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United States Job Openings 2026-09-29 10:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Job Openings came in at 7,079 on Sep 29, 2026, compared with 7,335 previously and a 7,309.63 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
7,079
Previous
7,335
Forecast
7,309.63

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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United States Job Openings release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Job Openings chart through 2026-08-31
USD Job Openings readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 7,079.

Job Openings release read

United States Job Openings came in at 7,079 on Sep 29, 2026, compared with 7,335 previously and a 7,309.63 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 7,309.63 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Job Openings page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_job_openings_2026-09-29
API announcement ID usd_job_openings_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-09-29 14:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 7,079
Previous value 7,335
Forecast 7,309.63 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -230.63
Announcement timestamp 1790690400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Job Openings history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More United States Job Openings releases

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Older release

2026-09-01 10:00 America/New_York · 7,335

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Average Hourly Earnings

Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.

Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Initial Jobless Claims

Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Job Openings.

What did United States Job Openings come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Job Openings was 7,079 Thousands in August 2026. The forecast field was 7,309.63 Thousands. The previous reading was 7,335 Thousands. That is a surprise of -230.63 versus forecast.

When was this United States Job Openings release published?

This release was published on Sep 29, 2026 at 10:00 America/New_York.

When is the next United States Job Openings release?

The next United States Job Openings release is scheduled for Nov 3, 2026 at 10:00 America/New_York.

What is the official source for United States Job Openings?

BLS publishes the official Job Openings series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1790690400,
  "announcement_id": "usd_job_openings_2026-08-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-29T14:00:06.387634Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1790690406387633642,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "forecast": 7309.63,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 6387.634,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1790690406387633642,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790690400,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 7335.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": null,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 6387.634,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790690406387633642,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790690400,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": 7079.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": null,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 6430.217,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790690406430216648,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790690400,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": 7079.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 7079.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}