Monthly Job Change

Month-over-month change in total nonfarm employment

+29K25th percentile
1M: ↓ +104K

As of 2026-09-01 · Updated October 20, 2026

What it means

  • How many net jobs the U.S. economy added (or lost) in the most recent month, across all nonfarm industries.
  • Roughly 100,000 jobs per month is considered the rate needed to keep up with population growth. Sustained negative readings have historically coincided with recessions.
  • Comes from the BLS payrolls survey of establishments and is revised in subsequent months as more responses come in.
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