US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 October 2021
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 8 October 2021: 194K for September 2021, below the 500K forecast and against 366K in August 2021 (first reported as 235K). It is the lowest reading since January 2021. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Oct 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.
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 October 2021: 194K vs 500K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2021-10-08