
The Underlying is the combined revision, in jobs, to seasonally adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment for the two months immediately preceding April 2026, as first reported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation release covering April 2026.
For example, if BLS revises February 2026 payroll employment by +20,000 jobs and March 2026 payroll employment by -35,000 jobs, the combined revision is -15,000 jobs.
Later revisions, annual benchmark revisions, corrections, or updates published after the first Employment Situation release covering April 2026 will not be considered.