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United States Employment Level 2026-09-04 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Employment Level came in at 162,746,000 on Sep 4, 2026, compared with 162,177,000 previously and a 162,232,901 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
162,746,000
Previous
162,177,000
Forecast
162,232,901

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United States Employment Level release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Employment Level chart through 2026-08-31
USD Employment Level readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 162,746,000.

Employment Level release read

United States Employment Level came in at 162,746,000 on Sep 4, 2026, compared with 162,177,000 previously and a 162,232,901 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 162,232,901 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Employment Level page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_employment_2026-09-04
API announcement ID usd_employment_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-09-04 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 162,746,000
Previous value 162,177,000
Forecast 162,232,901 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +513,099
Announcement timestamp 1788525000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Employment Level history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

Analysis and guides connected to United States Employment Level.

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More United States Employment Level releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-10-02 08:30 America/New_York · 163,152,000

Older release

2026-08-07 08:30 America/New_York · 162,177,000

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Measures nominal wage growth.

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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.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Employment Level.

What did United States Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Employment Level was 162,746,000 Persons in August 2026. The forecast field was 162,232,901 Persons. The previous reading was 162,177,000 Persons. That is a surprise of +513,099 versus forecast.

When was this United States Employment Level release published?

This release was published on Sep 4, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

When is the next United States Employment Level release?

The next United States Employment Level release is scheduled for Nov 6, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

What is the official source for United States Employment Level?

BLS publishes the official Employment Level series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1788525000,
  "announcement_id": "usd_employment_2026-08-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-04T12:30:10.445568Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1788525010445568126,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "forecast": 162232901.0,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789104284324923749,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 162177000.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1788525000,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "val": 162746000.0,
      "vintage_status": "legacy_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1788525000,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789104284324923749,
      "val": 162746000.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 162746000.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}