Private businesses in the US added 127K jobs in August 2026, following an upwardly revised 71K gain in July and way above market expectations of 45K. Employment increased in food services and drinking places by 59K and employment in manufacturing continued its upward trend (16K). Increases were also seen in employment in machinery manufacturing (6K) and in fabricated metal product manufacturing (6K). Employment in health care continued to trend up (13K), led by home health care services (11K) and hospitals (8K). On the other hand, information employment declined by 23K, due to computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-8K), publishing industries (-7K), and in broadcasting and content providers (-5K). source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States increased by 127 thousand in August of 2026. Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States averaged 104.49 Thousand from 1939 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4612.00 Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of -19551.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.
Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States increased by 127 thousand in August of 2026. Nonfarm Payrolls Private in the United States is expected to be 95.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Nonfarm Payrolls - Private is projected to trend around 115.00 Thousand in 2027 and 110.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.