US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 7 January 2022
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 7 January 2022: 199K for December 2021, below the 400K forecast and against 249K in November 2021 (first reported as 210K). It is the lowest reading since September 2021. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 7 Jan 2022 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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