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title: Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP)
description: "Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP), Aug 7, 2026: actual -23K, forecast 80K, previous 57K · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              07 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Nonfarm Payrolls: -23K




           Actual-23K
           Forecast80K
           Previous57K

               Surprise
               -1.43σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            Nonfarm Payrolls — Actual -23K, forecast 80K, prev 57K. BELOW FORECAST · -1.4σ. Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.




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          The Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) release history, the schedule and the next date →](https://helious.io/data/nonfarm-payrolls)



        ← [Nonfarm Payrolls: 57K](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-37506a1e75306154/nonfarm-payrolls-57k)
        [Nonfarm Payrolls: 162K](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-5648e443f7c2d1e5/nonfarm-payrolls-162k) →


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