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US payrolls monthly change

The monthly change in jobs shows how quickly US employers are hiring.

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US payrolls monthly change

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US payrolls monthly change-30k-20k-10k010kUS payrolls monthly change1651939196819972026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS payrolls monthly change (thousand jobs)
Feb 1939177
Apr 1939-186
Jun 1939203
Aug 1939244
Oct 1939380
Dec 193972
Feb 1940112
Apr 1940-124
Jun 194098
Aug 1940410
Oct 1940457
Dec 1940505
Feb 1941362
Apr 1941376
Jun 1941468
Aug 1941407
Oct 1941114
Dec 194180
Feb 1942165
Apr 1942417
Jun 1942258
Aug 1942516
Oct 1942256
Dec 1942241
Feb 1943221
Apr 194395
Jun 1943185
Aug 1943-154
Oct 1943183
Dec 1943-75
Feb 1944-116
Apr 1944-231
Jun 1944-38
Aug 1944-54
Oct 194429
Dec 1944149
Feb 19452
Apr 1945-352
Jun 1945-155
Aug 1945-408
Oct 194593
Dec 1945114
Feb 1946-585
Apr 1946718
Jun 1946386
Aug 1946489
Oct 1946178
Dec 1946-16
Feb 194722
Apr 1947-108
Jun 1947172
Aug 1947217
Oct 1947208
Dec 194797
Feb 1948-146
Apr 1948-304
Jun 1948238
Aug 194818
Oct 1948-49
Dec 1948-160
Feb 1949-171
Apr 1949-4
Jun 1949-245
Aug 194993
Oct 1949-838
Dec 1949280
Feb 1950-229
Apr 1950428
Jun 1950365
Aug 1950738
Oct 1950268
Dec 195085
Feb 1951289
Apr 1951-12
Jun 1951112
Aug 1951-49
Oct 195152
Dec 1951167
Feb 1952226
Apr 1952116
Jun 1952-360
Aug 1952781
Oct 1952277
Dec 1952350
Feb 1953195
Apr 1953-38
Jun 195329
Aug 1953-47
Oct 1953-128
Dec 1953-205
Feb 1954-87
Apr 195422
Jun 1954-70
Aug 1954-9
Oct 195456
Dec 1954151
Feb 1955148
Apr 1955286
Jun 1955278
Aug 1955124
Oct 1955163
Dec 1955213
Feb 1956192
Apr 195681
Jun 195680
Aug 1956676
Oct 1956173
Dec 1956108
Feb 1957210
Apr 195782
Jun 1957-83
Aug 19575
Oct 1957-171
Dec 1957-174
Feb 1958-500
Apr 1958-272
Jun 19580
Aug 1958194
Oct 1958-21
Dec 1958141
Feb 1959210
Apr 1959307
Jun 1959131
Aug 1959-468
Oct 1959-70
Dec 1959540
Feb 1960239
Apr 1960359
Jun 1960-127
Aug 1960-34
Oct 1960-85
Dec 1960-219
Feb 1961-126
Apr 1961-32
Jun 1961191
Aug 1961175
Oct 1961134
Dec 1961130
Feb 1962297
Apr 1962327
Jun 196216
Aug 196292
Oct 196263
Dec 1962-28
Feb 1963115
Apr 1963260
Jun 196343
Aug 1963116
Oct 1963205
Dec 1963106
Feb 1964266
Apr 196425
Jun 1964130
Aug 1964207
Oct 1964-110
Dec 1964203
Feb 1965218
Apr 1965256
Jun 1965199
Aug 1965263
Oct 1965229
Dec 1965326
Feb 1966267
Apr 1966245
Jun 1966399
Aug 1966206
Oct 1966211
Dec 1966180
Feb 196722
Apr 1967-64
Jun 1967130
Aug 1967255
Oct 196761
Dec 1967197
Feb 1968411
Apr 1968261
Jun 1968253
Aug 1968204
Oct 1968237
Dec 1968264
Feb 1969260
Apr 1969167
Jun 1969308
Aug 1969279
Oct 1969207
Dec 1969155
Feb 1970129
Apr 1970-103
Jun 1970-95
Aug 1970-116
Oct 1970-423
Dec 1970383
Feb 1971-58
Apr 1971176
Jun 19717
Aug 197158
Oct 197128
Dec 1971262
Feb 1972207
Apr 1972218
Jun 1972289
Aug 1972432
Oct 1972410
Dec 1972295
Feb 1973397
Apr 1973171
Jun 1973239
Aug 1973255
Oct 1973331
Dec 1973111
Feb 1974154
Apr 197486
Jun 197455
Aug 1974-17
Oct 197420
Dec 1974-613
Feb 1975-375
Apr 1975-188
Jun 1975-103
Aug 1975383
Oct 1975312
Dec 1975332
Feb 1976313
Apr 1976244
Jun 197664
Aug 1976157
Oct 197619
Dec 1976208
Feb 1977298
Apr 1977337
Jun 1977400
Aug 1977241
Oct 1977268
Dec 1977237
Feb 1978354
Apr 1978702
Jun 1978441
Aug 1978279
Oct 1978335
Dec 1978280
Feb 1979247
Apr 1979-62
Jun 1979319
Aug 197983
Oct 1979154
Dec 197999
Feb 198083
Apr 1980-145
Jun 1980-319
Aug 1980259
Oct 1980277
Dec 1980196
Feb 198172
Apr 198173
Jun 1981194
Aug 1981-36
Oct 1981-97
Dec 1981-276
Feb 1982-2
Apr 1982-284
Jun 1982-242
Aug 1982-158
Oct 1982-276
