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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 January 2019

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 January 2019: 312K for December 2018, above the 177K forecast and against 176K in April 2018 (first reported as 164K). It is the highest reading since February 2018. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Jan 2019 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
312K
December 2018
Forecast
177K
The market consensus
Previous
176K
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 January 2019: 312K for December 2018 against a 177K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Jan 2019Dec312K177K176K
4 May 2018Apr164K192K135K
6 Apr 2018Mar103K193K326K
9 Mar 2018Feb313K200K239K
2 Feb 2018Jan200K180K160K
5 Jan 2018Dec148K190K252K
5 May 2017Apr211K185K79K
7 Apr 2017Mar98K180K219K
10 Mar 2017Feb235K190K238K
3 Feb 2017Jan227K175K157K
6 Jan 2017Dec156K178K204K
3 Jun 2016May38K164K123K
The release before:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 May 2018The release after:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 1 February 2019US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar