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nonfarm

American  
[nahn fahrm] / ˈnɑn ˈfɑrm /

adjective

  1. not engaged in or relating to the raising of crops or livestock; nonagricultural.


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Assessing the validity of the market’s pre-eminent data point — nonfarm payrolls — Savouri comments, ‘You may as well throw darts at a board.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The DXY dollar index fell, and the currency could fall initially if U.S. nonfarm payrolls data Friday are worse than expected, TD Securities said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Traders take note, most markets will be closed for Good Friday, when the nonfarm payrolls report for March is published.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

U.S. jobs data, including the nonfarm payrolls report for March, will offer a snapshot of the jobs market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This decline, which has been going on for almost 2 years, has occurred at a time when most nonfarm prices and farm costs of production are extraordinarily high.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)