US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 September 2020

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 September 2020: 1371K for August 2020, below the 1400K forecast and against 1734K in July 2020 (first reported as 1763K). It is the lowest reading since April 2020. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Sep 2020 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
1371K
August 2020
Forecast
1400K
The market consensus
Previous
1734K
As the source gives it

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.

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 September 2020: 1371K for August 2020 against a 1400K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 September 2020: 1371K vs 1400K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2020-09-04

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
4 Sep 2020Aug1371K1400K1734K
7 Aug 2020Jul1763K1600K4800K
2 Jul 2020Jun4800K3000K2699K
5 Jun 2020May2509K-8000K-20687K
8 May 2020Apr-20500K-22000K-870K
3 Apr 2020Mar-701K-100K275K
6 Mar 2020Feb273K175K273K
7 Feb 2020Jan225K160K147K
10 Jan 2020Dec145K164K256K
3 May 2019Apr263K185K189K
5 Apr 2019Mar196K180K33K
8 Mar 2019Feb20K180K311K