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Jobs Added (Nonfarm Payrolls)

How many new jobs were created last month. The single most watched employment number.

Latest Value 158,627K
Latest Date Jan 2026
YoY Change 0.23 %
MoM Change 0.08 %
Data Range Jan 2023 — Jan 2026
Observations 37

Historical Chart

Historical Data (Thousands)

Date Value Period Net Change % Change
Jan 2026 158,627K M01 130.0 0.10 %
Dec 2025 158,497K M12 48.0 0.00 %
Nov 2025 158,449K M11 41.0 0.00 %
Oct 2025 158,408K M10 -140.0 -0.10 %
Sep 2025 158,548K M09 76.0 0.00 %
Aug 2025 158,472K M08 -70.0 0.00 %
Jul 2025 158,542K M07 64.0 0.00 %
Jun 2025 158,478K M06 -20.0 0.00 %
May 2025 158,498K M05 13.0 0.00 %
Apr 2025 158,485K M04 108.0 0.10 %
Mar 2025 158,377K M03 67.0 0.00 %
Feb 2025 158,310K M02 42.0 0.00 %
Jan 2025 158,268K M01 -48.0 0.00 %
Dec 2024 158,316K M12 237.0 0.10 %
Nov 2024 158,079K M11 134.0 0.10 %
Oct 2024 157,945K M10 33.0 0.00 %
Sep 2024 157,912K M09 155.0 0.10 %
Aug 2024 157,757K M08 9.0 0.00 %
Jul 2024 157,748K M07 53.0 0.00 %
Jun 2024 157,695K M06 87.0 0.10 %
May 2024 157,608K M05 78.0 0.00 %
Apr 2024 157,530K M04 64.0 0.00 %
Mar 2024 157,466K M03 228.0 0.10 %
Feb 2024 157,238K M02 206.0 0.10 %
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