United States total nonfarm payroll employment level, seasonally adjusted

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · Jobs in thousands · BLS.USA.NFP.LVL.SA.M

CES national total nonfarm payroll employment level, seasonally adjusted, in thousands of jobs. Employees at multiple worksites count at each worksite. The pay-period reference includes the 12th of the month. This is a job count from establishment payroll records, not a count of distinct employed residents or a native payroll change. Context reported in the original current-history API acquisition on 2026-10-13 UTC, rather than a statement of future current flags or historical release vintages: August and September 2026 carry P/preliminary. CES estimates can be revised and benchmarked; an absent footnote does not establish finality. Historical CES release-vintage downloads are a separate future candidate, not included in this current-history family. CES pay period that includes the 12th of the reference month. Exact source reference date unknown; calendar month end is a SOTW coverage/freshness boundary. Original numbers, explicit missing rows and footnotes retained. No growth rates, payroll changes or release times are computed. Absent preliminary flags do not establish finality.

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