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Non farm payroll  (NFP )

The Non-farm payroll (NFP) report is a key economic indicator for the United States. It is intended to represent the total number of paid workers in the U.S. minus farm employees, government employees, private household employees and employees of nonprofit organizations The non-farm payroll report causes one of the consistently largest rate movements of any news announcement in the forex market. As a result, many analysts, traders, funds, investors, and speculators anticipate the NFP number and the directional movement it will cause. With so many different parties watching this report and interpreting it, even when the number comes in line with estimates, it can cause large rate swings. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January 2023. Job growth was widespread in January, led by gains in leisure and hospitality (+128,000), professional and business services (+82,000), and health care (+58,000). Employment also increased in government, partially reflecting the return of university workers from a strike. Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places rose by 99,000 in January 2023, while employment in accommodation continued to trend up (+15,000). The employment increase in professional and business services was led by gains in professional, scientific, and technical services, which added 41,000 jobs in January 2023. Within health care, ambulatory health care services (+30,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+17,000), and hospitals (+11,000) added jobs in January. NFP trades holds on every first Friday of the month while the pay out on every first Saturday of the month