JOLTS Job Openings comes in at 7.271M against 7.496M consensus
| Pair | Now | Since publish |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | — | — |
| USDJPY | — | — |
The JOLTS Job Openings report, released today, September 1, 2026, at 14:00 UTC, showed 7.271M job openings. This figure was below the consensus expectation of 7.496M, representing a -3.0% surprise. The previous month’s figure was 7.359M.
Following the release, market reactions across major USD pairs were generally limited in the initial 15 minutes. AUDUSD moved +1.4 pips, EURUSD +5.2 pips, and GBPUSD +5.9 pips. NZDUSD saw a +2.2 pips move, while USDCAD moved -2.7 pips. USDCHF registered a +0.3 pips change, and USDJPY moved -4.4 pips. Gold, XAUUSD, initially moved -120 pips within 5 minutes, then settled to a +2.2 pips change after 15 minutes. These measured moves, particularly the 15-minute figures, are small relative to the typical 1-hour moves observed after past JOLTS releases. Historically, median 1-hour moves include 12 pips for AUDUSD, 11 pips for EURUSD, 16 pips for GBPUSD, 9 pips for NZDUSD, 13 pips for USDCAD, 10 pips for USDCHF, 10 pips for USDJPY, and 28 pips for XAUUSD.