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United States Nonfarm payrolls (US) 2026: Interactive Chart & Historical Data

Nonfarm payrolls (US) in United States stood at 159,293 thousands of persons in Oct 2026, according to FRED. The latest value is up 0.6% from a year earlier (158,408 thousands of persons in Oct 2025). Ten years earlier, in Oct 2016, the value was 145,065 thousands of persons (up 9.8% since). The latest value is the highest since 1939; the lowest was 29,923 thousands of persons in Jan 1939.

Data source: FRED · Unit: thousands of persons · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash

Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:MonthlyCoverage:1939–2026

Key facts

What is the latest Nonfarm payrolls (US) in United States?

Nonfarm payrolls (US) in United States stood at 159,293 thousands of persons in Oct 2026, according to FRED.

Is Nonfarm payrolls (US) in United States rising or falling?

The latest value is up 0.6% from a year earlier (158,408 thousands of persons in Oct 2025). Ten years earlier, in Oct 2016, the value was 145,065 thousands of persons (up 9.8% since).

What is the highest Nonfarm payrolls (US) on record in United States?

The latest value is the highest since 1939; the lowest was 29,923 thousands of persons in Jan 1939.

Metadata for Nonfarm payrolls (US) in United States
IndicatorNonfarm payrolls (US)
CountryUnited States
CategoryLabor and Employment
Unitthousands of persons
SourceFRED
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Latest value: 159,293 thousands of persons (2026-10-01)

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Source:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED — series PAYEMS
License:U.S. government work, public domain
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APA

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Nonfarm payrolls (US) — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/nonfarm-payrolls-us/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS

MLA

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Nonfarm payrolls (US) — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/nonfarm-payrolls-us/USA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS.

Chicago

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. "Nonfarm payrolls (US) — United States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/nonfarm-payrolls-us/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS.

BibTeX
@misc{econdash_nonfarm_payrolls_us_usa,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Nonfarm payrolls (US) --- United States}},
  howpublished = {EconDash},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://econdash.org/chart/nonfarm-payrolls-us/USA},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS}
}