United States Nonfarm Payroll

1939–2024

  • United States Nonfarm Payroll is 158,779 persons in August 2024, after reporting a value of 158,637 persons in the previous month.
  • United States Nonfarm Payroll averaged 92,392 persons from January 1939 to August 2024, reaching an all time high of 158,779 persons in August 2024 and a record low of 29,923 persons in January 1939.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Related Indicators
Name Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate August 2024 4.2 4.3 percent
Nonfarm Payroll August 2024 158,779 158,637 persons
Employed Persons August 2024 161,434 161,266 persons
Unemployed Persons August 2024 7,115 7,163 persons
Initial Claims the week of September 14, 2024 227,500 231,000 persons
Job Openings July 2024 7,673 7,910 thousand
Labor Force August 2024 168,549 168,429 persons
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker August 2024 4.6 4.6 percent
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