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United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) measures the net change in employment outside the farming sector for the prior month. It is published on the first Friday of each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is the most market-moving US data release.
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Why Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) matters for USD
NFP is the key input to the Federal Reserve's employment mandate. A strong payroll print keeps the Fed on hold or signals further tightening, driving USD strength. A miss can rapidly reprice rate-cut expectations and weaken the dollar.
How to interpret this series
Payroll additions above consensus are USD-positive. Markets also watch the unemployment rate revision and average hourly earnings released in the same report—together they paint the full picture of labour market health.
Historical Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
Source: BLS. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: Thousands. History from 1999-01-31 (27.4 years).
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Average Hourly Earnings
Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.
Average Weekly Earnings / Wages
Measures nominal wage growth.
Employment Level
Total number of employed persons.
Full-Time Employment
Number of persons employed full-time.
Initial Jobless Claims
Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.
Job Openings
Total number of unfilled job positions, a key indicator of labor market demand and tightness.
Labor Force Participation Rate
Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
NAIRU (Natural Rate of Unemployment)
Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment — the estimated unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation, published by the Congressional Budget Office.
Part-Time Employment
Number of persons employed part-time.
Unemployment Rate
Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
What consensus does the market use for NFP?
Bloomberg and Reuters surveys gather estimates from major banks and economists ahead of the release. Deviations of more than 50,000 from consensus typically generate outsized USD moves.
Is the previous NFP figure revised at the same time?
Yes. The BLS typically revises the prior two months' figures, and large negative revisions can offset an initially strong headline print.