United States USD

United States JOLTs Job Openings

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Impact:

High

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Latest Release:

Date:

Surprise:

-0.113M

USD

Actual:

7.437M

Forecast: 7.55M

Previous/Revision:

7.712M

Period: Jun

Next Release:

Date:

Forecast: 7.3M

Period: Jul

What Does It Measure?

The JOLTs Job Openings report measures the number of job vacancies in the United States at a specific time, reflecting the demand for labor and overall health of the labor market. It specifically assesses components such as job openings, hires, separations, and turnover rates, serving as a national indicator of employment trends.

Frequency

The JOLTs report is released monthly, typically on the last business day of the month, and it presents final figures based on comprehensive data collection efforts.

Why Do Traders Care?

Traders closely monitor the JOLTs Job Openings report as it provides insights into labor market dynamics, influencing economic forecasts, and potential monetary policy decisions. Stronger-than-expected job openings can indicate economic expansion, bullish trends for the USD, and upward pressure on equities, while disappointing figures may signal economic weakness and have bearish implications.

What Is It Derived From?

The JOLTs report is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey and collects data from approximately 21,000 businesses across various industries to capture job market trends. It utilizes a comprehensive methodology, including diffusion indices, which assess job openings in relation to employment levels, granting weights based on industry size.

Description

The JOLTs Job Openings report provides a detailed snapshot of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market, helping to assess both the supply and demand for labor, as well as future employment trends. The report reflects how businesses are responding to economic conditions and may hint at employers' confidence in the economy as they choose to create new openings.

Additional Notes

As a leading indicator, the JOLTs data often precedes changes in unemployment rates and overall employment conditions, offering insights into broader economic trends. The report can be compared to other employment-related indicators such as non-farm payrolls and unemployment rates to gauge labor market health.

Bullish or Bearish for Currency and Stocks

Higher than expected: Bullish for USD, Bullish for Stocks.

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High Potential Impact
This event has a strong potential to move markets significantly. If the 'Actual' value differs enough from the forecast or if the 'Previous' value is significantly revised, it signals new information that markets may rapidly adjust to.

Medium Potential Impact
This event may cause moderate market movement, especially if the 'Actual' deviates from the forecast or there's a notable revision to the 'Previous' value.

Low Potential Impact
This event is unlikely to affect market pricing unless there's an unexpected surprise or a major revision to prior data.

Surprise - Currency May Strengthen
Actual deviated from Forecast on a medium or high impact event and historically could strengthen the currency.

Surprise - Currency May Weaken
Actual deviated from Forcast on a medium or high impact event and historically could weaken the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Strengthen
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely strengthen the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Weaken
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely weaken the currency

Green Number	Better than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Red Number	Worse than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Hawkish	Supports higher interest rates to fight inflation, strengthening the currency but weighing on stocks.
Dovish	Favors lower rates to boost growth, weakening the currency but lifting stocks.

Date	Actual	Forecast	Previous	Surprise
Jul 29, 2025	7.437M	7.55M	7.712M	-0.113M
Jul 01, 2025	7.769M	7.3M	7.395M	0.469M
Jun 03, 2025	7.391M	7.1M	7.2M	0.291M
Apr 29, 2025	7.192M	7.48M	7.48M	-0.288M
Apr 01, 2025	7.568M	7.63M	7.762M	-0.062M
Mar 11, 2025	7.74M	7.63M	7.508M	0.11M
Feb 04, 2025	7.6M	8M	8.156M	-0.4M
Jan 07, 2025	8.098M	7.7M	7.839M	0.398M
Dec 03, 2024	7.744M	7.48M	7.372M	0.264M
Oct 29, 2024	7.443M	7.99M	7.861M	-0.547M
Oct 01, 2024	8.04M	7.655M	7.711M	0.385M
Sep 04, 2024	7.673M	8.1M	7.91M	-0.427M
Jul 30, 2024	8.184M	8M	8.23M	0.184M
Jul 02, 2024	8.14M	7.91M	7.919M	0.23M
Jun 04, 2024	8.059M	8.34M	8.355M	-0.281M
May 01, 2024	8.488M	8.69M	8.813M	-0.202M
Apr 02, 2024	8.756M	8.75M	8.748M	0.006M
Mar 06, 2024	8.863M	8.9M	8.889M	-0.037M
Jan 30, 2024	9.026M	8.75M	8.925M	0.276M
Jan 03, 2024	8.79M	8.85M	8.852M	-0.06M
Dec 05, 2023	8.733M	9.3M	9.35M	-0.567M
Nov 01, 2023	9.553M	9.25M	9.497M	0.303M
Oct 03, 2023	9.61M	8.8M	8.92M	0.81M
Aug 29, 2023	8.827M	9.465M	9.165M	-0.638M
Aug 01, 2023	9.582M	9.61M	9.616M	-0.028M
Jul 06, 2023	9.8M	9.935M	10.32M	-0.135M
May 31, 2023	10.103M	9.375M	9.745M	0.728M
May 02, 2023	9.59M	9.775M	9.974M	-0.185M
Apr 04, 2023	9.931M	10.4M	10.563M	-0.469M
Mar 08, 2023	10.824M	10.5M	11.234M	0.324M
Feb 01, 2023	11.012M	10.25M	10.44M	0.762M
Jan 04, 2023	10.458M	10M	10.512M	0.458M
Nov 30, 2022	10.334M	10.3M	10.687M	0.034M
Nov 01, 2022	10.717M	10M	10.28M	0.717M
Oct 04, 2022	10.053M	10.775M	11.17M	-0.722M
Aug 30, 2022	11.239M	10.45M	11.04M	0.789M
Aug 02, 2022	10.698M	11M	11.303M	-0.302M
Jul 06, 2022	11.254M	11M	11.681M	0.254M
Jun 01, 2022	11.4M	11.4M	11.855M
May 03, 2022	11.549M	11M	11.344M	0.549M
Mar 29, 2022	11.266M	11M	11.283M	0.266M
Mar 09, 2022	11.263M	10.925M	11.448M	0.338M
Feb 01, 2022	10.925M	10.3M	10.775M	0.625M
Jan 04, 2022	10.562M	11.075M	11.033M	-0.513M
Dec 08, 2021	11M	10.369M	10.602M	0.631M
Nov 12, 2021	10.438M	10.3M	10.629M	0.138M
Oct 12, 2021	10.439M	10.925M	11.098M	-0.486M
Sep 08, 2021	10.934M	10M	10.185M	0.934M
Aug 09, 2021	10.073M	9.281M	9.483M	0.792M
Jul 07, 2021	9.209M	9.388M	9.193M	-0.179M
Jun 08, 2021	9.286M	8.3M	8.288M	0.986M
May 11, 2021	8.123M	7.5M	7.526M	0.623M
Apr 06, 2021	7.367M	6.995M	7.099M	0.372M
Mar 11, 2021	6.917M	6.6M	6.752M	0.317M
Feb 09, 2021	6.646M	6.5M	6.572M	0.146M
Jan 12, 2021	6.527M	6.3M	6.632M	0.227M
Dec 09, 2020	6.652M	6.3M	6.494M	0.352M
Nov 10, 2020	6.436M	6.5M	6.352M	-0.064M
Oct 06, 2020	6.493M	6.685M	6.697M	-0.192M
Sep 09, 2020	6.618M	6M	6.001M	0.618M
Aug 10, 2020	5.889M	4.91M	5.371M	0.979M
Jul 07, 2020	5.397M	4.85M	4.996M	0.547M
Jun 09, 2020	5.046M	5M	6.011M	0.046M
May 15, 2020	6.191M	3.1M	7.004M	3.091M
Apr 07, 2020	6.882M	6.6M	7.012M	0.282M
Mar 17, 2020	6.963M	6.476M	6.552M	0.487M
Feb 11, 2020	6.423M	7M	6.787M	-0.577M
Jan 17, 2020	6.8M	7.233M	7.361M	-0.433M
Dec 17, 2019	7.267M	7.018M	7.032M	0.249M
Nov 05, 2019	7.024M	7.028M	7.301M	-0.004M
Oct 09, 2019	7.051M	7.191M	7.174M	-0.14M
Sep 10, 2019	7.217M	7.311M	7.248M	-0.094M
Aug 06, 2019	7.348M	7.317M	7.384M	0.031M
Jul 09, 2019	7.323M	7.47M	7.372M	-0.147M
Jun 10, 2019	7.449M	7.479M	7.474M	-0.03M
May 07, 2019	7.488M	7.24M	7.142M	0.248M
Apr 09, 2019	7.087M	7.55M	7.625M	-0.463M
Mar 15, 2019	7.581M	7.31M	7.479M	0.271M
Feb 12, 2019	7.335M	6.9M	7.166M	0.435M
Jan 08, 2019	6.888M	7.063M	7.131M	-0.175M
Dec 10, 2018	7.079M	6.995M	6.96M	0.084M
Nov 06, 2018	7.009M	7.1M	7.293M	-0.091M
Oct 16, 2018	7.136M	6.945M	7.077M	0.191M
Sep 11, 2018	6.939M	6.68M	6.822M	0.259M
Aug 07, 2018	6.662M	6.646M	6.659M	0.016M
Jul 10, 2018	6.638M	6.583M	6.84M	0.055M
Jun 05, 2018	6.698M	6.4M	6.633M	0.298M
May 08, 2018	6.55M	6.101M	6.078M	0.449M
Apr 13, 2018	6.052M	6.173M	6.228M	-0.121M
Mar 16, 2018	6.312M	5.89M	5.667M	0.422M
Feb 06, 2018	5.811M	5.9M	5.978M	-0.089M
Jan 09, 2018	5.879M	6.038M	5.925M	-0.159M
Dec 11, 2017	5.996M	6.09M	6.177M	-0.094M
Nov 07, 2017	6.093M	6.091M	6.09M	0.002M
Oct 11, 2017	6.082M	6.125M	6.14M	-0.043M
Sep 12, 2017	6.17M	5.96M	6.116M	0.21M
Aug 08, 2017	6.163M	5.6M	5.702M	0.563M
Jul 11, 2017	5.666M	5.95M	5.967M	-0.284M
Jun 06, 2017	6.044M	5.65M	5.785M	0.394M
May 09, 2017	5.743M	5.67M	5.682M	0.073M
Apr 11, 2017	5.743M	5.655M	5.625M	0.088M
Mar 16, 2017	5.626M	5.45M	5.539M	0.176M
Feb 07, 2017	5.501M	5.568M	5.505M	-0.067M
Jan 10, 2017	5.522M	6.09M	5.451M	-0.568M
Dec 07, 2016	5.534M	5.5M	5.631M	0.034M
Nov 08, 2016	5.486M	5.508M	5.453M	-0.022M
Oct 12, 2016	5.443M	5.72M	5.831M	-0.277M
Sep 07, 2016	5.871M	5.58M	5.643M	0.291M
Aug 10, 2016	5.624M	5.57M	5.514M	0.054M
Jul 12, 2016	5.5M	5.7M	5.845M	-0.2M
Jun 08, 2016	5.788M	5.672M	5.67M	0.116M
May 10, 2016	5.757M	5.412M	5.608M	0.345M
Apr 05, 2016	5.445M	5.5M	5.604M	-0.055M
Mar 17, 2016	5.541M	5.5M	5.281M	0.041M
Feb 09, 2016	5.607M	5.4M	5.346M	0.207M
Jan 12, 2016	5.431M	5.41M	5.349M	0.021M
Dec 08, 2015	5.383M	5.55M	5.534M	-0.167M
Nov 12, 2015	5.526M	5.37M	5.377M	0.156M
Oct 16, 2015	5.37M	5.625M	5.668M	-0.255M
Sep 09, 2015	5.753M	5.288M	5.323M	0.465M
Aug 12, 2015	5.249M	5.3M	5.357M	-0.051M
Jul 07, 2015	5.363M	5.35M	5.334M	0.013M
Jun 09, 2015	5.376M	5.1M	5.109M	0.276M
May 12, 2015	4.994M	5.085M	5.144M	-0.091M