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Released · Aug
Actual 102K came in above forecast 20K. Previous was 67K, now higher than that.
How many new jobs were created. More jobs means people have money to spend. The central bank always watches the job market when setting rates.
All times are shown in your own time zone.
This shows how many new jobs were created in a month (Non-Farm Payrolls in the US, Employment Change elsewhere). Released by Office for National Statistics. This comes every month.
Jobs determine people's earnings and spending. The US NFP is one of the most watched news releases of the month. This is a High impact event on FxGram: GBP pairs often see sharp moves at this time.
Generally, if jobs come in above forecast, the economy is considered strong and expectations of rates staying high increase; if lower, talk of rate cuts increases.
This is just general knowledge (textbook), not a prediction for this release. The market may react differently. This is not buy-sell advice.
| Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 102K | 20K | 67K |
| Jul | 67K | — | 83K |
| Jun | 83K | — | 147K |
| May | 147K | 85K | 99K |
| Apr | 100K | 75K | 148K |
| Mar | 148K | 107K | 24K |
| Feb | 25K | — | 84K |
| Jan | 84K | -4K | 52K |
| Dec | 52K | — | 82K |
| Nov | 82K | 27K | -16K |
| Oct | -16K | — | -22K |
| Sep | -22K | — | 91K |
| Aug | 91K | — | 232K |
| Jul | 232K | 220K | 239K |
| Jun | 238K | — | 134K |
Data: Office for National Statistics, via TradingView economic calendar.
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