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United States Non-Farm Payrolls

United States non-farm payrolls rose by 22,000 in August 2025, a 72.2% decrease from July's revised 79,000. This slowdown reflects employer caution due to trade policy uncertainty, reducing hiring momentum. Job losses in federal government and manufacturing offset other gains. The unemployment rate increased to 4.3% in August. United States' record low non farm payrolls was -20.471 million in April 2020 and record high was 4.631 million in June 2020.

Monthly Historical Data (1939-2025)

(in Thousand)
Month Non-Farm Payrolls (Thousand)
Aug 2025 22
Jul 2025 79
Jun 2025 14
May 2025 19
Apr 2025 158
Mar 2025 120
Feb 2025 102
Jan 2025 111
Dec 2024 323
Nov 2024 261
Oct 2024 44
Sep 2024 240
Aug 2024 71
Jul 2024 88
Jun 2024 87
May 2024 193
Apr 2024 118
Mar 2024 246
Feb 2024 222
Jan 2024 119
Dec 2023 269
Nov 2023 141
Oct 2023 186
Sep 2023 158
Aug 2023 157
Jul 2023 148
Jun 2023 257
May 2023 227
Apr 2023 216
Mar 2023 85
Feb 2023 306
Jan 2023 444
Dec 2022 126
Nov 2022 297
Oct 2022 400
Sep 2022 227
Aug 2022 237
Jul 2022 696
Jun 2022 461
May 2022 241
Apr 2022 305
Mar 2022 471
Feb 2022 869
Jan 2022 225
Dec 2021 575
Nov 2021 637
Oct 2021 857
Sep 2021 466
Aug 2021 487
Jul 2021 931
Jun 2021 796
May 2021 421
Apr 2021 365
Mar 2021 824
Feb 2021 509
Jan 2021 365
Dec 2020 -183
Nov 2020 270
Oct 2020 691
Sep 2020 951
Aug 2020 1,564
Jul 2020 1,584
Jun 2020 4,631
May 2020 2,616
Apr 2020 -20,471
Mar 2020 -1,397
Feb 2020 261
Jan 2020 236
Dec 2019 127
Nov 2019 208
Oct 2019 95
Sep 2019 194
Aug 2019 235
Jul 2019 97
Jun 2019 218
May 2019 28
Apr 2019 298
Mar 2019 230
Feb 2019 6
Jan 2019 250
Dec 2018 192
Nov 2018 91
Oct 2018 168
Sep 2018 79
Aug 2018 259
Jul 2018 61
Jun 2018 219
May 2018 318
Apr 2018 142
Mar 2018 226
Feb 2018 394
Jan 2018 137
Dec 2017 150
Nov 2017 223
Oct 2017 143
Sep 2017 88
Aug 2017 147
Jul 2017 189
Jun 2017 203
May 2017 206
Apr 2017 205
Mar 2017 121
Feb 2017 220
Jan 2017 220
Dec 2016 225
Nov 2016 117
Oct 2016 99
Sep 2016 305
Aug 2016 142
Jul 2016 374
Jun 2016 246
May 2016 45
Apr 2016 193
Mar 2016 255
Feb 2016 197
Jan 2016 133
Dec 2015 269
Nov 2015 229
Oct 2015 304
Sep 2015 150
Aug 2015 134
Jul 2015 282
Jun 2015 171
May 2015 342
Apr 2015 273
Mar 2015 96
Feb 2015 269
Jan 2015 196
Dec 2014 278
Nov 2014 284
Oct 2014 240
Sep 2014 307
Aug 2014 181
Jul 2014 243
Jun 2014 333
May 2014 202
Apr 2014 311
Mar 2014 277
Feb 2014 159
Jan 2014 184
Dec 2013 55
Nov 2013 273
Oct 2013 220
Sep 2013 185
