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Series PAYEMS — Nonfarm payrolls (level).
Latest value: 159,044 thousand for September 2026, +0.3% year over year (against September 2025). 129 monthly observations from January 2016 to September 2026, in thousands. Source: FRED (FRED route); context series, not an input to the Nowflation CPI Gauge. Next update: with the October 2026 jobs report, 2026-11-06 8:30 AM ET (BLS).
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 159,044 thousand |
| August 2026 | 159,015 thousand |
| July 2026 | 158,882 thousand |
| June 2026 | 158,892 thousand |
| May 2026 | 158,861 thousand |
| April 2026 | 158,798 thousand |
| March 2026 | 158,650 thousand |
| February 2026 | 158,436 thousand |
| January 2026 | 158,592 thousand |
| December 2025 | 158,432 thousand |
| November 2025 | 158,449 thousand |
| October 2025 | 158,408 thousand |
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Cite: Nowflation, “All Employees, Total Nonfarm (Nonfarm Payrolls, seasonally adjusted)” (PAYEMS), data from FRED, retrieved October 18, 2026, https://nowflation.com/series/PAYEMS. The series at its source: FRED.
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