Employment Situation (non-farm payrolls)

USD · Monthly, usually the first Friday · 08:30 ET. PTM rates it high impact.

What it is

The monthly jobs report, from two surveys: employers (non-farm payrolls and earnings) and households (the unemployment rate).

The change in payrolls, revisions to the two prior months, the unemployment rate, average hourly earnings and hours worked.

Who publishes it

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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