US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 May 2015
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 May 2015: 223K for April 2015, below the 224K forecast and against 85K(R) in March 2015 (first reported as 126K). It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 May 2015 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).
These figures were verified on 15 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Below the forecast: A notable miss usually weighs on the dollar if it signals cooling demand and encourages Fed cuts; the move can be strong.
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