Payroll job growth, 12-month change in United States

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in the United States was 0.3% in September 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.1 pts from September 2025.

September 20260.3% Provisional

Change on September 2025-0.1 pts

Series high10.9April 2021

Series low-13.4April 2020

Next release: Friday, 6 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in United States, October 1976 to September 2026

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.

All 600 values

Period	%
2026-09	0.3 Provisional
2026-08	0.3 Provisional
2026-07	0.2
2026-06	0.3
2026-05	0.2
2026-04	0.2
2026-03	0.2
2026-02	0.1
2026-01	0.2
2025-12	0.1
2025-11	0.2
2025-10	0.3
2025-09	0.4
2025-08	0.5
2025-07	0.5
2025-06	0.5
2025-05	0.6
2025-04	0.6
2025-03	0.6
2025-02	0.7
2025-01	0.8
2024-12	0.9
2024-11	0.9
2024-10	0.9
2024-09	1
2024-08	1
2024-07	1.1
2024-06	1.2
2024-05	1.3
2024-04	1.4
2024-03	1.5
2024-02	1.4
2024-01	1.5
2023-12	1.6
2023-11	1.6
2023-10	1.7
2023-09	1.8
2023-08	1.9
2023-07	1.9
2023-06	2.3
2023-05	2.5
2023-04	2.5
2023-03	2.5
2023-02	2.8
2023-01	3.2
2022-12	3
2022-11	3.4
2022-10	3.6
2022-09	3.9
2022-08	4.1
2022-07	4.3
2022-06	4.5
2022-05	4.7
2022-04	4.9
2022-03	4.9
2022-02	5.2
2022-01	5
2021-12	5.1
2021-11	4.6
2021-10	4.3
2021-09	4.2
2021-08	4.6
2021-07	5.4
2021-06	5.9
2021-05	9
2021-04	10.9
2021-03	-4.4
2021-02	-5.9
2021-01	-6
2020-12	-6.1
2020-11	-5.9
2020-10	-5.9
2020-09	-6.3
2020-08	-6.8
2020-07	-7.7
2020-06	-8.7
2020-05	-11.7
2020-04	-13.4
2020-03	0.4
2020-02	1.5
2020-01	1.3
2019-12	1.3
2019-11	1.4
2019-10	1.3
2019-09	1.3
2019-08	1.3
2019-07	1.3
2019-06	1.3
2019-05	1.3
2019-04	1.5
2019-03	1.4
2019-02	1.4
2019-01	1.6
2018-12	1.5
2018-11	1.5
2018-10	1.6
2018-09	1.6
2018-08	1.6
2018-07	1.5
2018-06	1.6
2018-05	1.6
2018-04	1.5
2018-03	1.6
2018-02	1.5
2018-01	1.4
2017-12	1.5
2017-11	1.5
2017-10	1.4
2017-09	1.4
2017-08	1.6
2017-07	1.6
2017-06	1.7
2017-05	1.7
2017-04	1.6
2017-03	1.6
2017-02	1.7
2017-01	1.7
2016-12	1.6
2016-11	1.7
2016-10	1.7
2016-09	1.9
2016-08	1.8
2016-07	1.8
2016-06	1.7
2016-05	1.7
2016-04	1.9
2016-03	1.9
2016-02	1.8
2016-01	1.9
2015-12	1.9
2015-11	1.9
2015-10	2
2015-09	1.9
2015-08	2.1
2015-07	2.1
2015-06	2.1
2015-05	2.2
2015-04	2.1
2015-03	2.1
2015-02	2.3
2015-01	2.2
2014-12	2.2
2014-11	2
2014-10	2
2014-09	2
2014-08	1.9
2014-07	2
2014-06	1.9
2014-05	1.8
2014-04	1.8
2014-03	1.7
2014-02	1.6
2014-01	1.7
2013-12	1.7
2013-11	1.8
2013-10	1.8
2013-09	1.7
2013-08	1.7
2013-07	1.7
2013-06	1.7
2013-05	1.6
2013-04	1.5
2013-03	1.5
2013-02	1.5
2013-01	1.5
2012-12	1.6
2012-11	1.6
2012-10	1.6
2012-09	1.6
2012-08	1.7
2012-07	1.6
2012-06	1.6
2012-05	1.7
2012-04	1.7
2012-03	1.9
2012-02	1.9
2012-01	1.8
2011-12	1.6
2011-11	1.5
2011-10	1.5
2011-09	1.5
2011-08	1.3
2011-07	1.2
2011-06	1.1
2011-05	0.8
2011-04	1.1
2011-03	1.1
2011-02	1
2011-01	0.8
2010-12	0.8
2010-11	0.5
2010-10	0.4
2010-09	0.1
2010-08	0
2010-07	-0.2
2010-06	-0.4
2010-05	-0.6
2010-04	-1.3
2010-03	-2
2010-02	-2.7
2010-01	-3.2
2009-12	-3.7
2009-11	-4
2009-10	-4.6
2009-09	-4.8
