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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 1 April 2016

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 1 April 2016: 215K for March 2016, above the 205K forecast and against 245K in February 2016 (first reported as 242K). It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 1 Apr 2016 at 12:30 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
215K
March 2016
Forecast
205K
The market consensus
Previous
245K
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) 1 April 2016: 215K for March 2016 against a 205K forecast, with the last 10 releases
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The last 10 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
1 Apr 2016Mar215K205K245K
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) 4 March 2016The release after:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 6 May 2016US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar