Next release Tuesday, 1 December 2026, 10:00 New York. Every release since 12 Jan 2016: 131 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the USD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last US JOLTs Job Openings (Sep. 2026, released 3 Nov 2026) came in at 7.523M, above the 7.1M forecast; the previous reading was 7.19M. The next US JOLTs Job Openings is due Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 10:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, US JOLTs Job Openings has come in above forecast 62% of the time and below 38% (123 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 67%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.28M: higher than expected is good for the USD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 10:00 | Sep. 2026 | 7.523M | 7.1M | 7.19M | above |
| 29 Sept 2026 10:00 | Aug. 2026 | 7.19M | 7.225M | 7.335M | below |
| 1 Sept 2026 10:00 | Jul. 2026 | 7.335M | 7.3M | 7.182M | above |
| 4 Aug 2026 10:00 | Jun. 2026 | 7.182M | 7.4M | 7.537M | below |
| 30 Jun 2026 10:00 | May. 2026 | 7.537M | 7.3M | 7.585M | above |
| 2 Jun 2026 10:00 | Apr. 2026 | 7.585M | 6.88M | 6.887M | above |
| 5 May 2026 10:00 | Mar. 2026 | 6.887M | 6.835M | 6.922M | above |
| 31 Mar 2026 10:00 | Feb. 2026 | 6.922M | 6.918M | 7.24M | above |
| 13 Mar 2026 10:00 | Jan. 2026 | 7.24M | 6.7M | 6.55M | above |
| 5 Feb 2026 10:00 | Dec. 2025 | 6.55M | 7.2M | 6.846M | below |
| 7 Jan 2026 10:00 | Nov. 2025 | 6.846M | 7.6M | 7.17M | below |
| 9 Dec 2025 10:00 | Oct. 2025 | 7.17M | 7.15M | 7.169M | above |
| 9 Dec 2025 09:00 | Sep. 2025 | 7.169M | 7.199M | 6.919M | below |
| 30 Sept 2025 10:00 | Aug. 2025 | 6.919M | 7.185M | 7.089M | below |
| 3 Sept 2025 10:00 | Jul. 2025 | 7.089M | 7.378M | 7.204M | below |
| 29 Jul 2025 10:00 | Jun. 2025 | 7.204M | 7.5M | 7.31M | below |
| 1 Jul 2025 10:00 | May. 2025 | 7.31M | 7.3M | 7.098M | above |
| 3 Jun 2025 10:00 | Apr. 2025 | 7.098M | 7.1M | 6.952M | below |
| 29 Apr 2025 10:00 | Mar. 2025 | 6.952M | 7.48M | 7.242M | below |
| 1 Apr 2025 10:00 | Feb. 2025 | 7.242M | 7.616M | 7.431M | below |
| 11 Mar 2025 10:00 | Jan. 2025 | 7.431M | 7.63M | 7.295M | below |
| 4 Feb 2025 10:00 | Dec. 2024 | 7.295M | 8M | 7.566M | below |
| 7 Jan 2025 10:00 | Nov. 2024 | 7.566M | 7.7M | 7.379M | below |
| 3 Dec 2024 10:00 | Oct. 2024 | 7.379M | 7.475M | 6.943M | below |
| 29 Oct 2024 10:00 | Sep. 2024 | 6.943M | 8M | 7.52M | below |
| 1 Oct 2024 10:00 | Aug. 2024 | 7.52M | 7.66M | 7.426M | below |
| 4 Sept 2024 10:00 | Jul. 2024 | 7.426M | 8.1M | 7.416M | below |
| 30 Jul 2024 10:00 | Jun. 2024 | 7.416M | 8M | 7.782M | below |
| 2 Jul 2024 10:00 | May. 2024 | 7.782M | 7.91M | 7.529M | below |
| 4 Jun 2024 10:00 | Apr. 2024 | 7.529M | 8.355M | 8.206M | below |
| 1 May 2024 10:00 | Mar. 2024 | 8.206M | 8.686M | 8.44M | below |
| 2 Apr 2024 10:00 | Feb. 2024 | 8.44M | 8.75M | 8.378M | below |
| 6 Mar 2024 10:00 | Jan. 2024 | 8.378M | 8.9M | 8.52M | below |
| 30 Jan 2024 10:00 | Dec. 2023 | 8.52M | 8.75M | 8.602M | below |
| 3 Jan 2024 10:00 | Nov. 2023 | 8.602M | 8.85M | 8.58M | below |
| 5 Dec 2023 10:00 | Oct. 2023 | 8.58M | 9.3M | 9.259M | below |
| 1 Nov 2023 10:00 | Sep. 2023 | 9.259M | 9.25M | 9.254M | above |
| 3 Oct 2023 10:00 | Aug. 2023 | 9.254M | 8.8M | 8.657M | above |
| 29 Aug 2023 10:00 | Jul. 2023 | 8.657M | 9.465M | 9.18M | below |
