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FinalJobs report· Bureau of Labor Statistics

Where will August payrolls land?

August jobs report, Fri, Sep 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET. Scored.

The print

Nonfarm payrolls+162kno line · prior +21k
Unemployment rate4.1%no line · prior 4.1%

Context

The last twelve prints

Nonfarm payrollsthousands
-156k+29k+214k2025-08-01: -70k2025-09-01: +76k2025-10-01: -140k2025-11-01: +41k2025-12-01: -17k2026-01-01: +160k2026-02-01: -156k2026-03-01: +214k2026-04-01: +148k2026-05-01: +63k2026-06-01: +31k2026-07-01: +21kAugOctDecFebAprJunJul
Unemployment ratepercent
0.0%2.3%4.5%2025-07-01: 4.3%2025-08-01: 4.3%2025-09-01: 4.4%2025-11-01: 4.5%2025-12-01: 4.4%2026-01-01: 4.3%2026-02-01: 4.4%2026-03-01: 4.3%2026-04-01: 4.3%2026-05-01: 4.3%2026-06-01: 4.2%2026-07-01: 4.1%JulSepDecFebAprJunJul

How many jobs the economy added last month, and what share of people looking for work could not find any.

Full history, schedule and the print record