Dec 1982-15
Feb 1983-73
Apr 1983274
Jun 1983377
Aug 1983-308
Oct 1983273
Dec 1983355
Feb 1984484
Apr 1984363
Jun 1984381
Aug 1984243
Oct 1984285
Dec 1984125
Feb 1985131
Apr 1985196
Jun 1985147
Aug 1985192
Oct 1985188
Dec 1985166
Feb 1986115
Apr 1986187
Jun 1986-93
Aug 1986115
Oct 1986187
Dec 1986201
Feb 1987241
Apr 1987335
Jun 1987172
Aug 1987173
Oct 1987491
Dec 1987289
Feb 1988461
Apr 1988243
Jun 1988364
Aug 1988124
Oct 1988263
Dec 1988281
Feb 1989266
Apr 1989170
Jun 1989114
Aug 198951
Oct 1989107
Dec 198984
Feb 1990240
Apr 199034
Jun 199022
Aug 1990-208
Oct 1990-145
Dec 1990-54
Feb 1991-323
Apr 1991-218
Jun 199177
Aug 199110
Oct 199126
Dec 199130
Feb 1992-53
Apr 1992149
Jun 199260
Aug 1992123
Oct 1992188
Dec 1992219
Feb 1993257
Apr 1993296
Jun 1993171
Aug 1993146
Oct 1993286
Dec 1993338
Feb 1994181
Apr 1994344
Jun 1994317
Aug 1994294
Oct 1994211
Dec 1994307
Feb 1995189
Apr 1995158
Jun 1995245
Aug 1995264
Oct 1995153
Dec 1995160
Feb 1996421
Apr 1996166
Jun 1996273
Aug 1996179
Oct 1996265
Dec 1996196
Feb 1997317
Apr 1997298
Jun 1997256
Aug 1997-27
Oct 1997349
Dec 1997324
Feb 1998211
Apr 1998280
Jun 1998231
Aug 1998334
Oct 1998205
Dec 1998373
Feb 1999418
Apr 1999361
Jun 1999271
Aug 1999150
Oct 1999407
Dec 1999317
Feb 2000109
Apr 2000280
Jun 2000-42
Aug 20006
Oct 200015
Dec 2000160
Feb 200185
Apr 2001-293
Jun 2001-108
Aug 2001-151
Oct 2001-311
Dec 2001-161
Feb 2002-122
Apr 2002-106
Jun 200242
Aug 2002-3
Oct 2002115
Dec 2002-151
Feb 2003-132
Apr 2003-62
Jun 2003-11
Aug 2003-31
Oct 2003187
Dec 2003109
Feb 200465
Apr 2004272
Jun 200497
Aug 200485
Oct 2004340
Dec 2004127
Feb 2005253
Apr 2005366
Jun 2005259
Aug 2005202
Oct 200589
Dec 2005162
Feb 2006306
Apr 2006172
Jun 200688
Aug 2006163
Oct 200617
Dec 2006189
Feb 200788
Apr 200763
Jun 200778
Aug 2007-31
Oct 200776
Dec 2007105
Feb 2008-62
Apr 2008-219
Jun 2008-151
Aug 2008-286
Oct 2008-469
Dec 2008-694
Feb 2009-761
Apr 2009-672
Jun 2009-458
Aug 2009-190
Oct 2009-185
Dec 2009-249
Feb 2010-96
Apr 2010254
Jun 2010-132
Aug 20100
Oct 2010279
Dec 201081
Feb 2011220
Apr 2011314
Jun 2011228
Aug 2011133
Oct 2011209
Dec 2011198
Feb 2012263
Apr 201277
Jun 201281
Aug 2012182
Oct 2012152
Dec 2012249
Feb 2013289
Apr 2013184
Jun 2013183
Aug 2013255
Oct 2013220
Dec 201355
Feb 2014151
Apr 2014313
Jun 2014336
Aug 2014197
Oct 2014235
Dec 2014275
Feb 2015259
Apr 2015273
Jun 2015171
Aug 2015134
Oct 2015304
Dec 2015269
Feb 2016196
Apr 2016192
Jun 2016247
Aug 2016141
Oct 201698
Dec 2016225
Feb 2017218
Apr 2017205
Jun 2017203
Aug 2017147
Oct 2017141
Dec 2017151
Feb 2018394
Apr 2018140
Jun 2018218
Aug 2018257
Oct 2018169
Dec 2018192
Feb 20197
Apr 2019296
Jun 2019220
Aug 2019232
Oct 201995
Dec 2019127
Feb 2020262
Apr 2020-20469
Jun 20204631
Aug 20201566
Oct 2020690
Dec 2020-185
Feb 2021517
Apr 2021355
Jun 2021755
Aug 2021552
Oct 2021801
Dec 2021586
Feb 2022819
Apr 2022308
Jun 2022434
Aug 2022290
Oct 2022357
Dec 2022100
Feb 2023290
Apr 2023241
Jun 2023225
Aug 2023218
Oct 2023159
Dec 2023154
Feb 2024206
Apr 202464
Jun 202487
Aug 20249
Oct 202433
Dec 2024237
Feb 202542
Apr 2025108
Jun 2025-20
Aug 2025-70
Oct 2025-140
Dec 2025-17
Feb 2026-156
Apr 2026148
Jun 202631
Aug 2026186
Oct 2026165

Recent observations

Datethousand jobs
October 2026165
September 202660
August 2026186
July 2026-10
June 202631
May 202663
April 2026148
March 2026214
February 2026-156
January 2026160
December 2025-17
November 202541
October 2025-140
September 202576
August 2025-70
July 202564
June 2025-20
May 202513
April 2025108
March 202567
February 202542
January 2025-48
December 2024237
November 2024134

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods