JOLTS Job Openings

JOLTS Job Openings is a survey done by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to help measure job vacancies. It collects data from employers including retailers, manufacturers and different offices each month.

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Most recent - Tuesday 5 December 2023 15:00

9.35M

Revised

9.35M

Forecast

9.3M

Actual

8.733M

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

Next event - Wednesday 3 January 2024 15:00

Forecast

Actual

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for JOLTS Job Openings yet - check back for updates.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for JOLTS Job Openings was 8.733M against a forecast of 9.3M.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Tuesday 5 December 2023 15:00

9.3M

8.733M

Wednesday 1 November 2023 14:00

9.25M

9.553M

Tuesday 3 October 2023 14:00

8.8M

9.61M

Tuesday 29 August 2023 14:00

9.465M

8.827M

Tuesday 1 August 2023 14:00

9.62M

9.582M

Thursday 6 July 2023 14:00

9.93M

9.824M

Wednesday 31 May 2023 14:00

9.375M

10.103M

Tuesday 2 May 2023 14:00

9.775M

9.59M

Tuesday 4 April 2023 14:00

10.4M

9.931M

Wednesday 8 March 2023 15:00

10.6M

10.824M

Wednesday 1 February 2023 15:00

10.25M

11.012M

Wednesday 4 January 2023 15:00

10M

10.458M

Wednesday 30 November 2022 15:00

10.3M

10.334M

Tuesday 1 November 2022 14:00

10M

10.717M

Tuesday 4 October 2022 14:00

10.45M

10.053M

Tuesday 30 August 2022 14:00

10.475M

11.239M

Tuesday 2 August 2022 14:00

11M

10.698M

Wednesday 6 July 2022 14:00

11M

11.254M

Wednesday 1 June 2022 14:00

11.4M

11.681M

Tuesday 3 May 2022 14:00

11M

11.549M

Tuesday 29 March 2022 14:00

11M

11.266M

Wednesday 9 March 2022 15:00

10.925M

11.263M

Tuesday 1 February 2022 15:00

10.3M

10.925M

Tuesday 4 January 2022 15:00

10.562M

Wednesday 8 December 2021 15:00

11.033M

Friday 12 November 2021 15:00

10.3M

10.438M

Tuesday 12 October 2021 14:00

10.925M

10.439M

Wednesday 8 September 2021 14:00

10M

10.934M

Monday 9 August 2021 14:00

9.281M

10.073M

Wednesday 7 July 2021 14:00

9.388M

9.209M

Tuesday 8 June 2021 14:00

8.3M

9.286M

Tuesday 11 May 2021 14:00

7.5M

8.123M

Tuesday 6 April 2021 14:00

6.995M

7.367M

Thursday 11 March 2021 15:00

6.6M

6.917M

Tuesday 9 February 2021 15:00

6.5M

6.646M

Tuesday 12 January 2021 15:00

6.916M

6.527M

Wednesday 9 December 2020 15:00

6.3M

6.652M

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next JOLTS Job Openings result:

		Previous	Latest
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bullish change	61.3	69.4
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3.2%	2.8%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)	(no change)	4%	4%
Labor Force Participation Rate	Bullish change	62.7%	62.8%
Nonfarm Payrolls	Bullish change	150K	199K
U6 Underemployment Rate	Bullish change	7.2%	7%
Unemployment Rate	Bullish change	3.9%	3.7%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	218K	220K
Challenger Job Cuts	Bullish change	36.836K	45.51K
Nonfarm Productivity	Bullish change	4.7%	5.2%
Unit Labor Costs	Bearish change	-0.8%	-1.2%
ADP Employment Change	Bearish change	106K	103K
ISM Services Employment Index	Bullish change	50.2	50.7
ISM Services New Orders Index	(no change)	55.5	55.5
ISM Services PMI	Bullish change	51.8	52.7
ISM Services Prices Paid	Bearish change	58.6	58.3
S&P Global Composite PMI	(no change)	50.7	50.7
Factory Orders (MoM)	Bearish change	2.3%	-3.6%
ISM Manufacturing Employment Index	Bearish change	46.8	45.8
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index	Bullish change	45.5	48.3
ISM Manufacturing PMI	(no change)	46.7	46.7
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid	Bullish change	45.1	49.9
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	1%	-1.5%
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index	Bullish change	44	55.8
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	3.7%	3.5%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	211K	218K
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	3.4%	3%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0.2%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.7%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	Bearish change	2.4%	2.3%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	Bullish change	4.9%	5.2%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	(no change)	3.5%	3.5%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	Bearish change	2.9%	2.8%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.6%	0.6%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	8.6%	-5.6%

About JOLTS Job Openings

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Category:	Labor Market
Frequency:	Monthly

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Calendar - JOLTS Job Openings - United States

JOLTS Job Openings

Most recent - Tuesday 5 December 2023 15:00

Next event - Wednesday 3 January 2024 15:00

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