The next jobs report covers November 2026 and is scheduled for Friday, December 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The jobs report is the common name for the Employment Situation, a monthly release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Upcoming release dates
| Month covered | Release date | Time (Eastern) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | December 4, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. |
| December 2026 | January 8, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. |
What the latest report showed
The October report, published on November 6, 2026, is the baseline for the next one.
- Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000. The bureau said that was higher than the average monthly gain of 48,000 over the prior 12 months.
- The unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, and 7.1 million people were unemployed. The bureau said the rate has stayed between 4.1 percent and 4.3 percent since March.
- Employment rose in professional and business services (70,000), health care (42,000) and transportation and warehousing (25,000).
- Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose 14 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $38.00, and were up 3.1 percent over 12 months.
- The August gain was revised up by 53,000 to 186,000 and the September gain was revised up by 31,000 to 60,000, which together added 84,000 jobs to the earlier estimates.
How the report is built
The release combines two surveys. The household survey produces the unemployment rate and other measures of the labor force. The establishment survey counts jobs, hours and earnings on employer payrolls. The two can move differently in a single month because they measure different things, and the job counts for earlier months are revised as more employers respond, as the October report did for August and September.
This page will be updated at this address when the November report is published on December 4.