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JOLTS Job Openings

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Forecast

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What it is

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) measures unfilled positions on the last business day of the reference month and is published roughly five weeks later, so it covers an earlier month than the same week's payrolls report. It also tracks hires, quits and layoffs, offering a granular look at how tight the US labour market is.

Why it matters to traders

Federal Reserve officials have used the ratio of job openings to unemployed workers as one gauge of how tight the labour market is. Falling openings can point to easing labour demand and softer wage pressure, which markets may read as dovish for Fed policy. Rising openings suggest a tighter labour market and can push rate expectations and the dollar the other way.

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JOLTS Job Openings is not on the current week's live calendar, and we don't hold a verified forward schedule for it — so no date is shown rather than an estimated one. It appears on the FXMARE economic calendar with a live countdown as soon as the release is published to the feed.

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