Nonfarm Payroll Employment
158.9M
+0.20%up, generally favorable YoY
Manufacturing Employment
Employment & Payrolls · BLS CES · Monthly · National
Latest reading July 2026
12.6M
+0.04%up MoM
−0.11%down YoY
- Atlanta
- 177,500 July 2026
Key Stats
Latest12,611 thousandsJuly 2026
Prior Period12,606Jun 2026
Period Change+0.04%upMoM
Prior Year12,625Jul 2025
Year Change−0.11%downYoY
12-Mo High12,615Aug 2025
12-Mo Low12,580Dec 2025
3-Yr High12,875Jan 2024
3-Yr Low12,580Dec 2025
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations235Jan 2007 – Jul 2026
Atlanta Reading177.5 thousandsJuly 2026
Related Market Measures
Job Economy Report
Total Private Employment
135.6M
+0.47%up, generally favorable YoY
Government Employment
23.3M
−1.34%down YoY
Average Hourly Earnings
$37.62
+3.15%up, generally favorable YoY
Average Weekly Hours
34.3
+0.29%up YoY
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
−0.2 ppdown, generally favorable YoY
Job Openings
7.36M
+2.15%up, generally favorable YoY
Hires
5.35M
+0.39%up, generally favorable YoY
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Performance Overview
1 Month
+0.04%up
July 2026
3 Month
+0.11%up
since Apr 2026
1 Year
−0.11%down
YoY
3 Year
−1.95%down
since Jul 2023
5 Year
+2.49%up
since Jul 2021
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.