Indicators / Labor Market
Nonfarm payroll change (monthly)
Monthly change in total nonfarm payrolls (thousands).
Current
+29k
Observation date 2026-09-01
Context indicator (not scored)LIVE
Stress
—
Not scored
Metric: — · Trend –Unknown
History
Percentile 26
Z-score —
History since 1939-02-01
Changes
1W —
1M −104k
3M −2k
6M −185k
12M −47k
Chart
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Interpretation & scoring
Direction: Lower job growth = weaker. Single months are noisy; the 3M average is the scored measure.
Not scored: displayed for context only.
Contribution to scores
This indicator does not enter any composite score.
Sources & timestamps
| Series | Source | ID | Frequency | Last observation | Source last updated | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nonfarm payrolls | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (via FRED) | PAYEMS | Monthly | 2026-09-01 | 2026-10-02 13:24 UTC | 2026-10-18 23:08 UTC |