BLS Releases Preliminary Payroll Benchmark for March 2026 Today

The BLS releases its preliminary benchmark revision for March 2026 payrolls at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. The prior cycle's final revision cut employment growth through March 2025 by 862,000 jobs — 0.6% of nonfarm payrolls, triple the 0.2% historical average. Monthly prints for May and June 2026 were also revised down. Markets and the Fed watch for another large downside adjustment.