Total job openings on the last business day of the reference month.
The Fed's favorite measure of how tight the job market is — more openings per job-seeker means more pressure on wages.
Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.
| Release | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 2026-09-29 | 7.079M | 7.230M | 7.335M | Bullish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-01 | 7.271M | 7.330M | 7.182M | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-31 | 7.271M | 7.330M | 7.182M | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-04 | 7.359M | 7.440M | 7.537M | Bullish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-30 | 7.594M | 7.280M | 7.585M | Bearish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-29 | 7.594M | 7.280M | 7.585M | Bearish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-02 | 7.618M | 6.860M | 6.887M | Bearish |
| May 2026 2026-05-05 | 6.866M | 6.860M | 6.922M | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-31 | 6.882M | 6.890M | 7.240M | Bullish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-05 | 6.542M | 7.200M | 6.928M | Bullish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-07 | 7.146M | 7.610M | 7.449M | Bullish |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-09 | 7.658M | 7.200M | 7.227M | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-30 | 7.227M | 7.190M | 7.208M | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-03 | 7.181M | 7.380M | 7.357M | Bullish |
| Jul 2025 2025-07-29 | 7.437M | 7.510M | 7.712M | Bullish |
| Jul 2025 2025-07-01 | 7.769M | 7.320M | 7.395M | Bearish |
| Apr 2025 2025-04-29 | 7.192M | 7.490M | 7.480M | Bullish |
| Apr 2025 2025-04-01 | 7.568M | 7.690M | 7.762M | Bullish |
| Mar 2025 2025-03-11 | 7.740M | 7.650M | 7.508M | Bearish |
| Feb 2025 2025-02-04 | 7.600M | 8.010M | 8.156M | Bullish |
| Jan 2025 2025-01-07 | 8.098M | 7.730M | 7.839M | Bearish |
| Dec 2024 2024-12-03 | 7.744M | 7.510M | 7.372M | Bearish |
| Oct 2024 2024-10-29 | 7.443M | 7.980M | 7.861M | Bullish |
“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.