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US employers added about as many jobs as usual
The April figure, out 8 May: US employers added 148,000 jobs. A usual month over the past 5 years: 68,000 to 320,000 jobs.
- Level
- 158,798,000 jobs
- Change
- +148,000 jobs
- Date
- Fri 8 May 2026
- Source
- FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
US jobs added each month, last 12 months
change from the month before, thousands of jobs
What it means
US nonfarm payrolls came out about as usual this month, so it isn't counted on portfolios.
Written in advance by Monetario, the same for every similar move. The numbers come from the data below.
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The data behind it
The April figure, out 8 May: US employers added 148,000 jobs. A usual month over the past 5 years: 68,000 to 320,000 jobs.
Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) · updated 18 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTC
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Who it affects
This figure came out about as usual, so it isn't counted on portfolios and doesn't affect any holdings.