Aug 2013 243
Jul 2013 122
Jun 2013 179
May 2013 214
Apr 2013 186
Mar 2013 142
Feb 2013 285
Jan 2013 189
Dec 2012 243
Nov 2012 159
Oct 2012 160
Sep 2012 183
Aug 2012 176
Jul 2012 145
Jun 2012 73
May 2012 107
Apr 2012 83
Mar 2012 224
Feb 2012 278
Jan 2012 341
Dec 2011 201
Nov 2011 144
Oct 2011 211
Sep 2011 223
Aug 2011 131
Jul 2011 56
Jun 2011 232
May 2011 100
Apr 2011 326
Mar 2011 224
Feb 2011 215
Jan 2011 3
Dec 2010 82
Nov 2010 134
Oct 2010 280
Sep 2010 -83
Aug 2010 3
Jul 2010 -81
Jun 2010 -144
May 2010 530
Apr 2010 250
Mar 2010 163
Feb 2010 -93
Jan 2010 -12
Dec 2009 -252
Nov 2009 -2
Oct 2009 -180
Sep 2009 -239
Aug 2009 -181
Jul 2009 -342
Jun 2009 -467
May 2009 -355
Apr 2009 -669
Mar 2009 -820
Feb 2009 -752
Jan 2009 -782
Dec 2008 -698
Nov 2008 -748
Oct 2008 -465
Sep 2008 -450
Aug 2008 -283
Jul 2008 -197
Jun 2008 -158
May 2008 -190
Apr 2008 -219
Mar 2008 -70
Feb 2008 -71
Jan 2008 1
Dec 2007 105
Nov 2007 116
Oct 2007 72
Sep 2007 86
Aug 2007 -25
Jul 2007 -30
Jun 2007 79
May 2007 151
Apr 2007 60
Mar 2007 226
Feb 2007 81
Jan 2007 224
Dec 2006 183
Nov 2006 219
Oct 2006 24
Sep 2006 137
Aug 2006 166
Jul 2006 194
Jun 2006 81
May 2006 37
Apr 2006 169
Mar 2006 309
Feb 2006 307
Jan 2006 265
Dec 2005 159
Nov 2005 355
Oct 2005 94
Sep 2005 57
Aug 2005 198
Jul 2005 358
Jun 2005 252
May 2005 172
Apr 2005 361
Mar 2005 121
Feb 2005 254
Jan 2005 146
Dec 2004 124
Nov 2004 74
Oct 2004 352
Sep 2004 147
Aug 2004 86
Jul 2004 61
Jun 2004 96
May 2004 284
Apr 2004 270
Mar 2004 317
Feb 2004 56
Jan 2004 172
Dec 2003 112
Nov 2003 43
Oct 2003 187
Sep 2003 99
Aug 2003 -31
Jul 2003 -8
Jun 2003 -4
May 2003 20
Apr 2003 -56
Mar 2003 -211
Feb 2003 -137
Jan 2003 111
Dec 2002 -148
Nov 2002 -4
Oct 2002 123
Sep 2002 -89
Aug 2002 2
Jul 2002 -97
Jun 2002 50
May 2002 16
Apr 2002 -104
Mar 2002 -12
Feb 2002 -121
Jan 2002 -131
Dec 2001 -157
Nov 2001 -311
Oct 2001 -313
Sep 2001 -259
Aug 2001 -149
Jul 2001 -123
Jun 2001 -115
May 2001 -44
Apr 2001 -296
Mar 2001 -35
Feb 2001 87
Jan 2001 -19
Dec 2000 165
Nov 2000 201
Oct 2000 -5
Sep 2000 126
Aug 2000 3
Jul 2000 168
Jun 2000 -46
May 2000 223
Apr 2000 279
Mar 2000 484
Feb 2000 111
Jan 2000 228
Dec 1999 314
Nov 1999 288
Oct 1999 398
Sep 1999 212
Aug 1999 146
Jul 1999 335
Jun 1999 278
May 1999 215
Apr 1999 362
Mar 1999 115
Feb 1999 414
Jan 1999 106
Dec 1998 373
Nov 1998 275
Oct 1998 205
Sep 1998 198
Aug 1998 338
Jul 1998 132
Jun 1998 231
May 1998 401
Apr 1998 281
Mar 1998 146
Feb 1998 205
Jan 1998 262
Dec 1997 321
Nov 1997 307
Oct 1997 346
Sep 1997 485
Aug 1997 -20
