Jobs Report Release Date & Employment Situation Calendar
The next U.S. jobs report date and release time in ET, nonfarm payrolls and unemployment-rate forecasts, previous results and why the employment report moves markets.
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 8:30 AM ET
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Frequency
- Monthly, usually the first Friday of the month
Upcoming Jobs Report releases
Recent Jobs Report results
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
5 releases- 8:30 AM ETUnemployment Rate
- Actual
- 4.3%
- Est.
- 4.4%
- Prev.
- 4.4%
- 8:30 AM ETNonfarm Payrolls Private
- Actual
- 172
- Est.
- 70
- Prev.
- 64
- 8:30 AM ETNon Farm Payrolls
- Actual
- 130
- Est.
- 70
- Prev.
- 48
- 8:30 AM ETAverage Hourly Earnings YoY
- Actual
- 3.7%
- Est.
- 3.6%
- Prev.
- 3.7%
- 8:30 AM ETAverage Hourly Earnings MoM
- Actual
- 0.4%
- Est.
- 0.3%
- Prev.
- 0.1%
Friday, March 6, 2026
5 releases- 8:30 AM ETUnemployment Rate
- Actual
- 4.4%
- Est.
- 4.3%
- Prev.
- 4.3%
- 8:30 AM ETNonfarm Payrolls Private
- Actual
- -86
- Est.
- 65
- Prev.
- 146
- 8:30 AM ETNon Farm Payrolls
- Actual
- -92
- Est.
- 59
- Prev.
- 126
- 8:30 AM ETAverage Hourly Earnings YoY
- Actual
- 3.8%
- Est.
- 3.7%
- Prev.
- 3.7%
- 8:30 AM ETAverage Hourly Earnings MoM
- Actual
- 0.4%
- Est.
- 0.3%
- Prev.
- 0.4%
Why Jobs Report matters
The Employment Situation report — commonly called the jobs report — bundles nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings into a single 8:30 AM ET release.
Payrolls describe the pace of hiring, the unemployment rate describes slack in the labour market, and average hourly earnings connect the labour market back to inflation.
It is one of the highest-volatility scheduled releases of the month because it can shift both growth expectations and rate expectations in the same instant.
What traders watch
- • Payroll growth trend
- • Unemployment rate
- • Wage growth
- • Prior-month revisions
How Hyper Terminal covers Jobs Report
- Live countdown and market-reaction tracking through the release window.
- Impact Radar scores how much the release matters for the current tape.
- The Daily Outlook frames the release before the open, with the levels that matter.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the jobs report released?
- The Employment Situation report is normally released on the first Friday of each month at 8:30 AM ET.
- What is in the jobs report?
- Nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, labour-force participation and average hourly earnings, plus revisions to prior months.
- Why do revisions matter?
- Large revisions to prior months can change the trend more than the current month's headline, so traders read them alongside the new print.
Other key releases
- CPI release schedule
- Nonfarm Payrolls release schedule
- Unemployment Rate release schedule
- PPI release schedule
- PCE release schedule
- Core PCE release schedule
- GDP release schedule
- Retail Sales release schedule
- Jobless Claims release schedule
- JOLTS release schedule
- ISM Manufacturing release schedule
- ISM Services release schedule
- FOMC release schedule
Calendar data is provided for educational and research purposes only and is not investment advice. Release dates, times, estimates and results can change; always verify against the issuing company or agency.
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