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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 Monday, August 31, 2026. Not a forecast.

−23,000Latest observation · July 2026

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These are official series republished by FRED. They are not forecasts. Retrieved as FRED CSV on Monday, August 31, 2026. BLS and BEA remain the issuing agencies.

Recent official observations

PeriodMonthly change
July 2026−23,000
June 2026+20,000
May 2026+63,000
April 2026+148,000
March 2026+214,000
February 2026−156,000
January 2026+160,000
December 2025−17,000

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