Non-farm payrolls
Find out what the non-farm payrolls (NFP) report is, when it’s released and how it affects financial markets.
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Latest non-farm payrolls data
The US economy added 227,000 jobs in November, a huge jump from the 37,000 seen in September, and market predictions of 202,000. US unemployment increased slightly to 4.2%.
Latest
227,000
Forecast
202,000
Previous
36,000
When is the next non-farm payrolls report?
NFP data is usually released at 8.30am (EST) on the first Friday of every month.
Here are the key dates for your diary.
| Reference Month | Date | Time (EST) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 2 February 2024 | 8.30am |
| February 2024 | 8 March 2024 | 8.30am |
| March 2024 | 5 April 2024 | 8.30am |
| April 2024 | 3 May 2024 | 8.30am |
| May 2024 | 7 June 2024 | 8.30am |
| June 2024 | 5 July 2024 | 8.30am |
| July 2024 | 2 August 2024 | 8.30am |
| August 2024 | 6 September 2024 | 8.30am |
| September 2024 | 4 October 2024 | 8.30am |
| October 2024 | 1 November 2024 | 8.30am |
| November 2024 | 6 December 2024 | 8.30am |
| Reference month | January 2024 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 February 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | February 2024 |
| Date | 8 March 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | March 2024 |
| Date | 5 April 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | April 2024 |
| Date | 3 May 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | May 2024 |
| Date | 7 June 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | June 2024 |
| Date | 5 July 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | July 2024 |
| Date | 2 August 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | August 2024 |
| Date | 6 September 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | September 2024 |
| Date | 4 October 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | October 2024 |
| Date | 1 November 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
| Reference month | November 2024 |
| Date | 6 December 2024 |
| Time (EST) | 8.30am |
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