Monthly · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Nonfarm Payroll Change
Monthly change in U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted.
U.S. Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Number of employees on U.S. nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted.
Latest observation
159,044,000
September 2026
Latest
159,044,000
Previous change
+29,000 jobs
History high
159,044,000
History low
158,882,000
History mean
158,980,333
Observations
3
Recent observations
September 2026159,044,000 jobsUse ← and → to inspect observations; Home and End jump to the range boundaries.
Observation history
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 159,044,000 |
| August 2026 | 159,015,000 |
| July 2026 | 158,882,000 |
Source & methodology
This is BLS Current Employment Statistics series CES0000000001, all employees on total nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted. BLS publishes the level in thousands; Grizzly Bulls multiplies those source values by 1,000 for reader-facing job counts without otherwise transforming the series.
Dataset: All employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted, series CES0000000001.
Unit: Jobs. Frequency: Monthly.
Expected refresh: Monthly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Employment Situation. History target: 2017 onward.
Revision behavior: Revisable. BLS revises CES estimates twice after the initial monthly release and may revise history again through annual benchmark and seasonal-adjustment updates. Read revision methodology.
Vintage: Latest-known retained history. This page does not preserve prior publication vintages.
Source accessed: Oct 8, 2026.
BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
View the source series at U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Read the source methodology
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