US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 6 March 2026

US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 6 March 2026: -92K for February 2026, below the 59K forecast and against 126K in January 2026 (first reported as 130K). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 6 Mar 2026 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.

Actual
-92K
February 2026
Forecast
59K
The market consensus
Previous
126K
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) 6 March 2026: -92K for February 2026 against a 59K forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) 6 March 2026: -92K vs 59K forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/nfp/2026-03-06

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
6 Mar 2026Feb-92K59K126K
11 Feb 2026Jan130K70K50K
20 Nov 2025Sep119K50K-4K
5 Sep 2025Aug22K75K79K
1 Aug 2025Jul73K110K14K
3 Jul 2025Jun147K110K144K
6 Jun 2025May139K130K147K
2 May 2025Apr177K130K185K
4 Apr 2025Mar228K135K117K
7 Mar 2025Feb151K160K125K
7 Feb 2025Jan143K170K307K
10 Jan 2025Dec256K160K212K