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United States · USD · labor

Nonfarm Payrolls

1/1/1970, 6:30:00 AM · Importance 3/3 · Status released
Previous
175K
Forecast
190K
Actual
254K
Revised
168K

Why this release matters

Payrolls measure US labor demand. A large upside surprise supports growth and rate expectations while reducing the case for near-term Fed cuts.

Post-release interpretation

Actual vs forecast
+64.00K
Normalized 1.60σ vs threshold
Positive pressure
SPX, NDX, DXY
Negative pressure
US2Y, US10Y, XAUUSD

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