| 1 Aug 2023 10:00 | Jun. 2023 | 9.18M | 9.61M | 9.368M | below |
| 6 Jul 2023 10:00 | May. 2023 | 9.368M | 9.935M | 9.966M | below |
| 31 May 2023 10:00 | Apr. 2023 | 9.966M | 9.375M | 9.655M | above |
| 2 May 2023 10:00 | Mar. 2023 | 9.655M | 9.775M | 9.857M | below |
| 4 Apr 2023 10:00 | Feb. 2023 | 9.857M | 10.4M | 10.318M | below |
| 8 Mar 2023 10:00 | Jan. 2023 | 10.318M | 10.5M | 10.902M | below |
| 1 Feb 2023 10:00 | Dec. 2022 | 10.902M | 10.25M | 10.632M | above |
| 4 Jan 2023 10:00 | Nov. 2022 | 10.632M | 10M | 10.447M | above |
| 30 Nov 2022 10:00 | Oct. 2022 | 10.447M | 10.3M | 10.8M | above |
| 1 Nov 2022 10:00 | Sep. 2022 | 10.8M | 10M | 10.092M | above |
| 4 Oct 2022 10:00 | Aug. 2022 | 10.092M | 10.775M | 11.576M | below |
| 30 Aug 2022 10:00 | Jul. 2022 | 11.576M | 10.45M | 11.283M | above |
| 2 Aug 2022 10:00 | Jun. 2022 | 11.283M | 11M | 11.535M | above |
| 6 Jul 2022 10:00 | May. 2022 | 11.535M | 11M | 11.861M | above |
| 1 Jun 2022 10:00 | Apr. 2022 | 11.861M | 11.4M | 12.301M | above |
| 3 May 2022 10:00 | Mar. 2022 | 12.301M | 11M | 11.698M | above |
| 29 Mar 2022 10:00 | Feb. 2022 | 11.698M | 11M | 11.21M | above |
| 9 Mar 2022 10:00 | Jan. 2022 | 11.21M | 10.925M | 11.52M | above |
| 1 Feb 2022 10:00 | Dec. 2021 | 11.52M | 10.3M | 11.199M | above |
| 4 Jan 2022 10:00 | Nov. 2021 | 11.199M | 11.075M | 11.238M | above |
| 8 Dec 2021 10:00 | Oct. 2021 | 11.238M | 10.369M | 10.834M | above |
| 12 Nov 2021 10:00 | Sep. 2021 | 10.834M | 10.3M | 10.872M | above |
| 12 Oct 2021 10:00 | Aug. 2021 | 10.872M | 10.925M | 10.983M | below |
| 8 Sept 2021 10:00 | Jul. 2021 | 10.983M | 10M | 10.319M | above |
| 9 Aug 2021 10:00 | Jun. 2021 | 10.319M | 9.281M | 9.954M | above |
| 7 Jul 2021 10:00 | May. 2021 | 9.954M | 9.388M | 9.346M | above |
| 8 Jun 2021 10:00 | Apr. 2021 | 9.346M | 8.3M | 8.499M | above |
| 11 May 2021 10:00 | Mar. 2021 | 8.499M | 7.5M | 7.827M | above |
| 6 Apr 2021 10:00 | Feb. 2021 | 7.827M | 6.995M | 7.162M | above |
| 11 Mar 2021 10:00 | Jan. 2021 | 7.162M | 6.6M | 6.773M | above |
| 9 Feb 2021 10:00 | Dec. 2020 | 6.773M | 6.5M | 6.82M | above |
| 12 Jan 2021 10:00 | Nov. 2020 | 6.82M | 6.4M | 6.798M | above |
| 9 Dec 2020 10:00 | Oct. 2020 | 6.798M | 6.3M | 6.511M | above |
| 10 Nov 2020 10:00 | Sep. 2020 | 6.511M | 6.5M | 6.429M | above |
| 6 Oct 2020 10:00 | Aug. 2020 | 6.429M | 6.685M | 6.53M | below |
| 9 Sept 2020 10:00 | Jul. 2020 | 6.53M | 6M | 6.129M | above |
| 10 Aug 2020 10:00 | Jun. 2020 | 6.129M | 5.475M | 5.612M | above |
| 7 Jul 2020 10:00 | May. 2020 | 5.612M | 4.85M | 4.606M | above |
| 9 Jun 2020 10:00 | Apr. 2020 | 4.606M | 5M | 5.894M | below |
| 15 May 2020 10:00 | Mar. 2020 | 5.894M | – | 6.966M | – |
| 7 Apr 2020 10:00 | Feb. 2020 | 6.966M | 6.6M | 7.124M | above |
| 17 Mar 2020 10:00 | Jan. 2020 | 7.124M | 6.476M | 6.699M | above |
| 11 Feb 2020 10:00 | Dec. 2019 | 6.699M | 7M | 6.888M | below |
| 17 Jan 2020 10:00 | Nov. 2019 | 6.888M | 7.233M | 7.289M | below |
| 17 Dec 2019 10:00 | Oct. 2019 | 7.289M | 7.018M | 7.124M | above |
| 5 Nov 2019 10:00 | Sep. 2019 | 7.124M | 7.028M | 7.178M | above |
| 9 Oct 2019 10:00 | Aug. 2019 | 7.178M | 7.191M | 7.042M | below |
| 10 Sept 2019 10:00 | Jul. 2019 | 7.042M | 7.311M | 7.194M | below |
| 6 Aug 2019 10:00 | Jun. 2019 | 7.194M | 7.317M | 7.275M | below |
| 9 Jul 2019 10:00 | May. 2019 | 7.275M | 7.47M | 7.272M | below |
| 10 Jun 2019 10:00 | Apr. 2019 | 7.272M | 7.479M | 7.317M | below |
| 7 May 2019 10:00 | Mar. 2019 | 7.317M | 7.24M | 7.066M | above |
| 9 Apr 2019 10:00 | Feb. 2019 | 7.066M | 7.55M | 7.502M | below |
| 15 Mar 2019 10:00 | Jan. 2019 | 7.502M | 7.31M | 7.489M | above |
| 12 Feb 2019 10:00 | Dec. 2018 | 7.489M | 6.9M | 7.594M | above |
| 8 Jan 2019 10:00 | Nov. 2018 | 7.594M | 7.063M | 7.304M | above |
| 10 Dec 2018 10:00 | Oct. 2018 | 7.304M | 6.995M | 7.411M | above |
| 6 Nov 2018 10:00 | Sep. 2018 | 7.411M | 7.1M | 7.208M | above |
| 16 Oct 2018 10:00 | Aug. 2018 | 7.208M | 6.945M | 7.19M | above |
| 11 Sept 2018 10:00 | Jul. 2018 | 7.19M | – | 7.23M | – |
| 7 Aug 2018 10:00 | Jun. 2018 | 7.23M | 6.646M | 7.016M | above |
| 10 Jul 2018 10:00 | May. 2018 | 7.016M | 6.583M | 6.877M | above |
| 5 Jun 2018 10:00 | Apr. 2018 | 6.877M | 6.4M | 6.818M | above |
| 8 May 2018 10:00 | Mar. 2018 | 6.818M | 6.101M | 6.552M | above |
| 13 Apr 2018 10:00 | Feb. 2018 | 6.552M | 6.173M | 6.621M | above |
| 16 Mar 2018 10:00 | Jan. 2018 | 6.621M | 5.89M | 6.336M | above |
| 6 Feb 2018 10:00 | Dec. 2017 | 6.336M | 5.9M | 6.271M | above |
| 9 Jan 2018 10:00 | Nov. 2017 | 6.271M | 6.038M | 6.408M | above |
| 11 Dec 2017 10:00 | Oct. 2017 | 6.408M | 6.09M | 6.32M | above |
| 7 Nov 2017 10:00 | Sep. 2017 | 6.32M | 6.091M | 6.276M | above |
| 11 Oct 2017 10:00 | Aug. 2017 | 6.276M | 6.125M | 6.305M | above |
| 12 Sept 2017 10:00 | Jul. 2017 | 6.238M | – | 6.305M | – |
| 8 Aug 2017 10:00 | Jun. 2017 | 6.305M | 5.775M | 5.826M | above |
| 11 Jul 2017 10:00 | May. 2017 | 5.826M | 5.95M | 5.923M | below |
| 6 Jun 2017 10:00 | Apr. 2017 | 6.091M | – | 5.811M | – |
| 9 May 2017 10:00 | Mar. 2017 | 5.811M | – | 5.923M | – |
| 11 Apr 2017 10:00 | Feb. 2017 | 5.923M | 5.655M | 5.964M | above |
| 16 Mar 2017 10:00 | Jan. 2017 | 5.617M | – | 5.964M | – |
| 7 Feb 2017 10:00 | Dec. 2016 | 5.964M | 5.568M | 5.971M | above |
| 10 Jan 2017 10:00 | Nov. 2016 | 5.971M | 5.555M | 5.591M | above |
| 7 Dec 2016 10:00 | Oct. 2016 | 5.591M | 5.5M | 5.868M | above |
The next US JOLTs Job Openings is due Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 10:00 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last US JOLTs Job Openings (Sep. 2026, released 3 Nov 2026) came in at 7.523M, above the 7.1M forecast; the previous reading was 7.19M.
US JOLTs Job Openings is released monthly by Bureau of Labour Statistics. CRTLAB has 131 releases on record since 12 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, US JOLTs Job Openings has come in above forecast 62% of the time and below 38% (123 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 67%.
The highest was 12.301M (Mar. 2022) and the lowest 4.606M (Apr. 2020). The five-year average is 8.73M.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the USD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the USD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
CRTLAB measures every JOLTS release on 1-minute data: the first 5, 15 and 60 minutes of gold, NAS100, the indices, forex and crypto. Every release day is broken down at https://crtlab.pro/news/jolts.
In the United States, job openings refer to all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month. Job openings are part of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).