Economic calendar / US job openings (JOLTS)
Next US job openings (JOLTS)
How many US jobs are open, and how many people quit or were laid off.
10:00 a.m. ET, 15:00 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time.
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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: not on FTMO's restricted list.
- 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).
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Every scheduled date
| Date | Time (ET) | Your time |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 4, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Tue, Sep 1, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Tue, Nov 3, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. | |
| Tue, Dec 1, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. |
Greyed rows have been released.
Questions
When is the next US job openings (JOLTS)?
The next US job openings (JOLTS) is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET (15:00 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What time is the JOLTS released?
10:00 a.m. ET, which is 15:00 UTC.
What was the last JOLTS result?
August 2026: 7,079,000 job openings. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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