JOLTS Job Openings Release Date & Calendar
Next JOLTS job openings release date and time in ET, forecast, previous readings and what openings, quits and hires say about labour-market tightness.
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 10:00 AM ET
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Frequency
- Monthly, with a one-month reporting lag
Upcoming JOLTS releases
Recent JOLTS results
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 releases- 10:00 AM ETJOLTs Job Quits
- Actual
- 3.1
- Est.
- —
- Prev.
- 3.23
- 10:00 AM ETJOLTs Job Openings
- Actual
- 6.95
- Est.
- 6.7
- Prev.
- 6.55
Why JOLTS matters
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey measures open positions, hires, quits and layoffs.
The openings-to-unemployed ratio and the quits rate are watched as measures of labour-market tightness and worker confidence.
What traders watch
- • Openings level
- • Quits rate
- • Layoffs
How Hyper Terminal covers JOLTS
- Live countdown and market-reaction tracking through the release window.
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- The Daily Outlook frames the release before the open, with the levels that matter.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why is JOLTS lagged?
- The survey covers the month before the most recent jobs report, so it confirms trends rather than breaking them.
- What is the quits rate?
- The share of employed workers voluntarily leaving jobs — a proxy for confidence in finding new work.
Other key releases
- CPI release schedule
- Jobs Report 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
- 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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