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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 March 2016

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 March 2016: 242K for February 2016, above the 190K forecast and against 172K in January 2016 (first reported as 151K). 6 of the last 9 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Mar 2016 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 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.

Actual
242K
February 2016
Forecast
190K
The market consensus
Previous
172K
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat usually supports the dollar, especially with firm wages and no rise in unemployment; the move can be strong.

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 March 2016: 242K for February 2016 against a 190K forecast, with the last 9 releases
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 March 2016: 242K vs 190K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2016-03-04

The last 9 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Mar 2016Feb242K190K172K
5 Feb 2016Jan151K190K262K
8 Jan 2016Dec292K200K252K
5 Jun 2015MAY280K225K221K(R)
8 May 2015Apr223K224K85K(R)
3 Apr 2015Mar126K244K264K(R)
6 Mar 2015FEB295K240K239K(R)
6 Feb 2015Jan257K234K329K(R)
9 Jan 2015DEC252K240K353K(R)
The release before:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 5 February 2016The release after:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 1 April 2016US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar