US JOLTS job openings (Sep)
Tue 3 November · 10:00 ET · in 17 d 2 h. Unfilled vacancies — a measure of labour demand.
- Forecast
- 7M
- Previous
- 7.079M
- Actual
- Due 10:00 ET
Below 6.73MIn line 6.73M to 7.27MAbove 7.27M
▏Forecast 7M○ Previous 7.079M
The levelsMeasured from its last 12 prints
| Below | Below 6.73M | USD down EUR/USD up GBP/USD up USD/JPY down Gold up |
|---|---|---|
| In line | 6.73M to 7.27M | Limited follow-through |
| Above | Above 7.27M | USD up EUR/USD down GBP/USD down USD/JPY up Gold down |
In line is the forecast ± how far this series usually lands from it (median miss 0.27M). Above or below that is a genuine surprise. USD up or down is the playbook’s mapping for this release; the pairs show how each quote moves when USD does. Arithmetic, not a forecast.
Its own historyLast 11 prints vs the forecast before each: 5 above · 0 in line · 6 below
— Forecast before the print● Actual▮ Next release: in-line range
Release history
| Released | Period | Forecast | Actual | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Aug | 7.23M | 7.079M | Below forecast |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Jul | 7.3M | 7.271M | Below forecast |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Jun | 7.4M | 7.359M | Below forecast |
| 30 Jun 2026 | May | 7.3M | 7.594M | Above forecast |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Apr | 6.88M | 7.618M | Above forecast |
| 5 May 2026 | Mar | 6.84M | 6.866M | Above forecast |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Feb | 6.92M | 6.882M | Below forecast |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Jan | 6.7M | 6.946M | Above forecast |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Dec | 7.2M | 6.542M | Below forecast |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Nov | 7.6M | 7.146M | Below forecast |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Sep | 7.2M | 7.658M | Above forecast |
What moved
After it prints: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and Gold from the hour before to the hour after, from 1-hour bars.