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All Employees, Total Nonfarm (PAYNSA)

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Apr 2026: 158,695
Updated: May 8, 2026 8:30 AM CDT
Apr 2026:  158,695  
Mar 2026:  157,769  
Feb 2026:  157,214  
Jan 2026:  156,728  
Dec 2025:  159,358  

Units:

Thousands of Persons,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Title Release Dates
All Employees: Total Nonfarm Payrolls 2008-09-23 2019-09-05
All Employees, Total Nonfarm 2019-09-06 2026-05-08
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008-09-23 2026-05-08
 
Release    
Employment Situation 2008-09-23 2026-05-08
 
Units    
Thousands of Persons 2008-09-23 2026-05-08
 
Frequency    
Monthly 2008-09-23 2026-05-08
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2008-09-23 2026-05-08
 
Notes    
All Employees: Total Nonfarm, commonly known as Total Nonfarm Payroll, is a measure of the number of U.S. workers in the economy that excludes proprietors, private household employees, unpaid volunteers, farm employees, and the unincorporated self-employed. This measure accounts for approximately 80 percent of the workers who contribute to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This measure provides useful insights into the current economic situation because it can represent the number of jobs added or lost in an economy. Increases in employment might indicate that businesses are hiring which might also suggest that businesses are growing. Additionally, those who are newly employed have increased their personal incomes, which means (all else constant) their disposable incomes have also increased, thus fostering further economic expansion. Generally, the U.S. labor force and levels of employment and unemployment are subject to fluctuations due to seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) adjusts the data to offset the seasonal effects to show non-seasonal changes: for example, women's participation in the labor force; or a general decline in the number of employees, a possible indication of a downturn in the economy. To closely examine seasonal and non-seasonal changes, the BLS releases two monthly statistical measures: the seasonally adjusted All Employees: Total Nonfarm (PAYEMS) and All Employees: Total Nonfarm (PAYNSA), which is not seasonally adjusted.

The series comes from the 'Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Survey).'

The source code is: CEU0000000001

2008-09-23 2026-05-08

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