Jul 1997 296
Jun 1997 265
May 1997 267
Apr 1997 295
Mar 1997 314
Feb 1997 312
Jan 1997 218
Dec 1996 196
Nov 1996 286
Oct 1996 261
Sep 1996 201
Aug 1996 185
Jul 1996 246
Jun 1996 281
May 1996 333
Apr 1996 166
Mar 1996 256
Feb 1996 416
Jan 1996 -7
Dec 1995 157
Nov 1995 139
Oct 1995 149
Sep 1995 241
Aug 1995 262
Jul 1995 91
Jun 1995 236
May 1995 -15
Apr 1995 158
Mar 1995 214
Feb 1995 189
Jan 1995 328
Dec 1994 303
Nov 1994 415
Oct 1994 205
Sep 1994 354
Aug 1994 292
Jul 1994 370
Jun 1994 314
May 1994 336
Apr 1994 347
Mar 1994 461
Feb 1994 181
Jan 1994 274
Dec 1993 334
Nov 1993 256
Oct 1993 280
Sep 1993 245
Aug 1993 149
Jul 1993 309
Jun 1993 181
May 1993 275
Apr 1993 303
Mar 1993 -52
Feb 1993 249
Jan 1993 295
Dec 1992 220
Nov 1992 145
Oct 1992 181
Sep 1992 31
Aug 1992 124
Jul 1992 82
Jun 1992 69
May 1992 133
Apr 1992 154
Mar 1992 49
Feb 1992 -55
Jan 1992 37
Dec 1991 30
Nov 1991 -62
Oct 1991 29
Sep 1991 31
Aug 1991 12
Jul 1991 -48
Jun 1991 88
May 1991 -102
Apr 1991 -217
Mar 1991 -162
Feb 1991 -320
Jan 1991 -117
Dec 1990 -52
Nov 1990 -154
Oct 1990 -146
Sep 1990 -90
Aug 1990 -212
Jul 1990 -35
Jun 1990 23
May 1990 163
Apr 1990 34
Mar 1990 205
Feb 1990 243
Jan 1990 353
Dec 1989 84
Nov 1989 276
Oct 1989 107
Sep 1989 249
Aug 1989 51
Jul 1989 42
Jun 1989 114
May 1989 122
Apr 1989 170
Mar 1989 194
Feb 1989 266
Jan 1989 263
Dec 1988 281
Nov 1988 341
Oct 1988 263
Sep 1988 339
Aug 1988 124
Jul 1988 224
Jun 1988 364
May 1988 230
Apr 1988 243
Mar 1988 275
Feb 1988 461
Jan 1988 92
Dec 1987 289
Nov 1987 234
Oct 1987 491
Sep 1987 227
Aug 1987 173
Jul 1987 347
Jun 1987 172
May 1987 229
Apr 1987 335
Mar 1987 245
Feb 1987 241
Jan 1987 169
Dec 1986 201
Nov 1986 187
Oct 1986 187
Sep 1986 346
Aug 1986 115
Jul 1986 318
Jun 1986 -93
May 1986 127
Apr 1986 187
Mar 1986 87
Feb 1986 115
Jan 1986 123
Dec 1985 166
Nov 1985 210
Oct 1985 188
Sep 1985 205
Aug 1985 192
Jul 1985 189
Jun 1985 147
May 1985 274
Apr 1985 196
Mar 1985 339
Feb 1985 131
Jan 1985 265
Dec 1984 125
Nov 1984 353
Oct 1984 285
Sep 1984 312
Aug 1984 243
Jul 1984 310
Jun 1984 381
May 1984 306
Apr 1984 363
Mar 1984 272
Feb 1984 484
Jan 1984 443
Dec 1983 355
Nov 1983 355
Oct 1983 273
Sep 1983 1,118
Aug 1983 -308
Jul 1983 416
Jun 1983 377
May 1983 280
Apr 1983 274
Mar 1983 173
Feb 1983 -73
Jan 1983 219
Dec 1982 -15
Nov 1982 -121
Oct 1982 -276
Sep 1982 -180
Aug 1982 -158
Jul 1982 -344
Jun 1982 -242
May 1982 -43
Apr 1982 -284
Mar 1982 -129
Feb 1982 -2
Jan 1982 -330
Dec 1981 -276
Nov 1981 -209
Oct 1981 -97
Sep 1981 -88
Aug 1981 -36
