Jobs added each month
Change in nonfarm payroll employment from the month before, seasonally adjusted. Monthly.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED, All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS), change from the month before.
+29K
Jobs added over time
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A month of monthly data is one or two numbers, so the shortest range is a year.
Data table
| Month | Change, thousands of jobs |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 29.0 |
| 2026-08-01 | 133.0 |
| 2026-07-01 | -10.0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 31.0 |
| 2026-05-01 | 63.0 |
| 2026-04-01 | 148.0 |
| 2026-03-01 | 214.0 |
| 2026-02-01 | -156.0 |
| 2026-01-01 | 160.0 |
| 2025-12-01 | -17.0 |
| 2025-11-01 | 41.0 |
| 2025-10-01 | -140.0 |
| 2025-09-01 | 76.0 |
| 2025-08-01 | -70.0 |
| 2025-07-01 | 64.0 |
| 2025-06-01 | -20.0 |
| 2025-05-01 | 13.0 |
| 2025-04-01 | 108.0 |
| 2025-03-01 | 67.0 |
| 2025-02-01 | 42.0 |
| 2025-01-01 | -48.0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 237.0 |
| 2024-11-01 | 134.0 |
| 2024-10-01 | 33.0 |
| 2024-09-01 | 155.0 |
| 2024-08-01 | 9.0 |
| 2024-07-01 | 53.0 |
| 2024-06-01 | 87.0 |
| 2024-05-01 | 78.0 |
| 2024-04-01 | 64.0 |
| 2024-03-01 | 228.0 |
| 2024-02-01 | 206.0 |
| 2024-01-01 | 175.0 |
| 2023-12-01 | 154.0 |
| 2023-11-01 | 127.0 |
| 2023-10-01 | 159.0 |
| 2023-09-01 | 156.0 |
| 2023-08-01 | 218.0 |
| 2023-07-01 | 163.0 |
| 2023-06-01 | 225.0 |
| 2023-05-01 | 280.0 |
| 2023-04-01 | 241.0 |
| 2023-03-01 | 68.0 |
| 2023-02-01 | 290.0 |
| 2023-01-01 | 434.0 |
| 2022-12-01 | 100.0 |
| 2022-11-01 | 303.0 |
| 2022-10-01 | 357.0 |
| 2022-09-01 | 220.0 |
| 2022-08-01 | 290.0 |
| 2022-07-01 | 714.0 |
| 2022-06-01 | 434.0 |
| 2022-05-01 | 301.0 |
| 2022-04-01 | 308.0 |
| 2022-03-01 | 490.0 |
| 2022-02-01 | 819.0 |
| 2022-01-01 | 190.0 |
| 2021-12-01 | 586.0 |
| 2021-11-01 | 658.0 |
| 2021-10-01 | 801.0 |
| 2021-09-01 | 457.0 |
| 2021-08-01 | 552.0 |
| 2021-07-01 | 942.0 |
| 2021-06-01 | 755.0 |
| 2021-05-01 | 478.0 |
| 2021-04-01 | 355.0 |
| 2021-03-01 | 852.0 |
| 2021-02-01 | 517.0 |
| 2021-01-01 | 315.0 |
| 2020-12-01 | -185.0 |
| 2020-11-01 | 273.0 |
| 2020-10-01 | 690.0 |
| 2020-09-01 | 949.0 |
| 2020-08-01 | 1566.0 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1584.0 |
| 2020-06-01 | 4631.0 |
| 2020-05-01 | 2614.0 |
| 2020-04-01 | -20469.0 |
| 2020-03-01 | -1398.0 |
| 2020-02-01 | 262.0 |
| 2020-01-01 | 237.0 |
| 2019-12-01 | 127.0 |
| 2019-11-01 | 207.0 |
| 2019-10-01 | 95.0 |
| 2019-09-01 | 196.0 |
| 2019-08-01 | 232.0 |
| 2019-07-01 | 99.0 |
| 2019-06-01 | 220.0 |
| 2019-05-01 | 27.0 |
| 2019-04-01 | 296.0 |
| 2019-03-01 | 228.0 |
| 2019-02-01 | 7.0 |
| 2019-01-01 | 251.0 |
| 2018-12-01 | 192.0 |
| 2018-11-01 | 90.0 |
| 2018-10-01 | 169.0 |
| 2018-09-01 | 81.0 |
| 2018-08-01 | 257.0 |
| 2018-07-01 | 60.0 |
| 2018-06-01 | 218.0 |
| 2018-05-01 | 322.0 |
| 2018-04-01 | 140.0 |
| 2018-03-01 | 226.0 |
| 2018-02-01 | 394.0 |
| 2018-01-01 | 137.0 |
| 2017-12-01 | 151.0 |
| 2017-11-01 | 223.0 |
| 2017-10-01 | 141.0 |
| 2017-09-01 | 89.0 |
| 2017-08-01 | 147.0 |
| 2017-07-01 | 189.0 |
| 2017-06-01 | 203.0 |
| 2017-05-01 | 205.0 |
| 2017-04-01 | 205.0 |
| 2017-03-01 | 124.0 |
| 2017-02-01 | 218.0 |
| 2017-01-01 | 220.0 |
| 2016-12-01 | 225.0 |
| 2016-11-01 | 118.0 |
| 2016-10-01 | 98.0 |
| 2016-09-01 | 306.0 |
| 2016-08-01 | 141.0 |
| 2016-07-01 | 373.0 |
| 2016-06-01 | 247.0 |
| 2016-05-01 | 46.0 |
| 2016-04-01 | 192.0 |
| 2016-03-01 | 256.0 |
| 2016-02-01 | 196.0 |
| 2016-01-01 | 133.0 |
| 2015-12-01 | 269.0 |
| 2015-11-01 | 229.0 |
| 2015-10-01 | 304.0 |
| 2015-09-01 | 150.0 |
| 2015-08-01 | 134.0 |
| 2015-07-01 | 282.0 |
| 2015-06-01 | 171.0 |
| 2015-05-01 | 342.0 |
| 2015-04-01 | 273.0 |
| 2015-03-01 | 96.0 |
| 2015-02-01 | 259.0 |
| 2015-01-01 | 204.0 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED: All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS), change from the month before. PAYEMS · retrieved Oct. 5, 2026 · 141 rows · as of September 2026 · monthly. Download CSV