US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 January 2021
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 January 2021: -140K for December 2020, below the 71K forecast and against 336K in November 2020 (first reported as 245K). It is the lowest reading since April 2020. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Jan 2021 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.
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.
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 January 2021: -140K vs 71K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2021-01-08