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October 2026 jobs report (November 6, 2026): Countdown, What to Watch

Countdown

The October 2026 jobs report is released Friday, November 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET (BLS). The countdown runs live on this page; this section grades itself after the release.

What to watch

Nowflation: no payrolls call. Watch average hourly earnings against the Gauge: real wages are the inflation story in this report.

The Nowflation call

Nowflation makes no Jobs report call. Watch average hourly earnings against the Gauge: real wages are the inflation story in this report.

Competing forecasts

No competing forecast on the tape for this release.

Grading

This section fills in automatically after the release (Friday, November 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET): the printed number from BLS, every forecaster's miss, and the closest call.