US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 3 May 2024

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 3 May 2024: 175K for April 2024, below the 243K forecast and against 315K in March 2024 (first reported as 303K). It is the lowest reading since October 2023. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 3 May 2024 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
175K
April 2024
Forecast
243K
The market consensus
Previous
315K
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 May 2024: 175K for April 2024 against a 243K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 May 2024Apr175K243K315K
5 Apr 2024Mar303K200K270K
8 Mar 2024Feb275K200K229K
2 Feb 2024Jan353K180K333K
5 Jan 2024Dec216K170K173K
8 Dec 2023Nov199K180K150K
3 Nov 2023Oct150K180K297K
6 Oct 2023Sep336K170K227K
1 Sep 2023Aug187K170K157K
4 Aug 2023Jul187K200K185K
7 Jul 2023Jun209K225K306K
2 Jun 2023May339K190K294K