Total Private Employment
135.6M
+0.47%up, generally favorable YoY
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Employment & Payrolls · BLS CES · Monthly · National
Latest reading July 2026
158.9M
−0.01%down, generally unfavorable MoM
+0.20%up, generally favorable YoY
- Atlanta
- 3.11M July 2026
Key Stats
Latest158,858 thousandsJuly 2026
Prior Period158,881Jun 2026
Period Change−0.01%down, generally unfavorableMoM
Prior Year158,542Jul 2025
Year Change+0.20%up, generally favorableYoY
12-Mo High158,881Jun 2026
12-Mo Low158,408Oct 2025
3-Yr High158,881Jun 2026
3-Yr Low156,261Aug 2023
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Seasonally adjusted
Observations235Jan 2007 – Jul 2026
Atlanta Reading3,107.3 thousandsJuly 2026
Related Market Measures
Job Economy Report
Manufacturing Employment
12.6M
−0.11%down 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
−0.01%down, generally unfavorable
July 2026
3 Month
+0.04%up, generally favorable
since Apr 2026
1 Year
+0.20%up, generally favorable
YoY
3 Year
+1.80%up, generally favorable
since Jul 2023
5 Year
+8.24%up, generally favorable
since Jul 2021
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.