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Total nonfarm payroll employment: +162k in August 2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment (SA), August 2026: 159,075 (Thousands of jobs). Change from prior month +162 thousand (from 158,913k to 159,075k).
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Facts
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Total nonfarm payroll employment (SA), August 2026: 159,075 (Thousands of jobs).
Observation: 98841
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Change from prior month +162 thousand (from 158,913k to 159,075k).
Observations: 98842, 98841
Underlying observations
Provenance
| ID | Metric | Period | Value | Status | Class | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98841 | Series value Total nonfarm payroll employment | 2026-08-01 | 159,075 | Observed | Public | 2026-09-28 04:32 UTC | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bls-v1/1.0.0 |
| 98842 | Series value Total nonfarm payroll employment | 2026-07-01 | 158,913 | Observed | Public | 2026-09-28 04:32 UTC | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bls-v1/1.0.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. Generated by intelligence-rules/1.0.0; confidence 96%. Findings describe published data; they are not forecasts, investment advice or recommendations. See the methodology.