Jobs · PAYEMS
Nonfarm payrolls
As of Sep 2026, nonfarm payroll employment stood at 159,044K (thousands of persons), a change of +29K from the month before.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 26, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
159,044K
Change from Aug 2026
+29K
A year earlier
158,548K
12-month change
+0.3%
159,044K Sep 2026 · Thousands of persons
Thousands of persons. Data from Jan 1939 to Sep 2026 (1,053 observations).
What it measures
Nonfarm payrolls count the number of paid jobs at U.S. businesses and government agencies, based on a survey of employers. The monthly change is the headline "jobs added" number in the jobs report.
- Official title
- All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- Units
- Thousands of persons
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 159,044K | +29K |
| Aug 2026 | 159,015K | +133K |
| Jul 2026 | 158,882K | -10K |
| Jun 2026 | 158,892K | +31K |
| May 2026 | 158,861K | +63K |
| Apr 2026 | 158,798K | +148K |
| Mar 2026 | 158,650K | +214K |
| Feb 2026 | 158,436K | -156K |
| Jan 2026 | 158,592K | +160K |
| Dec 2025 | 158,432K | -17K |
| Nov 2025 | 158,449K | +41K |
| Oct 2025 | 158,408K | -140K |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, All Employees, Total Nonfarm [PAYEMS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS, Oct 26, 2026.
- View PAYEMS on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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