Forex Calendar: September Opens With Jobs Risk

Conclusion: The first week of September concentrates U.S. labour-market risk into JOLTS on September 1 and the Employment Situation on September 4. The hook for forex traders is sequencing: a position sized for one release can remain exposed to the next.

Official calendar

The New York Fed's September calendar lists JOLTS at 10:00 a.m. ET on September 1, initial claims on September 3 and the Employment Situation at 8:30 a.m. ET on September 4. The Bureau of Labor Statistics separately confirms the August Employment Situation release for September 4.

Tracking discipline

• Convert release times into the platform's timezone before placing orders.
• Record the prior, consensus and actual figures separately.
• Expect spreads and slippage to widen around high-impact data.
• Check the official calendar again: agencies label dates as subject to change.

An economic calendar identifies event risk; it does not predict direction. A strong headline can still produce a weaker dollar if revisions, wages or unemployment change the policy interpretation.

Latest YouTube lens

This 2026 economic-calendar guide shows how a retail calendar is viewed. A recent August 25 forex news video discusses indicators moving markets. Both are workflow commentary; official dates come from BLS and the New York Fed.

Sources

• New York Fed September 2026 calendar
• BLS Employment Situation schedule
• Federal Reserve statistical release calendar

Calendar checked September 1, 2026. X and Google News were screened for event focus; no forecast was presented as a confirmed outcome.