Economic releases on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- 01
Job Openings (JOLTS) rose to 7.33M
Job openings, July 2026, from 7.18M for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Job openings, last five years Job openings, last five years - 02
Federal Funds Rate held at 3.63%
Fed funds rate, August 2026, from 3.63% for July 2026. Source: Fed.
Fed funds rate, last five years Fed funds rate, last five years - 03
Smoothed Recession Probability rose to 0.2%
Recession probability, July 2026, from 0.1% for June 2026. Source: Chauvet/FRED.
Recession probability, last five years Recession probability, last five years - 04
JOLTS Hires Rate fell to 3.2%
Hires rate, July 2026, from 3.4% for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Hires rate, last five years Hires rate, last five years - 05
JOLTS Quits Rate fell to 1.9%
Quits rate, July 2026, from 2.0% for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Quits rate, last five years Quits rate, last five years - 06
Layoffs & Discharges (JOLTS) fell to 1.70M
Layoffs & discharges, July 2026, from 1.78M for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Layoffs & discharges, last five years Layoffs & discharges, last five years - 07
Freight Transportation Services Index rose to 136.6
Freight TSI (2000=100), June 2026, from 135.3 for May 2026. Source: BTS.
Freight TSI (2000=100), last five years Freight TSI (2000=100), last five years - 08
JOLTS Job Openings Rate rose to 4.4%
Job openings rate, July 2026, from 4.3% for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Job openings rate, last five years Job openings rate, last five years - 09
JOLTS Layoffs and Discharges Rate held at 1.1%
Layoffs and discharges rate, July 2026, from 1.1% for June 2026. Source: BLS.
Layoffs and discharges rate, last five years Layoffs and discharges rate, last five years - 10
Retail Gasoline Price (US Average) fell to $4.07
Regular gasoline ($/gallon), the week of Aug 31, 2026, from $4.09 for the week of Aug 24, 2026. Source: EIA.
Regular gasoline ($/gallon), last five years Regular gasoline ($/gallon), last five years - 11
Retail Diesel Price (US Average) fell to $5.60
On-highway diesel ($/gallon), the week of Aug 31, 2026, from $5.65 for the week of Aug 24, 2026. Source: EIA.
On-highway diesel ($/gallon), last five years On-highway diesel ($/gallon), last five years
Every official economic release dated Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.