NONFARM PAYROLL

A statistic researched, recorded and reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics intended to represent the total number of paid U.S. workers of any business, excluding the following employees:

  • general government employees
  • private household employees
  • employees of nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to individuals
  • farm employees

This monthly report also includes estimates on the average work week and the average weekly earnings of all non-farm employees.