US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 August 2023
US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 4 August 2023: 187K for July 2023, below the 200K forecast and against 185K in June 2023 (first reported as 209K). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 4 Aug 2023 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) 4 August 2023: 187K vs 200K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2023-08-04