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US jobs report: latest payrolls, unemployment and release dates
The latest US jobs report, for October 2026, showed +165k jobs added and unemployment at 4.1%. The next report, for November 2026, is due on Friday, December 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST.
Figures as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.
US jobs report since Jan 6, 2023
Newest first, as first published. Click a report for all its figures and how the majors moved. The move is EUR/USD in pips against the last price before the release: a negative move is a higher dollar. “Against last time” compares the headline figure with the report before it, not with an expectation.
| Report for | Released | Nonfarm payrolls, jobs added | Unemployment rate | Against last time | EUR/USD 15 min | 60 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | +165k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | −17.4 | −30.5 |
| September 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | +29k | 4.2% | ▼ lower | +8.3 | +19.6 |
| August 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | +162k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | −27.0 | −11.1 |
| July 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | −23k | 4.1% | ▼ lower | +45.8 | +42.2 |
| June 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | +57k | 4.2% | ▼ lower | +72.7 | +42.3 |
| May 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | +172k | 4.3% | ▲ higher | −27.4 | −49.8 |
| April 2026 | May 8, 2026 | +115k | 4.3% | ▼ lower | +12.8 | +13.6 |
| March 2026 | Apr 3, 2026 | +178k | 4.3% | ▲ higher | −10.4 | −11.2 |
| February 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | −92k | 4.4% | ▼ lower | +26.2 | −6.4 |
| January 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 | +130k | 4.3% | ▲ higher | −33.7 | −35.9 |
| December 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | +50k | 4.4% | ▲ higher | +13.5 | −5.0 |
| November 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | −173k | 4.6% | ■ same | — | — |
| October 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | −173k | 4.6% | ▼ lower | −5.9 | +13.6 |
| September 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | +119k | 4.4% | ▲ higher | +14.5 | +29.5 |
| August 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 | +22k | 4.3% | ▼ lower | +36.0 | +22.0 |
| July 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | +73k | 4.2% | ▼ lower | +134.6 | +175.4 |
| June 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 | +147k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | −51.3 | −22.2 |
| May 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 | +139k | 4.2% | ▼ lower | −8.5 | −31.1 |
| April 2025 | May 2, 2025 | +177k | 4.2% | ▼ lower | −4.2 | +14.2 |
| March 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | +228k | 4.2% | ▲ higher | −52.4 | −52.5 |
| February 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | +151k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | +11.2 | +9.5 |
| January 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 | +143k | 4.0% | ▼ lower | −4.3 | +7.4 |
| December 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | +256k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | −55.1 | −44.8 |
| November 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 | +227k | 4.2% | ▲ higher | +33.8 | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | +12k | 4.1% | ▼ lower | +39.9 | +10.8 |
| September 2024 | Oct 4, 2024 | +254k | 4.1% | ▲ higher | −61.9 | −65.7 |
| August 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | +142k | 4.2% | ▲ higher | +26.4 | −12.4 |
| July 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | +114k | 4.3% | ▼ lower | +33.1 | +62.7 |
| June 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | +206k | 4.1% | ▼ lower | +6.5 | +2.2 |
| May 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | +272k | 4.0% | ▲ higher | −63.5 | −65.5 |
| April 2024 | May 3, 2024 | +175k | 3.9% | ▼ lower | +44.2 | +31.5 |
| March 2024 | Apr 5, 2024 | +303k | 3.8% | ▲ higher | −29.1 | −44.6 |
| February 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 | +275k | 3.9% | ▼ lower | +32.2 | +16.1 |
| January 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | +353k | 3.7% | ▲ higher | −56.2 | −84.6 |
| December 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | +216k | 3.7% | ▲ higher | −2.3 | +26.1 |
| November 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | +199k | 3.7% | ▲ higher | −4.9 | −32.1 |
| October 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | +150k | 3.9% | ▼ lower | +54.7 | +54.5 |
| September 2023 | Oct 6, 2023 | +336k | 3.8% | ▲ higher | −45.9 | −43.0 |
| August 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | +187k | 3.8% | ■ same | +12.9 | +31.4 |
| July 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | +187k | 3.5% | ▼ lower | +30.7 | +72.1 |
| June 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 | +209k | 3.6% | ▼ lower | +22.5 | +19.9 |
| May 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | +339k | 3.7% | ▲ higher | −13.7 | +5.5 |
| April 2023 | May 5, 2023 | +253k | 3.4% | ▲ higher | −38.3 | −25.2 |
| March 2023 | Apr 7, 2023 | +236k | 3.5% | ▼ lower | −18.5 | −10.9 |
| February 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 | +311k | 3.6% | ▼ lower | +44.5 | +57.9 |
| January 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | +517k | 3.4% | ▲ higher | −80.3 | −75.1 |
| December 2022 | Jan 6, 2023 | +223k | 3.5% | — | +30.1 | +26.5 |
How the dollar reacts to the jobs report
Measured on one-minute candles for the 46 reports since Jan 6, 2023, the same way each time: the price just before the release against the price 1, 5, 15 and 60 minutes after. The median move in EUR/USD in the first 15 minutes was 29.6 pips, and the pair’s range in the first 15 minutes (high to low) was 46.6 pips. In 9 of 46 the direction at 15 minutes was the opposite of the direction at 60.