2009-08	-4.9
2009-07	-5
2009-06	-4.9
2009-05	-4.6
2009-04	-4.5
2009-03	-4.2
2009-02	-3.6
2009-01	-3.1
2008-12	-2.6
2008-11	-2
2008-10	-1.4
2008-09	-1
2008-08	-0.6
2008-07	-0.4
2008-06	-0.3
2008-05	-0.1
2008-04	0.1
2008-03	0.3
2008-02	0.6
2008-01	0.7
2007-12	0.8
2007-11	0.9
2007-10	1
2007-09	0.9
2007-08	1
2007-07	1.1
2007-06	1.3
2007-05	1.3
2007-04	1.2
2007-03	1.3
2007-02	1.3
2007-01	1.5
2006-12	1.5
2006-11	1.5
2006-10	1.6
2006-09	1.7
2006-08	1.6
2006-07	1.7
2006-06	1.8
2006-05	1.9
2006-04	2
2006-03	2.2
2006-02	2
2006-01	2
2005-12	1.9
2005-11	1.9
2005-10	1.7
2005-09	1.9
2005-08	1.9
2005-07	1.9
2005-06	1.6
2005-05	1.5
2005-04	1.6
2005-03	1.5
2005-02	1.7
2005-01	1.5
2004-12	1.6
2004-11	1.6
2004-10	1.5
2004-09	1.4
2004-08	1.4
2004-07	1.3
2004-06	1.2
2004-05	1.2
2004-04	1
2004-03	0.7
2004-02	0.3
2004-01	0.1
2003-12	0.1
2003-11	-0.1
2003-10	-0.1
2003-09	-0.2
2003-08	-0.3
2003-07	-0.3
2003-06	-0.4
2003-05	-0.3
2003-04	-0.3
2003-03	-0.4
2003-02	-0.2
2003-01	-0.2
2002-12	-0.4
2002-11	-0.4
2002-10	-0.6
2002-09	-1
2002-08	-1.1
2002-07	-1.2
2002-06	-1.2
2002-05	-1.3
2002-04	-1.4
2002-03	-1.5
2002-02	-1.5
2002-01	-1.4
2001-12	-1.3
2001-11	-1.1
2001-10	-0.7
2001-09	-0.4
2001-08	-0.2
2001-07	0
2001-06	0.2
2001-05	0.2
2001-04	0.4
2001-03	0.9
2001-02	1.3
2001-01	1.3
2000-12	1.5
2000-11	1.6
2000-10	1.7
2000-09	2
2000-08	2.1
2000-07	2.2
2000-06	2.3
2000-05	2.6
2000-04	2.6
2000-03	2.6
2000-02	2.3
2000-01	2.6
1999-12	2.5
1999-11	2.5
1999-10	2.5
1999-09	2.4
1999-08	2.4
1999-07	2.5
1999-06	2.4
1999-05	2.4
1999-04	2.5
1999-03	2.5
1999-02	2.5
1999-01	2.3
1998-12	2.4
1998-11	2.4
1998-10	2.4
1998-09	2.6
1998-08	2.8
1998-07	2.5
1998-06	2.7
1998-05	2.7
1998-04	2.6
1998-03	2.6
1998-02	2.7
1998-01	2.8
1997-12	2.8
1997-11	2.7
1997-10	2.7
1997-09	2.6
1997-08	2.4
1997-07	2.6
1997-06	2.5
1997-05	2.6
1997-04	2.6
1997-03	2.5
1997-02	2.5
1997-01	2.6
1996-12	2.4
1996-11	2.4
1996-10	2.2
1996-09	2.1
1996-08	2.2
1996-07	2.2
1996-06	2.1
1996-05	2.1
1996-04	1.8
1996-03	1.8
1996-02	1.8
1996-01	1.6
1995-12	1.9
1995-11	2
1995-10	2.2
1995-09	2.3
1995-08	2.4
1995-07	2.4
1995-06	2.7
1995-05	2.7
1995-04	3.1
1995-03	3.2
1995-02	3.5
1995-01	3.5
1994-12	3.4
1994-11	3.5
1994-10	3.3
1994-09	3.4
1994-08	3.3
1994-07	3.2
1994-06	3.2
1994-05	3
1994-04	3
1994-03	2.9
1994-02	2.5
1994-01	2.6
1993-12	2.6
1993-11	2.5
1993-10	2.4
1993-09	2.3
1993-08	2.1
1993-07	2.1
1993-06	1.9
1993-05	1.8
1993-04	1.6
1993-03	1.5
1993-02	1.6
1993-01	1.3
1992-12	1.1
1992-11	0.9
1992-10	0.7
1992-09	0.6
1992-08	0.6
1992-07	0.5
1992-06	0.3
1992-05	0.4
1992-04	0.2
1992-03	-0.2
1992-02	-0.4
1992-01	-0.6
1991-12	-0.8
1991-11	-0.8
1991-10	-0.9
1991-09	-1.1
1991-08	-1.2
1991-07	-1.4
1991-06	-1.4
1991-05	-1.4
1991-04	-1.2
1991-03	-1
1991-02	-0.6
1991-01	-0.1
1990-12	0.3
1990-11	0.4
1990-10	0.8
1990-09	1.1
1990-08	1.4
1990-07	1.6
1990-06	1.7
1990-05	1.8
1990-04	1.7
1990-03	1.9
1990-02	1.9
1990-01	1.9
1989-12	1.8
1989-11	2
1989-10	2.1
1989-09	2.2
1989-08	2.3
1989-07	2.4
1989-06	2.6
1989-05	2.8
1989-04	2.9
1989-03	3
1989-02	3.1
1989-01	3.3
1988-12	3.1
1988-11	3.1
1988-10	3
