How gold reacted to US job openings (JOLTS) on Tuesday 3 November 2026
Jobs that employers are trying to fill. The latest figure came out at 15:00 UK time on Tuesday 3 November 2026: 7.523M, against a forecast of 6.779M. The previous reading was 7.079M.
The highest reading since June 2026 (7.594M).
What gold did
In the first 15 minutes gold moved -89 pips, and over the first hour -80 pips. Four hours after the release it was -158 pips from where it started.
That was a bigger first hour than usual: since April 2021, gold's first hour after job openings has typically moved about 47 pips one way or the other, across 66 releases. It was up after 33 of them and down after 33.
When US job openings (JOLTS) surprised before
This release came in clearly above forecast. The 30 earlier times that happened since April 2021, gold's first hour was up 13 times and down 17, with a middle move of -8 pips. No clear pattern either way.
Beats and misses have not sent gold one clear way on job openings since April 2021: after a clear miss gold's first hour was up 9 of 20 times, after a clear beat 13 of 30.
The last releases
| Date | Result | Forecast | Gold, first hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2026 | 7.523M | 6.779M | -80 pips |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 7.079M | 7.106M | +130 pips |
| 01 Sep 2026 | 7.271M | 7.496M | -53 pips |
| 04 Aug 2026 | 7.359M | 6.948M | -5 pips |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 7.594M | 6.822M | +77 pips |
| 02 Jun 2026 | 7.618M | 6.79M | +16 pips |
| 05 May 2026 | 6.866M | 6.913M | +35 pips |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 6.882M | 6.926M | -75 pips |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 6.946M | 7.116M | -593 pips |
| 05 Feb 2026 | 6.542M | 7.536M | -271 pips |
| 07 Jan 2026 | 7.146M | 7.381M | +13 pips |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 7.67M | 7.378M | +78 pips |
The next job openings release is due on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 15:00 UK time.
Moves are in pips, where one pip on gold is $0.10, measured from the price at the minute of the release.
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