Jul 1981 111
Jun 1981 194
May 1981 13
Apr 1981 73
Mar 1981 105
Feb 1981 72
Jan 1981 90
Dec 1980 196
Nov 1980 257
Oct 1980 277
Sep 1980 114
Aug 1980 259
Jul 1980 -261
Jun 1980 -319
May 1980 -429
Apr 1980 -145
Mar 1980 111
Feb 1980 83
Jan 1980 128
Dec 1979 99
Nov 1979 92
Oct 1979 154
Sep 1979 27
Aug 1979 83
Jul 1979 109
Jun 1979 319
May 1979 372
Apr 1979 -62
Mar 1979 424
Feb 1979 247
Jan 1979 137
Dec 1978 280
Nov 1978 435
Oct 1978 335
Sep 1978 138
Aug 1978 279
Jul 1978 254
Jun 1978 441
May 1978 347
Apr 1978 702
Mar 1978 512
Feb 1978 354
Jan 1978 184
Dec 1977 237
Nov 1977 373
Oct 1977 268
Sep 1977 457
Aug 1977 241
Jul 1977 346
Jun 1977 400
May 1977 360
Apr 1977 337
Mar 1977 403
Feb 1977 298
Jan 1977 242
Dec 1976 208
Nov 1976 329
Oct 1976 19
Sep 1976 188
Aug 1976 157
Jul 1976 171
Jun 1976 64
May 1976 20
Apr 1976 244
Mar 1976 232
Feb 1976 313
Jan 1976 486
Dec 1975 332
Nov 1975 145
Oct 1975 312
Sep 1975 75
Aug 1975 383
Jul 1975 249
Jun 1975 -103
May 1975 164
Apr 1975 -188
Mar 1975 -270
Feb 1975 -375
Jan 1975 -359
Dec 1974 -613
Nov 1974 -365
Oct 1974 20
Sep 1974 -9
Aug 1974 -17
Jul 1974 32
Jun 1974 55
May 1974 167
Apr 1974 86
Mar 1974 42
Feb 1974 154
Jan 1974 69
Dec 1973 111
Nov 1973 313
Oct 1973 331
Sep 1973 108
Aug 1973 255
Jul 1973 26
Jun 1973 239
May 1973 193
Apr 1973 171
Mar 1973 270
Feb 1973 397
Jan 1973 349
Dec 1972 295
Nov 1972 299
Oct 1972 410
Sep 1972 123
Aug 1972 432
Jul 1972 -49
Jun 1972 289
May 1972 307
Apr 1972 218
Mar 1972 296
Feb 1972 207
Jan 1972 332
Dec 1971 262
Nov 1971 205
Oct 1971 28
Sep 1971 241
Aug 1971 58
Jul 1971 61
Jun 1971 7
May 1971 211
Apr 1971 176
Mar 1971 53
Feb 1971 -58
Jan 1971 73
Dec 1970 383
Nov 1970 -112
Oct 1970 -423
Sep 1970 7
Aug 1970 -116
Jul 1970 24
Jun 1970 -95
May 1970 -224
Apr 1970 -103
Mar 1970 146
Feb 1970 129
Jan 1970 -65
Dec 1969 155
Nov 1969 -35
Oct 1969 207
Sep 1969 -94
Aug 1969 279
Jul 1969 93
Jun 1969 308
May 1969 256
Apr 1969 167
Mar 1969 206
Feb 1969 260
Jan 1969 191
Dec 1968 264
Nov 1968 263
Oct 1968 237
Sep 1968 154
Aug 1968 204
Jul 1968 221
Jun 1968 253
May 1968 96
Apr 1968 261
Mar 1968 80
Feb 1968 411
Jan 1968 -96
Dec 1967 197
Nov 1967 478
Oct 1967 61
Sep 1967 21
Aug 1967 255
Jul 1967 138
Jun 1967 130
May 1967 154
Apr 1967 -64
Mar 1967 101
Feb 1967 22
Jan 1967 208
Dec 1966 180
Nov 1966 165
Oct 1966 211
Sep 1966 136
Aug 1966 206
Jul 1966 190
Jun 1966 399
May 1966 275
Apr 1966 245
Mar 1966 396
Feb 1966 267
Jan 1966 207
Dec 1965 326
Nov 1965 277
Oct 1965 229
Sep 1965 262
Aug 1965 263
Jul 1965 275
Jun 1965 199
