JOLTS Release Dates 2026 and Market Reaction
The next Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. On 194 JOLTS days since 2010, SPY's move landed in the biggest quarter of all trading days 19.1% of the time, against 25% for any day, within two standard errors (±6.2 points) of chance: by this measure a JOLTS day is indistinguishable from a normal session. The median move was 0.47% against 0.49% on all days.
August 2026, released Sep 29, 2026
Upcoming JOLTS dates
- Tuesday, November 3, 202610:00 AM ET
- Tuesday, December 1, 202610:00 AM ET
Schedule: FRED release 192. Release record since 2010.
Does the market move on release day?
On 194 JOLTS days since 2010, SPY's move landed in the biggest quarter of all trading days 19.1% of the time, against 25% for any day, within two standard errors (±6.2 points) of chance: by this measure a JOLTS day is indistinguishable from a normal session. The median move was 0.47% against 0.49% on all days. SPY closed higher on 53.1% of release days against 54.8% of all days. The 10-year Treasury yield moved a median 3.5 bp either way, against 3.1 bp on all days.
When the headline Job Openings (JOLTS) came in above its prior reading (103 days), release days carried an average SPY return of +0.09%; when it came in below (90 days), an average SPY return of +0.20%.
The top quarter means a close-to-close SPY move of 1.04% or more either way, the 75th percentile of every trading day since 1993. Headline values are today's revised figures, and no consensus forecasts are used, so above and below compare each print with the previous print. This is not a surprise study: markets react to the gap between a release and what was expected.
Recent JOLTS releases
| Released | Period | Job Openings (JOLTS) | Prior | SPY | 10-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | August 2026 | 7.08M | 7.33M | −0.18% | +1.5 bp |
| Sep 1, 2026 | July 2026 | 7.33M | 7.18M | −0.69% | +3.8 bp |
| Aug 4, 2026 | June 2026 | 7.18M | 7.54M | +1.80% | −5.9 bp |
| Jun 30, 2026 | May 2026 | 7.54M | 7.58M | +0.78% | +4.4 bp |
| Jun 2, 2026 | April 2026 | 7.58M | 6.89M | +0.14% | −2.0 bp |
| May 5, 2026 | March 2026 | 6.89M | 6.92M | +0.80% | −3.0 bp |
| Mar 31, 2026 | February 2026 | 6.92M | 7.24M | +2.91% | −3.1 bp |
| Mar 13, 2026 | January 2026 | 7.24M | 6.55M | −0.57% | +1.2 bp |
| Feb 5, 2026 | December 2025 | 6.55M | 6.85M | −1.25% | −6.5 bp |
| Jan 7, 2026 | November 2025 | 6.85M | 7.17M | −0.32% | −4.1 bp |
| Dec 9, 2025 | October 2025 | 7.17M | 7.17M | −0.09% | +1.4 bp |
| Sep 30, 2025 | August 2025 | 6.92M | 7.09M | +0.38% | +0.7 bp |
| Sep 3, 2025 | July 2025 | 7.09M | 7.20M | +0.54% | −6.6 bp |
| Jul 29, 2025 | June 2025 | 7.20M | 7.31M | −0.26% | −9.0 bp |
| Jul 1, 2025 | May 2025 | 7.31M | 7.10M | −0.03% | +2.1 bp |
| Jun 3, 2025 | April 2025 | 7.10M | 6.95M | +0.57% | −0.2 bp |
| Apr 29, 2025 | March 2025 | 6.95M | 7.24M | +0.63% | −4.3 bp |
| Apr 1, 2025 | February 2025 | 7.24M | 7.43M | +0.28% | −9.0 bp |
| Mar 11, 2025 | January 2025 | 7.43M | 7.29M | −0.83% | +7.5 bp |
| Feb 4, 2025 | December 2024 | 7.29M | 7.57M | +0.67% | −3.0 bp |
| Jan 7, 2025 | November 2024 | 7.57M | 7.38M | −1.13% | +6.5 bp |
| Dec 3, 2024 | October 2024 | 7.38M | 6.94M | +0.05% | +2.7 bp |
| Oct 29, 2024 | September 2024 | 6.94M | 7.52M | +0.16% | −0.4 bp |
| Oct 1, 2024 | August 2024 | 7.52M | 7.43M | −0.90% | −5.9 bp |
Newest first. Values are today's revised data; a dash means no matched value.
What it measures
The monthly survey of job openings, hires, quits and layoffs, published about five weeks after the month it covers.
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Release time
- 10:00 AM ET
- Schedule source
- FRED release 192
- Indicator pages
- Job Openings (JOLTS)JOLTS Quits Rate
Frequently asked questions
When is the next JOLTS release?
The next Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. After that: Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What time is the JOLTS released?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on its scheduled release days.
Does the stock market move on JOLTS days?
On 194 JOLTS days since 2010, SPY's move landed in the biggest quarter of all trading days 19.1% of the time, against 25% for any day, within two standard errors (±6.2 points) of chance: by this measure a JOLTS day is indistinguishable from a normal session. The median move was 0.47% against 0.49% on all days. SPY closed higher on 53.1% of release days against 54.8% of all days. The 10-year Treasury yield moved a median 3.5 bp either way, against 3.1 bp on all days.
How did the market react to the last JOLTS release?
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, SPY moved −0.18% close to close and the 10-year Treasury yield +1.5 bp. The headline Job Openings (JOLTS) read 7.08M against 7.33M before.
August 2026, released Sep 29, 2026