US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 3 September 2021

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 3 September 2021: 235K for August 2021, below the 750K forecast and against 1053K in July 2021 (first reported as 943K). It is the lowest reading since January 2021. 7 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 Sep 2021 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
235K
August 2021
Forecast
750K
The market consensus
Previous
1053K
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) 3 September 2021: 235K for August 2021 against a 750K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Sep 2021Aug235K750K1053K
6 Aug 2021Jul943K870K938K
2 Jul 2021Jun850K700K583K
4 Jun 2021May559K650K278K
7 May 2021Apr266K978K770K
2 Apr 2021Mar916K647K468K
5 Mar 2021Feb379K182K166K
5 Feb 2021Jan49K50K-227K
8 Jan 2021Dec-140K71K336K
4 Dec 2020Nov245K469K610K
6 Nov 2020Oct638K600K672K
2 Oct 2020Sep661K850K1489K