#NonfarmPayrollsPreview Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) Preview – February 2026 Data (Release March 6, 2026)
The February 2026 Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, scheduled for release on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 8:30 AM ET, will be a critical barometer of U.S. labor market health following January’s surprising strength. NFP measures the net change in employment across almost all industries except agriculture, government employees, private households, and certain nonprofit sectors. As the single most reliable real-time snapshot of the U.S. labor market, it directly impacts consumer spending, inflation exp