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Nonfarm payrolls (US): release dates

The monthly change in the number of paid jobs in the US outside farming, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey of businesses and government agencies. It is published in the Employment Situation report, together with the unemployment rate.

Announced release dates

Nonfarm payrolls (US): announced release dates
DateTime (UTC)Period
Fri 6 Nov 2026Oct 2026
Fri 4 Dec 2026Nov 2026
Fri 8 Jan 2027Dec 2026
Fri 5 Feb 2027Jan 2027
Fri 5 Mar 2027Feb 2027
Fri 2 Apr 2027Mar 2027
Fri 7 May 2027Apr 2027
Fri 4 Jun 2027May 2027
Fri 2 Jul 2027Jun 2027
Fri 6 Aug 2027Jul 2027
Fri 3 Sep 2027Aug 2027
Fri 8 Oct 2027Sep 2027
Fri 5 Nov 2027Oct 2027
Fri 3 Dec 2027Nov 2027

Schedule published until Fri 3 Dec 2027. Dates can change; the publisher's page is the reference.

  • BLS release calendar, dates Fri 6 Nov 2026 to Fri 4 Dec 2026, schedule read on Wed 4 Nov 2026
  • BLS schedule page, dates Fri 8 Jan 2027 to Fri 3 Dec 2027, schedule checked on Sat 24 Oct 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsdates as announcedSources and licences

Latest release

Figures for this release are not fetched; only its dates are listed.

The measure: Change in total nonfarm payroll employment from the previous month, thousands, seasonally adjusted (BLS calculation).

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: this statistic

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsno figure shownSources and licences

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