May 1965 232
Apr 1965 256
Mar 1965 203
Feb 1965 218
Jan 1965 161
Dec 1964 203
Nov 1964 425
Oct 1964 -110
Sep 1964 284
Aug 1964 207
Jul 1964 193
Jun 1964 130
May 1964 167
Apr 1964 25
Mar 1964 144
Feb 1964 266
Jan 1964 126
Dec 1963 106
Nov 1963 -28
Oct 1963 205
Sep 1963 168
Aug 1963 116
Jul 1963 135
Jun 1963 43
May 1963 36
Apr 1963 260
Mar 1963 90
Feb 1963 115
Jan 1963 87
Dec 1962 -28
Nov 1962 15
Oct 1962 63
Sep 1962 140
Aug 1962 92
Jul 1962 102
Jun 1962 16
May 1962 26
Apr 1962 327
Mar 1962 87
Feb 1962 297
Jan 1962 19
Dec 1961 130
Nov 1961 220
Oct 1961 134
Sep 1961 90
Aug 1961 175
Jul 1961 146
Jun 1961 191
May 1961 159
Apr 1961 -32
Mar 1961 102
Feb 1961 -126
Jan 1961 -59
Dec 1960 -219
Nov 1960 -181
Oct 1960 -85
Sep 1960 -45
Aug 1960 -34
Jul 1960 -42
Jun 1960 -127
May 1960 -338
Apr 1960 359
Mar 1960 -59
Feb 1960 239
Jan 1960 100
Dec 1959 540
Nov 1959 276
Oct 1959 -70
Sep 1959 92
Aug 1959 -468
Jul 1959 123
Jun 1959 131
May 1959 229
Apr 1959 307
Mar 1959 326
Feb 1959 210
Jan 1959 393
Dec 1958 141
Nov 1958 459
Oct 1958 -21
Sep 1958 273
Aug 1958 194
Jul 1958 125
Jun 1958 0
May 1958 -113
Apr 1958 -272
Mar 1958 -277
Feb 1958 -500
Jan 1958 -308
Dec 1957 -174
Nov 1957 -205
Oct 1957 -171
Sep 1957 -194
Aug 1957 5
Jul 1957 56
Jun 1957 -83
May 1957 -88
Apr 1957 82
Mar 1957 59
Feb 1957 210
Jan 1957 -42
Dec 1956 108
Nov 1956 44
Oct 1956 173
Sep 1956 -27
Aug 1956 676
Jul 1956 -631
Jun 1956 80
May 1956 131
Apr 1956 81
Mar 1956 127
Feb 1956 192
Jan 1956 170
Dec 1955 213
Nov 1955 163
Oct 1955 163
Sep 1955 155
Aug 1955 124
Jul 1955 197
Jun 1955 278
May 1955 264
Apr 1955 286
Mar 1955 318
Feb 1955 148
Jan 1955 165
Dec 1954 151
Nov 1954 238
Oct 1954 56
Sep 1954 60
Aug 1954 -9
Jul 1954 -60
Jun 1954 -70
May 1954 -214
Apr 1954 22
Mar 1954 -225
Feb 1954 -87
Jan 1954 -234
Dec 1953 -205
Nov 1953 -332
Oct 1953 -128
Sep 1953 -121
Aug 1953 -47
Jul 1953 17
Jun 1953 29
May 1953 55
Apr 1953 -38
Mar 1953 134
Feb 1953 195
Jan 1953 -22
Dec 1952 350
Nov 1952 219
Oct 1952 277
Sep 1952 396
Aug 1952 781
Jul 1952 -139
Jun 1952 -360
May 1952 22
Apr 1952 116
Mar 1952 -18
Feb 1952 226
Jan 1952 -18
Dec 1951 167
Nov 1951 141
Oct 1951 52
Sep 1951 -58
Aug 1951 -49
Jul 1951 -3
Jun 1951 112
May 1951 91
Apr 1951 -12
Mar 1951 296
Feb 1951 289
Jan 1951 427
Dec 1950 85
Nov 1950 70
Oct 1950 268
Sep 1950 246
Aug 1950 738
Jul 1950 371
Jun 1950 365
May 1950 336
Apr 1950 428
Mar 1950 657
Feb 1950 -229
Jan 1950 4
Dec 1949 280
Nov 1949 300
Oct 1949 -838
Sep 1949 156
Aug 1949 93
Jul 1949 -208
Jun 1949 -245
