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United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 2026-10-02 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 in September 2026, released by BLS on Oct 2, 2026. Total payroll employment stood at 159,044,000. See the release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Payrolls change
+29,000
Released
Oct 2, 2026

2026-10-02 12:30 UTC

Payroll employment level
159,044,000

Previous: 159,015,000

Reference period
September 2026

Last updated:

The headline NFP figure is the BLS over-the-month change in payroll jobs; the chart and API series below track the total employment level it is measured from. Why the NFP report moves the Fed and the dollar.

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United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release chart

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

United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) chart through 2026-09-30
USD Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 159,044,000.

Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release read

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 in September 2026, released by BLS on Oct 2, 2026. Total payroll employment stood at 159,044,000. See the release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 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_non_farm_payrolls_2026-10-02
API announcement ID usd_non_farm_payrolls_2026-09-30
Release time
2026-10-02 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-09-30
Actual value 159,044,000
Previous value 159,015,000
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1790944200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 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.

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2026-09-04 08:30 America/New_York · 159,015,000

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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.

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).

What did United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) was 159,044,000 Persons in September 2026. The previous reading was 159,015,000 Persons.

When was this United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release published?

This release was published on Oct 2, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

When is the next United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release?

The next United States Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release is scheduled for Nov 6, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

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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  "announcement_id": "usd_non_farm_payrolls_2026-09-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/empsit.htm",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "change": 29000.0,
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-02T12:30:09.580956Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1790944209580956505,
  "date": "2026-09-30",
  "forecast": 159061593.0,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 9580.957,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1790944209580956505,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790944200,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 159015000.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
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      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "source_artifact_sha256": "1de7921a0f1a8fe0d512e9faf5f588383d65e2e3a90e62d8c6c8c7c730f4c4fe",
      "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_10022026.htm",
      "val": 159044000.0,
      "vintage_status": "source_vintage"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "change": 29000.0,
      "epoch": null,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 9580.957,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790944209580956505,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790944200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1790944209577994510,
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "val": 159044000.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source_published_by_ns": 1790944209577994510,
  "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
  "val": 159044000.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}