US BLS Preliminary Nonfarm Payrolls Benchmark Revision Indicates Smaller-Than-Normal Downward Adjustment

10:42 AM EDT, 08/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The preliminary estimate for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' benchmark revision to nonfarm payrolls released on Friday showed a downward adjustment of 79,000 for overall payrolls and a downward adjustment of 178,000 for private payrolls. The revisions are roughly 0.1% of total payrolls, compared with an average 0.2% of total employment over the last 10 years, BLS noted. The final revision will be incorporated into January employment data to be released in early February.