United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) preview: Mar 5, 2027
United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) is scheduled for release on Mar 5, 2027. The previous reading was 159,044,000. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.
- Payroll employment level
- --
- Previous employment level
- 159,044,000
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- Nov 6, 2026
This series stores the BLS total nonfarm payroll employment level. The headline monthly payroll change is the difference between successive levels; the latest available change before this release was +29,000. About the official BLS series.
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What to expect
United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) is scheduled for Mar 5, 2027.
The previous reading was 159,044,000.
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 read it
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.
What to watch next
The next United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release is due on Nov 6, 2026.
- Headline change vs consensus (the surprise)
- Two-month revisions overriding the headline
- Average hourly earnings month-over-month
- Birth/death model adjustment in turning points
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/non_farm_payrolls",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id usd_non_farm_payrolls_2027-03-05. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/usd/non_farm_payrolls.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | usd_non_farm_payrolls_2027-03-05 |
|---|---|
| Release time | Exact time unavailable |
| Reference period date | February 2027 |
| Actual value | -- |
| Previous value | 159,044,000 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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Common questions about this release
The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP).
When is the next United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release?
United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) is scheduled for release on Mar 5, 2027.
What is the forecast for this United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release?
The previous reading was 159,044,000.
Where will the actual Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) value be published?
The official value appears on this page and on /api/v1/announcements/usd/non_farm_payrolls as soon as the publisher releases it, together with the surprise versus forecast and the updated chart.
What is the official source for United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)?
BLS publishes the official Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 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.
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