Economy calendar/Official series
Monthly change in total nonfarm payroll employment
All Employees, Total Nonfarm. Issued by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Current Employment Statistics), republished as FRED PAYEMS. Retrieved Thursday, October 15, 2026. Not a forecast.
+29,000Latest observation · September 2026
Checked Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. September 2026 was appended to the not-seasonally-adjusted consumer price index (CPIAUCNS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics public data API, series CUUR0000SA0: 2026-09-01 = 336.94. The September release, USDL-26-1574, prints that index as 336.940. August on this card was already 334.98 and was not rewritten. The St. Louis Fed graph download did not return. Payrolls were re-checked on bureau series CES0000000001: September 2026 remains 159044 and August remains 159015. Those observations were not rewritten. Unemployment and the effective federal funds rate live on the rates, jobs, and prices chart. The federal-funds graph file did not return. No October federal-funds value was entered. Next consumer price index: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
Recent official observations
| Period | Monthly change |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | +29,000 |
| August 2026 | +133,000 |
| July 2026 | −10,000 |
| June 2026 | +31,000 |
| May 2026 | +63,000 |
| April 2026 | +148,000 |
| March 2026 | +214,000 |
| February 2026 | −156,000 |
On this calendar
- Jobs report (Employment Situation) · August 2026September 4, 2026 · +162,000 payrolls as first reported; unemployment 4.1%. Unemployed 7.0 million. Participation 61.6%. Average hourly earnings $37.75, up 10 cents (0.3%) and 3.1% over the year. The Oct. 2, 2026 release revised this August payroll change from +162,000 to +133,000.
- Jobs report (Employment Situation) · September 2026October 2, 2026 · Payrolls +29,000. Unemployment 4.2 percent. Unemployed 7.1 million. July revised from +21,000 to −10,000. August revised from +162,000 to +133,000. Combined, 60,000 lower than previously reported. Average hourly earnings $37.81, up 5 cents (0.1%) and 3.0% over the year. Workweek 34.4 hours. Next release Nov. 6.
- Jobs report (Employment Situation) · October 2026November 6, 2026 · scheduled, no figure yet