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Total nonfarm payroll employment

BLS series CES0000000001 · Thousands of jobs

Latest period
Oct 2026
Value (preliminary)
159,293
Change on month
+165k
Change on year
+885k

Thousands of jobs

History

140,000150,000Jan 2017Jun 2019Dec 2021May 2024Oct 2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment, Thousands of jobs

Point-in-time

Revision record

PeriodPreviouslyRevised toDifferenceRevision observed
Sept 2026159,044159,128+842026-11-07 13:17 UTC
Aug 2026159,015159,068+532026-11-07 13:17 UTC
Aug 2026159,075159,015−602026-10-02 13:16 UTC
Jul 2026158,913158,882−312026-10-02 13:16 UTC

Recent values

PeriodValueFirst publishedNote
Oct 2026159,293samePreliminary
Sept 2026159,128159,044Preliminary
Aug 2026159,068159,075
Jul 2026158,882158,913
Jun 2026158,892same
May 2026158,861same
Apr 2026158,798same
Mar 2026158,650same
Feb 2026158,436same
Jan 2026158,592same
Dec 2025158,432same
Nov 2025158,449same
Oct 2025158,408same
Sept 2025158,548same
Aug 2025158,472same
Jul 2025158,542same
Jun 2025158,478same
May 2025158,498same

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, series CES0000000001 (opens in a new tab). BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. “First published” is the value EveryIntel first recorded; history collected before EveryIntel began monitoring reflects the values current at that time.