1988-09	3.3
1988-08	3.2
1988-07	3.2
1988-06	3.4
1988-05	3.2
1988-04	3.2
1988-03	3.3
1988-02	3.3
1988-01	3.1
1987-12	3.1
1987-11	3.1
1987-10	3
1987-09	2.7
1987-08	2.8
1987-07	2.8
1987-06	2.8
1987-05	2.5
1987-04	2.4
1987-03	2.3
1987-02	2.1
1987-01	2
1986-12	1.9
1986-11	1.9
1986-10	1.9
1986-09	1.9
1986-08	1.8
1986-07	1.9
1986-06	1.7
1986-05	2
1986-04	2.1
1986-03	2.2
1986-02	2.4
1986-01	2.4
1985-12	2.6
1985-11	2.6
1985-10	2.7
1985-09	2.8
1985-08	3
1985-07	3
1985-06	3.2
1985-05	3.4
1985-04	3.5
1985-03	3.7
1985-02	3.6
1985-01	4
1984-12	4.2
1984-11	4.5
1984-10	4.5
1984-09	4.5
1984-08	5.4
1984-07	4.8
1984-06	5
1984-05	5
1984-04	5
1984-03	4.9
1984-02	4.8
1984-01	4.1
1983-12	3.9
1983-11	3.5
1983-10	2.9
1983-09	2.3
1983-08	0.9
1983-07	1
1983-06	0.2
1983-05	-0.5
1983-04	-0.9
1983-03	-1.5
1983-02	-1.8
1983-01	-1.7
1982-12	-2.3
1982-11	-2.6
1982-10	-2.7
1982-09	-2.5
1982-08	-2.4
1982-07	-2.3
1982-06	-1.8
1982-05	-1.3
1982-04	-1.2
1982-03	-0.9
1982-02	-0.6
1982-01	-0.5
1981-12	-0.1
1981-11	0.5
1981-10	1
1981-09	1.4
1981-08	1.6
1981-07	2
1981-06	1.5
1981-05	1
1981-04	0.5
1981-03	0.2
1981-02	0.2
1981-01	0.3
1980-12	0.3
1980-11	0.2
1980-10	0
1980-09	-0.1
1980-08	-0.2
1980-07	-0.4
1980-06	0
1980-05	0.7
1980-04	1.6
1980-03	1.7
1980-02	2.1
1980-01	2.2
1979-12	2.3
1979-11	2.5
1979-10	2.9
1979-09	3.1
1979-08	3.2
1979-07	3.5
1979-06	3.6
1979-05	3.8
1979-04	3.8
1979-03	4.7
1979-02	4.8
1979-01	5
1978-12	5
1978-11	5
1978-10	5
1978-09	4.9
1978-08	5.3
1978-07	5.3
1978-06	5.4
1978-05	5.4
1978-04	5.4
1978-03	5
1978-02	4.9
1978-01	4.8
1977-12	4.9
1977-11	4.9
1977-10	4.9
1977-09	4.6
1977-08	4.2
1977-07	4.1
1977-06	3.9
1977-05	3.5
1977-04	3.1
1977-03	3
1977-02	2.8
1977-01	2.8
1976-12	3.1
1976-11	3.3
1976-10	3.1

Rankings

US states by payroll job growth, 12-month change 51 places

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (CES0000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.00a.TotalNonfarm.Employment. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics: all employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (CES0000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.00a.TotalNonfarm.Employment

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Current Employment Statistics: all employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (CES0000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.00a.TotalNonfarm.Employment. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics: all employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (CES0000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, United States, 1976-10 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.00a.TotalNonfarm.Employment},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted (CES0000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.00a.TotalNonfarm.Employment. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in the United States was 0.3% in September 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.1 pts from September 2025.

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