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Total nonfarm payroll employment: +29k in September 2026
Total nonfarm payroll employment (SA), September 2026: 159,044 (Thousands of jobs). Change from prior month +29 thousand (from 159,015k to 159,044k).
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Facts
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Total nonfarm payroll employment (SA), September 2026: 159,044 (Thousands of jobs).
Observation: 135025
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Change from prior month +29 thousand (from 159,015k to 159,044k).
Observations: 135026, 135025
Underlying observations
Provenance
| ID | Metric | Period | Value | Status | Class | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135025 | Series value Total nonfarm payroll employment | 2026-09-01 | 159,044 | Observed | Public | 2026-10-02 13:16 UTC | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in a new tab) bls-v1/1.0.0 |
| 135026 | Series value Total nonfarm payroll employment | 2026-08-01 | 159,015 | Observedrev 1 | Public | 2026-10-02 13:16 UTC | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in a new tab) bls-v1/1.0.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. Generated by intelligence-rules/1.0.0; confidence 96%. Findings describe published data; they are not forecasts, investment advice or recommendations. See the methodology.