# $JOBS · US nonfarm payrolls

The monthly change in total nonfarm payroll employment in the United States, seasonally adjusted, in jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the level in thousands. This index stores the change from the previous month, in jobs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Sep 1: 29,000 jobs, score 0, Quiet |
| Source | US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, series CES0000000001 (https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Monthly. The Bureau publishes at 8:30 ET, usually the first Friday. Read at 12:35, 13:35 and 14:35 UTC on weekdays. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the number, and a venue can read it. Tickerz keeps the first number of each month it reads at release. The Bureau revises the prior two months with each release and benchmarks payrolls once a year.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving the month means changing the establishment survey the Bureau runs.
When the source is late: A month that has not been published stays open. A month the Bureau never publishes is void. A revision is shown beside the number as first published.
Precision: Whole jobs. The Bureau publishes the level in thousands. The index is this month's level minus the previous month's level in the same release, times 1,000.

## As first published, and the proof

Loaded later: the Bureau's current figure and not the number as first published.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Sep 1 | 29,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Aug 1 | 133,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Jul 1 | -10,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Jun 1 | 31,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| May 1 | 63,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Apr 1 | 148,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Mar 1 | 214,000 jobs |  | Elevated |
| Feb 1 | -156,000 jobs |  | Normal |
| Jan 1 | 160,000 jobs |  | Normal |
| Dec 1 | -17,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Nov 1 | 41,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Oct 1 | -140,000 jobs |  | Quiet |
| Sep 1 | 76,000 jobs |  |  |
| Aug 1 | -70,000 jobs |  |  |
| Jul 1 | 64,000 jobs |  |  |
| Jun 1 | -20,000 jobs |  |  |
| May 1 | 13,000 jobs |  |  |
| Apr 1 | 108,000 jobs |  |  |
| Mar 1 | 67,000 jobs |  |  |
| Feb 1 | 42,000 jobs |  |  |
| Jan 1 | -48,000 jobs |  |  |
| Dec 1 | 237,000 jobs |  |  |
| Nov 1 | 134,000 jobs |  |  |
| Oct 1 | 33,000 jobs |  |  |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/jobs

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