Announced corporate layoffs versus a year ago.
Anecdotal but early — layoff announcements lead claims by weeks.
Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically BAD for the dollar — higher readings signal weakness here.
| Release | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 2026-10-01 | -19.9% | — | -38.5% | — |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-03 | -38.5% | — | -46.1% | — |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-06 | -46.1% | — | -4.5% | — |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-05 | -46.1% | — | -4.5% | — |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-01 | -4.5% | — | 3.4% | — |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-04 | 3.4% | — | -20.9% | — |
| May 2026 2026-05-07 | -20.9% | — | -78.0% | — |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-02 | -78.0% | — | -71.9% | — |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-05 | -71.9% | — | 117.8% | — |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-05 | 117.8% | — | -8.3% | — |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-04 | 23.5% | — | 175.3% | — |
| Nov 2025 2025-11-06 | 153.074K | — | 54.064K | — |
| Oct 2025 2025-10-02 | 54.064K | — | 85.979K | — |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-04 | 85.979K | — | 62.075K | — |
| Jul 2025 2025-07-31 | 62.075K | — | 47.999K | — |
| Jul 2025 2025-07-02 | 47.999K | — | 93.816K | — |
| Jun 2025 2025-06-05 | 47.0% | — | 62.7% | — |
| May 2025 2025-05-01 | 62.7% | — | 204.8% | — |
| Apr 2025 2025-04-03 | 204.8% | — | 103.2% | — |
| Mar 2025 2025-03-06 | 103.2% | — | -39.5% | — |
| Feb 2025 2025-02-06 | -39.5% | — | 11.4% | — |
| Jan 2025 2025-01-09 | 11.4% | — | 26.8% | — |
| Dec 2024 2024-12-05 | 26.8% | — | 50.9% | — |
| Oct 2024 2024-10-31 | 50.9% | — | 53.4% | — |
“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.
Tape Desk puts the US economic calendar next to a live market-moving news tape, so you see the actual the second it prints instead of refreshing a calendar page. High-impact releases fire an alert 15 minutes ahead and again on release.