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Jobs Added (Nonfarm Payrolls)

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

Latest Value 157,032K
Latest Date Jan 2024
YoY Change 0.23 %
MoM Change 0.08 %
Data Range Jan 2023 — Jan 2026
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Historical Data (Thousands)

Date Value Period Net Change % Change
Jan 2024 157,032K M01 175.0 0.10 %
Dec 2023 156,857K M12 154.0 0.10 %
Nov 2023 156,703K M11 127.0 0.10 %
Oct 2023 156,576K M10 159.0 0.10 %
Sep 2023 156,417K M09 156.0 0.10 %
Aug 2023 156,261K M08 218.0 0.10 %
Jul 2023 156,043K M07 163.0 0.10 %
Jun 2023 155,880K M06 225.0 0.10 %
May 2023 155,655K M05 280.0 0.20 %
Apr 2023 155,375K M04 241.0 0.20 %
Mar 2023 155,134K M03 68.0 0.00 %
Feb 2023 155,066K M02 290.0 0.20 %
Jan 2023 154,776K M01 434.0 0.30 %
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