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U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls

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Latest Release
Apr 05, 2024
Actual
303K
Forecast
212K
Previous
270K
Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. Job creation is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls
 
Release Date Time Actual Forecast Previous
May 03, 2024 (Apr) 08:30     303K
Apr 05, 2024 (Mar) 08:30 303K 212K 270K
Mar 08, 2024 (Feb) 09:30 275K 198K 229K
Feb 02, 2024 (Jan) 09:30 353K 187K 333K
Jan 05, 2024 (Dec) 09:30 216K 170K 173K
Dec 08, 2023 (Nov) 09:30 199K 180K 150K

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JOSH BIRAGBARA
JOSH BIRAGBARA Mar 08, 2024 7:31AM ET
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USD/cad and usdchf will spike downward Gbpusd will move up for 27pips
ahmad issa
ahmad issa Mar 08, 2024 7:31AM ET
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wow you know the future
collins achavwuko
collins achavwuko Dec 27, 2023 5:25AM ET
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buy usdchf then sell xauusd
X0silbek Nurmetov
X0silbek Nurmetov Nov 04, 2023 3:53PM ET
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Shady Jojo
Shady Jojo Oct 06, 2023 2:52PM ET
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I was wrong it went Down
Shady Jojo
Shady Jojo Oct 05, 2023 6:51PM ET
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GBPUSD WILL GO UP
Argelis Hernandez
Argelis Hernandez Sep 01, 2023 8:22AM ET
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how does affect the NQ?
Hakimov Yoqib
Hakimov Yoqib Aug 04, 2023 5:47AM ET
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WHO IS KNOW WHAT IS "ACTUAL","PREVIOUS" AND "FORECAST"
Digital Ras
Digital Ras Aug 04, 2023 5:47AM ET
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Previous: last reading forecast: what the financial analysts expect. actual: the real data released after the news event announcement reading.
Hakimov Yoqib
Hakimov Yoqib Aug 04, 2023 5:47AM ET
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thank you for very much
Chey Fortner
Chey Fortner Aug 03, 2023 6:09PM ET
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can someone explain why the 'previous' does always match the previous 'actual'?
Hakimov Yoqib
Hakimov Yoqib Aug 03, 2023 6:09PM ET
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YES, WHAT IS "ACTUAL","PREVIOUS" AND "FORECAST"
Lando Graham
landograhamja Aug 03, 2023 6:09PM ET
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Sometimes they are restated therefore a new figure is arrived at from what was reported.
Mohsin Sajjad
Mohsin Sajjad Jul 07, 2023 5:57AM ET
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how does this data affect the German Index? DAX 40?
Douglas Lorenzi Vizoni
DoLV May 05, 2023 7:45AM ET
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whats the expectative to this payrolls todas, buy or sell to gold?
Binance Cloud
Binance Cloud May 05, 2023 7:45AM ET
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sell
collins achavwuko
collins achavwuko May 05, 2023 7:45AM ET
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Binance Cloud  exactly what i was expecting
John Kal
John Kal May 05, 2023 7:45AM ET
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Labor Market is tight
 
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