Macro Dashboard
Nonfarm Payroll
Monthly job gains and losses, sector breakdown, moving averages, unemployment rate, and revision tracking from BLS CES data.
Coverage
Jan '19 – Mar '26
Latest month is preliminary
The US economy adds roughly 150–250K jobs per month in a healthy expansion. The headline number moves markets, but the sector mix and revision pattern tell you more about where the economy actually stands.
Latest Change
+178K
Mar '26 (P) — vs +22K 12-mo avg
3-Month Average
+68K
vs +15K 6-month average
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Mar '26
Net Revision
-11K
Prior 2 months combined
Monthly Change
The headline number sets the tone for markets each month.
Total nonfarm payroll measures the number of jobs added or lost each month, seasonally adjusted. The moving average smooths out monthly noise and shows the underlying trend more clearly.
Monthly Nonfarm Payroll Change
Month-over-month change in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted
Latest
Mar '26 +178K
vs +35K 48-mo avg
Source: BLS CES (CES0000000001), seasonally adjusted · Hover, focus, or tap for detail
Sector Detail
The headline number hides sector-level divergence.
A healthy payroll number can mask weakness in individual sectors. The breakdown shows which parts of the economy are driving growth, and the heatmap reveals whether gains are broad-based or concentrated.
Largest positive
Education & Health
+91K in Mar '26
Largest negative
Financial Activities
-15K in Mar '26
Sector Breakdown
Which sectors are adding or shedding jobs — latest month or cumulative trailing totals
LATEST
+178K total
Mar '26
Source: BLS CES sector series, seasonally adjusted · Latest month or cumulative trailing totals · Hover, focus, or tap for detail
Data Revisions
First prints are estimates — revisions reveal the real story.
BLS revises the prior two months in each jobs report. Persistent downward revisions signal the labor market was weaker than initially reported, while upward revisions suggest hidden strength.
Net revision (latest report)
-11K
Combined revision to prior 2 months
Trailing 12-mo cumulative bias
-460K
Downward bias — initial reports overstated
Revision Tracker
How much the initially reported numbers changed after revision — persistent downward bias signals the labor market was weaker than first reported
Net Revision
-617K cumulative
Source: BLS payroll first/second/third estimates · Hover, focus, or tap for detail
Monthly Summary
The numbers behind the charts.
Raw data for each month — headline change, employment level, unemployment rate, and any revisions to prior reports.
Monthly Summary
Recent nonfarm payroll data at a glance
| Month | Change (K) | Revised From | Revision | Level | Unemp. Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar '26P | +178K | — | — | 158.6M | 4.3% |
| Feb '26P | -133K | -92K | -41K | 158.5M | 4.4% |
| Jan '26 | +160K | +130K | +30K | 158.6M | 4.3% |
| Dec '25 | -17K | +50K | -67K | 158.4M | 4.4% |
| Nov '25 | +41K | +64K | -23K | 158.4M | 4.5% |
| Oct '25 | -140K | — | — | 158.4M | 0.0% |
| Sep '25 | +76K | +119K | -11K | 158.5M | 4.4% |
| Aug '25 | -70K | +22K | -48K | 158.5M | 4.3% |
| Jul '25 | +64K | +73K | -1K | 158.5M | 4.3% |
| Jun '25 | -20K | +147K | -160K | 158.5M | 4.1% |
| May '25 | +13K | +139K | -120K | 158.5M | 4.3% |
| Apr '25 | +108K | +177K | -19K | 158.5M | 4.2% |
| Mar '25 | +67K | +228K | -108K | 158.4M | 4.2% |
| Feb '25 | +42K | +151K | -49K | 158.3M | 4.2% |
| Jan '25 | -48K | +143K | -32K | 158.3M | 4.0% |
| Dec '24 | +237K | +256K | +67K | 158.3M | 4.1% |
| Nov '24 | +134K | +227K | +34K | 158.1M | 4.2% |
| Oct '24 | +33K | +12K | +31K | 157.9M | 4.1% |
| Sep '24 | +155K | +254K | +1K | 157.9M | 4.1% |
| Aug '24 | +9K | +142K | -64K | 157.8M | 4.2% |
| Jul '24 | +53K | +114K | +30K | 157.7M | 4.2% |
| Jun '24 | +87K | +206K | -88K | 157.7M | 4.1% |
| May '24 | +78K | +272K | -56K | 157.6M | 3.9% |
| Apr '24 | +64K | +175K | -67K | 157.5M | 3.9% |
Source: BLS CES (CES0000000001), LNS14000000 · P = preliminary
Methodology & Sources
Total nonfarm: CES0000000001. Total private: CES0500000001. Sector series: CES1000000001 (Mining & Logging), CES2000000001 (Construction), CES3000000001 (Manufacturing), CES4000000001 (Trade, Transport & Utilities), CES5000000001 (Information), CES5500000001 (Financial Activities), CES6000000001 (Prof. & Business Services), CES6500000001 (Education & Health), CES7000000001 (Leisure & Hospitality), CES8000000001 (Other Services), CES9000000001 (Government). Unemployment rate: LNS14000000. All series seasonally adjusted, values in thousands. Revision history comes from the BLS first-, second-, and third-estimate payroll table and updates when you run the fetch script after each first-Friday release.