# United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) – Dec 16, 2025: 158,408,000

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 158,408,000 |
| Previous | 158,548,000 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-10-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2025-12-16 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2025-12-16 13:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_non_farm_payrolls_2025-12-16 |

US nonfarm payrolls fell by 140,000 in October 2025, released by BLS on Dec 16, 2025. Total payroll employment stood at 158,408,000. See the release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-02 | 159,044,000 | 159,015,000 | -- |
| 2026-09-04 | 159,015,000 | 158,882,000 | -- |
| 2026-08-07 | 158,882,000 | 158,892,000 | -- |
| 2026-07-02 | 158,892,000 | 158,861,000 | -- |
| 2026-06-05 | 158,861,000 | 158,798,000 | -- |
| 2026-05-08 | 158,798,000 | 158,650,000 | -- |
| 2026-04-03 | 158,650,000 | 158,436,000 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | 158,436,000 | 158,592,000 | -- |
| 2026-02-11 | 158,592,000 | 158,432,000 | -- |
| 2026-01-09 | 158,432,000 | 158,449,000 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 158,449,000 | 158,408,000 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 158,408,000 | 158,548,000 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/non_farm_payrolls
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/usd/labor/non-farm-payrolls/releases/usd_non_farm_payrolls_2025-11-20
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/usd/labor/non-farm-payrolls/releases/usd_non_farm_payrolls_2025-12-16
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/usd/labor/non-farm-payrolls
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt