Society & Policy · Time-series
U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls
Total U.S. nonfarm employment, monthly — the broadest headcount of American jobs.
Executive summary
U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls rose from 145,065 thousands (2016-10-01) to 159,044 thousands (2026-09-01) — a 9.6% change over the period. The window peaked at 159,044 thousands (2026-09-01) and bottomed at 130,426 thousands (2020-04-01).
The latest observation (2026-09-01) sits above the period average of 151,483.48 thousands. Raw data and methodology are open: check the source box or download CSV/JSON.
Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | 145,065 |
| 2016-11-01 | 145,183 |
| 2016-12-01 | 145,408 |
| 2017-01-01 | 145,628 |
| 2017-02-01 | 145,846 |
| 2017-03-01 | 145,970 |
| 2017-04-01 | 146,175 |
| 2017-05-01 | 146,380 |
| 2017-06-01 | 146,583 |
| 2017-07-01 | 146,772 |
| 2017-08-01 | 146,919 |
| 2017-09-01 | 147,008 |
| 2017-10-01 | 147,149 |
| 2017-11-01 | 147,372 |
| 2017-12-01 | 147,523 |
| 2018-01-01 | 147,660 |
| 2018-02-01 | 148,054 |
| 2018-03-01 | 148,280 |
| 2018-04-01 | 148,420 |
| 2018-05-01 | 148,742 |
| 2018-06-01 | 148,960 |
| 2018-07-01 | 149,020 |
| 2018-08-01 | 149,277 |
| 2018-09-01 | 149,358 |
| 2018-10-01 | 149,527 |
| 2018-11-01 | 149,617 |
| 2018-12-01 | 149,809 |
| 2019-01-01 | 150,060 |
| 2019-02-01 | 150,067 |
| 2019-03-01 | 150,295 |
| 2019-04-01 | 150,591 |
| 2019-05-01 | 150,618 |
| 2019-06-01 | 150,838 |
| 2019-07-01 | 150,937 |
| 2019-08-01 | 151,169 |
| 2019-09-01 | 151,365 |
| 2019-10-01 | 151,460 |
| 2019-11-01 | 151,667 |
| 2019-12-01 | 151,794 |
| 2020-01-01 | 152,031 |
| 2020-02-01 | 152,293 |
| 2020-03-01 | 150,895 |
| 2020-04-01 | 130,426 |
| 2020-05-01 | 133,040 |
| 2020-06-01 | 137,671 |
| 2020-07-01 | 139,255 |
| 2020-08-01 | 140,821 |
| 2020-09-01 | 141,770 |
| 2020-10-01 | 142,460 |
| 2020-11-01 | 142,733 |
| 2020-12-01 | 142,548 |
| 2021-01-01 | 142,863 |
| 2021-02-01 | 143,380 |
| 2021-03-01 | 144,232 |
| 2021-04-01 | 144,587 |
| 2021-05-01 | 145,065 |
| 2021-06-01 | 145,820 |
| 2021-07-01 | 146,762 |
| 2021-08-01 | 147,314 |
| 2021-09-01 | 147,771 |
| 2021-10-01 | 148,572 |
| 2021-11-01 | 149,230 |
| 2021-12-01 | 149,816 |
| 2022-01-01 | 150,006 |
| 2022-02-01 | 150,825 |
| 2022-03-01 | 151,315 |
| 2022-04-01 | 151,623 |
| 2022-05-01 | 151,924 |
| 2022-06-01 | 152,358 |
| 2022-07-01 | 153,072 |
| 2022-08-01 | 153,362 |
| 2022-09-01 | 153,582 |
| 2022-10-01 | 153,939 |
| 2022-11-01 | 154,242 |
| 2022-12-01 | 154,342 |
| 2023-01-01 | 154,776 |
| 2023-02-01 | 155,066 |
| 2023-03-01 | 155,134 |
| 2023-04-01 | 155,375 |
| 2023-05-01 | 155,655 |
| 2023-06-01 | 155,880 |
| 2023-07-01 | 156,043 |
| 2023-08-01 | 156,261 |
| 2023-09-01 | 156,417 |
| 2023-10-01 | 156,576 |
| 2023-11-01 | 156,703 |
| 2023-12-01 | 156,857 |
| 2024-01-01 | 157,032 |
| 2024-02-01 | 157,238 |
| 2024-03-01 | 157,466 |
| 2024-04-01 | 157,530 |
| 2024-05-01 | 157,608 |
| 2024-06-01 | 157,695 |
| 2024-07-01 | 157,748 |
| 2024-08-01 | 157,757 |
| 2024-09-01 | 157,912 |
| 2024-10-01 | 157,945 |
| 2024-11-01 | 158,079 |
| 2024-12-01 | 158,316 |
| 2025-01-01 | 158,268 |
| 2025-02-01 | 158,310 |
| 2025-03-01 | 158,377 |
| 2025-04-01 | 158,485 |
| 2025-05-01 | 158,498 |
| 2025-06-01 | 158,478 |
| 2025-07-01 | 158,542 |
| 2025-08-01 | 158,472 |
| 2025-09-01 | 158,548 |
| 2025-10-01 | 158,408 |
| 2025-11-01 | 158,449 |
| 2025-12-01 | 158,432 |
| 2026-01-01 | 158,592 |
| 2026-02-01 | 158,436 |
| 2026-03-01 | 158,650 |
| 2026-04-01 | 158,798 |
| 2026-05-01 | 158,861 |
| 2026-06-01 | 158,892 |
| 2026-07-01 | 158,882 |
| 2026-08-01 | 159,015 |
| 2026-09-01 | 159,044 |