A higher figure is not reliably good for the dollar. When the headline was higher than the report before (23 reports), EUR/USD was lower, a stronger dollar, 15 minutes after in 18; when it was lower (21 reports), in 5. These are small samples, and they set each report against the one before, not against what economists expected, which is what markets trade. This site does not publish those forecasts, so it cannot say whether a report surprised. Past reactions describe what happened; they are not a forecast.
What it means for the next Fed decision
The Fed decides next on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Data like this jobs report is part of what the committee weighs: see the Fed rate forecast for the dots against today’s rate.
The odds from the record for that meeting: hold 62%. They are counted from every Fed decision since 2008 by fixed rules, not from markets and not from this report: how they are made.
Upcoming jobs report dates
As the calendar lists them, in New York time. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the official schedule.
| Report for | Date | New York | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | Friday, December 4, 2026 | 8:30 AM EST | 1:30 PM UTC |
| December 2026 | Friday, January 1, 2027 | 8:30 AM EST | 1:30 PM UTC |
| January 2027 | Friday, February 5, 2027 | 8:30 AM EST | 1:30 PM UTC |
| February 2027 | Friday, March 5, 2027 | 8:30 AM EST | 1:30 PM UTC |
| March 2027 | Friday, April 2, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| April 2027 | Friday, May 7, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| May 2027 | Friday, June 4, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| June 2027 | Friday, July 2, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| July 2027 | Friday, August 6, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| August 2027 | Friday, September 3, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| September 2027 | Friday, October 1, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| October 2027 | Friday, November 5, 2027 | 8:30 AM EDT | 12:30 PM UTC |
| November 2027 | Friday, December 3, 2027 | 8:30 AM EST | 1:30 PM UTC |
US jobs report: questions
What was the latest jobs report?
The latest US jobs report, for October 2026, showed +165k jobs added and unemployment at 4.1%.
When is the next jobs release?
Friday, December 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST, for November 2026. After it: Jan 1, 2027, Feb 5, 2027, Mar 5, 2027. Dates are the calendar’s; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its own schedule.
What time is the jobs report released?
The employment report comes out at 8:30 am New York time, normally on the first Friday of the month, for the month before.
What is nonfarm payrolls?
The number of jobs added in the month outside farming, from the employer survey. The figure is revised in the next two reports; this site shows it as first published.
How does the dollar react to the jobs report?
Across the 46 reports measured since Jan 6, 2023, the median move in EUR/USD in the first 15 minutes was 29.6 pips and the pair’s range in those 15 minutes was 46.6 pips. In 9 of the 46 the direction at 15 minutes was not the direction at 60. Past reactions describe what happened, not what will.
Is a higher payrolls figure good for the dollar?
Not reliably. Of the 23 reports where the headline figure was higher than the one before, EUR/USD was lower (the dollar higher) 15 minutes after in 18; of the 21 where it was lower, in 5. That compares with the previous report, not with what economists expected, which is what markets trade, and this site does not publish those forecasts.
Where do the figures come from?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as first published, with FXStreet economic calendar for the release times and Dukascopy bid candles for the prices, read automatically and never typed by hand. Reports are later revised; check the agency’s own site.
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