Jobs Report Schedule 2026
The jobs report schedule for 2026 from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ own calendar.
- Next release
- Next release covers
- September 2026
- Release time
- 8:30 a.m. ET
- Agency
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Frequency
- Monthly
The next jobs report is due on October 2, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET, covering September 2026.
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, also known as the payroll survey or the establishment survey, is a monthly survey of individual worksites.
Schedule changes. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics moved some early-2026 releases after the lapse in federal funding: January 2026 to February 11, 2026.
Questions
When is the next jobs report?
October 2, 2026, covering September 2026.
What time does the jobs report come out?
At 8:30 a.m. ET, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ schedule.
Are the 2027 jobs report dates out?
Not yet. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has not published its 2027 schedule; this page adds the dates when it does.
See all US release dates in the US economic calendar.
- 2026 dates
Date Covers Note January 9, 2026 December 2025 February 11, 2026 January 2026 Rescheduled from Feb 6, 2026 (2026 lapse in appropriations) March 6, 2026 February 2026 April 3, 2026 March 2026 May 8, 2026 April 2026 June 5, 2026 May 2026 July 2, 2026 June 2026 Thursday release (Jul 2) August 7, 2026 July 2026 September 4, 2026 August 2026 October 2, 2026 September 2026 November 6, 2026 October 2026 December 4, 2026 November 2026 - Official schedule
- bls.gov
- Sources
Source Link U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release schedule https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/empsit.htm agency description https://www.bls.gov/bls/empsitquickguide.htm Jan 2026 jobs report moved to Feb 11 https://www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lapse-revised-release-dates.htm - Last checked
Source: release schedules published by the Federal Reserve Board, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau, linked on each record. Agencies can change a date; their schedule is the official one.