May 1949 -252
Apr 1949 -4
Mar 1949 -257
Feb 1949 -171
Jan 1949 -364
Dec 1948 -160
Nov 1948 -53
Oct 1948 -49
Sep 1948 116
Aug 1948 18
Jul 1948 126
Jun 1948 238
May 1948 417
Apr 1948 -304
Mar 1948 150
Feb 1948 -146
Jan 1948 98
Dec 1947 97
Nov 1947 73
Oct 1947 208
Sep 1947 243
Aug 1947 217
Jul 1947 -67
Jun 1947 172
May 1947 139
Apr 1947 -108
Mar 1947 50
Feb 1947 22
Jan 1947 156
Dec 1946 -16
Nov 1946 302
Oct 1946 178
Sep 1946 273
Aug 1946 489
Jul 1946 418
Jun 1946 386
May 1946 436
Apr 1946 718
Mar 1946 951
Feb 1946 -585
Jan 1946 719
Dec 1945 114
Nov 1945 396
Oct 1945 93
Sep 1945 -1,959
Aug 1945 -408
Jul 1945 -275
Jun 1945 -155
May 1945 -142
Apr 1945 -352
Mar 1945 -99
Feb 1945 2
Jan 1945 35
Dec 1944 149
Nov 1944 3
Oct 1944 29
Sep 1944 -171
Aug 1944 -54
Jul 1944 -43
Jun 1944 -38
May 1944 -78
Apr 1944 -231
Mar 1944 -244
Feb 1944 -116
Jan 1944 -92
Dec 1943 -75
Nov 1943 146
Oct 1943 183
Sep 1943 -54
Aug 1943 -154
Jul 1943 -81
Jun 1943 185
May 1943 -51
Apr 1943 95
Mar 1943 159
Feb 1943 221
Jan 1943 257
Dec 1942 241
Nov 1942 159
Oct 1942 256
Sep 1942 271
Aug 1942 516
Jul 1942 443
Jun 1942 258
May 1942 419
Apr 1942 417
Mar 1942 423
Feb 1942 165
Jan 1942 243
Dec 1941 80
Nov 1941 75
Oct 1941 114
Sep 1941 291
Aug 1941 407
Jul 1941 487
Jun 1941 468
May 1941 714
Apr 1941 376
Mar 1941 249
Feb 1941 362
Jan 1941 307
Dec 1940 505
Nov 1940 402
Oct 1940 457
Sep 1940 458
Aug 1940 410
Jul 1940 -35
Jun 1940 98
May 1940 178
Apr 1940 -124
Mar 1940 110
Feb 1940 112
Jan 1940 61
Dec 1939 72
Nov 1939 59
Oct 1939 380
Sep 1939 368
Aug 1939 244
Jul 1939 -83
Jun 1939 203
May 1939 205
Apr 1939 -186
Mar 1939 180
Feb 1939 177

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-11-07 Non Farm Payrolls (Sep) - 22K 50K
2025-10-03 Non Farm Payrolls (Sep) - 22K 50K
2025-09-09 10:00 AM Non Farm Payrolls Annual Revision -911K -818K -
2025-09-05 08:30 AM Non Farm Payrolls (Aug) 22K 79K 75K

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United States Non-Farm Payrolls : Definition
US Non-Farm Payrolls measures the net change in the number of employed people, excluding farm workers, government employees, private household employees and non-profit employees. It is calculated from surveys of businesses, representing about 80% of the US workforce and is denominated in 'number of jobs'.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Unemployment Rate 4.11% 3.64% 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 56.51% 56.6% 2024
Jobless Claims 218K 232K Sep'25
Unemployment Rate 4.3% 4.2% Aug'25