PAYEMSLabor MarketMonthlyNonfarm Payrolls
Total nonfarm employment measured by the Current Employment Statistics survey. The most-watched monthly jobs number.
Update frequency
Monthly
Unit
Thousands of persons
Historical coverage
1939-01/..
Why PAYEMS matters
Tracking hiring momentum, confirming or contradicting the household survey (UNRATE), and Fed dual-mandate analysis.
Get the latest value
Fetch the most recent Nonfarm Payrolls reading with a single GET request. Free tier includes 100 calls per day.
# cURL
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PAYEMS
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PAYEMS",
headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"},
)
print(r.json())
# JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PAYEMS", {
headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" },
});
const data = await res.json();
Full historical time series
Retrieve the complete Nonfarm Payrolls history with min/max/change statistics. Use the range parameter to control the window (1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 5y — Enterprise plan extends further).
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PAYEMS/timeseries?range=5y"