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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 5 April 2019

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 5 April 2019: 196K for March 2019, above the 180K forecast and against 33K in February 2019 (first reported as 20K). 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 Apr 2019 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
196K
March 2019
Forecast
180K
The market consensus
Previous
33K
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) 5 April 2019: 196K for March 2019 against a 180K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 5 April 2019: 196K vs 180K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2019-04-05

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 Apr 2019Mar196K180K33K
8 Mar 2019Feb20K180K311K
1 Feb 2019Jan304K165K222K
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
The release before:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 March 2019The release after:US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 3 May 2019US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar