowest -20,469K (Apr. 2020). The five-year average is 178.68K.

Is a higher US Non Farm Payrolls good for the USD?

Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the USD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the USD against its forecast, red one that was bad.

How do markets react to US Non Farm Payrolls?

CRTLAB measures every NFP release on 1-minute data: the first 5, 15 and 60 minutes of gold, NAS100, the indices, forex and crypto. Every release day is broken down at https://crtlab.pro/news/nfp.

What does US Non Farm Payrolls measure?

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.

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