Nonfarm Payrolls Release Date & Calendar
Next nonfarm payrolls release date and time in ET, consensus forecast, previous months and why payroll growth drives rate expectations and equity volatility.
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 8:30 AM ET
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Frequency
- Monthly, with the Employment Situation report
Upcoming Nonfarm Payrolls releases
Recent Nonfarm Payrolls results
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
2 releases- 8:30 AM ETNonfarm Payrolls Private
- Actual
- 172
- Est.
- 70
- Prev.
- 64
- 8:30 AM ETNon Farm Payrolls
- Actual
- 130
- Est.
- 70
- Prev.
- 48
Friday, March 6, 2026
2 releases- 8:30 AM ETNonfarm Payrolls Private
- Actual
- -86
- Est.
- 65
- Prev.
- 146
- 8:30 AM ETNon Farm Payrolls
- Actual
- -92
- Est.
- 59
- Prev.
- 126
Why Nonfarm Payrolls matters
Nonfarm payrolls count the net change in paid U.S. jobs excluding farm work, private households and the military.
It is the headline number of the monthly Employment Situation report and the single most-quoted labour statistic in markets.
What traders watch
- • Hiring pace
- • Sector breadth
- • Revisions
How Hyper Terminal covers Nonfarm Payrolls
- Live countdown and market-reaction tracking through the release window.
- Impact Radar scores how much the release matters for the current tape.
- The Daily Outlook frames the release before the open, with the levels that matter.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are nonfarm payrolls?
- The monthly net change in U.S. paid employment excluding farm workers, private household employees and active military.
- When are payrolls released?
- With the Employment Situation report, normally the first Friday of the month at 8:30 AM ET.
Other key releases
- CPI release schedule
- Jobs Report release schedule
- Unemployment Rate release schedule
- PPI release schedule
- PCE release schedule
- Core PCE release schedule
- GDP release schedule
- Retail Sales release schedule
- Jobless Claims release schedule
- JOLTS release schedule
- ISM Manufacturing release schedule
- ISM Services release schedule
- FOMC release schedule
Calendar data is provided for educational and research purposes only and is not investment advice. Release dates, times, estimates and results can change; always verify against the issuing company or agency.
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