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Next US jobs report (NFP)

How many jobs the US added last month, the unemployment rate and wage growth.

Last result, September 2026+29,000 jobsUnemployment rate 4.2%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Who watches it

US dollar pairs, gold, US indices (Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow).

Official schedule

Dates and times come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. See the source.

Prop firm news rules for this release

  • FTMO: on FTMO's restricted list (Non-Farm Employment Change; Unemployment Rate & Wages). On a funded Standard account, no opening or closing on forex pairs with USD, gold (XAUUSD), US indices and DXY from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after; stop loss and take profit fills count. Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts: no restriction.
  • FundingPips (2-Step Standard, funded): listed in its USD announcements reference. When its dashboard calendar tags the release Restricted, profits of USD trades opened or closed from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after are deducted, unless opened 5 hours or more before.
  • FundedNext (funded): if it is a listed high-impact release, only 40% of the profit from USD-correlated trades executed 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after counts.
  • The5ers (High Stakes): if it is high-impact (red folder) on Forex Factory, no order in the related currency or index may execute from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after.

The four firms' news rules, quoted from their own pages (read October 9, 2026).

On a prop firm account? Check your firm's rule on trading around news before you hold a trade through a big release. Prop firm rules explained.

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Every scheduled date

DateTime (ET)Your time
Fri, Aug 7, 20268:30 a.m.
Fri, Sep 4, 20268:30 a.m.
Fri, Oct 2, 20268:30 a.m.
Fri, Nov 6, 20268:30 a.m.
Fri, Dec 4, 20268:30 a.m.

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Questions

When is the next US jobs report (Nonfarm Payrolls)?

The next US jobs report (Nonfarm Payrolls) is on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What time is the NFP released?

8:30 a.m. ET, which is 13:30 UTC.

What was the last NFP result?

September 2026: +29,000 jobs; Unemployment rate 4.2%. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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