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US Jobs Report (Nonfarm Payrolls), Friday, April 3, 2026

The jobs report for Friday, April 3, 2026 has been released.

8:30 AM ET

Latest reading
-156K
February 2026 · jobs
Prior
+160K
January 2026 · jobs
Next release
May 8
8:30 AM ET

Where this release stands

Written Oct 14

The US Jobs Report (Nonfarm Payrolls) is scheduled for 8:30 AM ET on Friday, April 3 and is out; it is published monthly, usually the first Friday. The New York Stock Exchange was closed that day, so the release landed outside a trading session. The pre‑release series we hold, newest first, is February 2026 ‑156 thousand jobs, January 2026 +160 thousand jobs, December 2025 ‑17 thousand jobs, November 2025 +41 thousand jobs, October 2025 ‑140 thousand jobs, September 2025 +76 thousand jobs.

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The series we hold

6 months · Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • February 2026-156K jobs
  • January 2026+160K jobs
  • December 2025-17K jobs
  • November 2025+41K jobs
  • October 2025-140K jobs
  • September 2025+76K jobs

What this release is

The monthly employment report — payroll growth, the unemployment rate and wage gains — is among the most closely watched scheduled releases. A weak print tends to raise rate-cut expectations and lift bonds; a strong one tends to do the reverse. It usually lands on the first Friday of the month.

Official release at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

How the market closed that day

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