CA Employment Change: release history and market reaction

Name: CA Employment Change release history and market reaction
Creator: ForexPulse

Over the last 3 CA Employment Change releases, XAUUSD moved 0.70% on average in the first 15 minutes and 0.71% within an hour.

The last release, for Oct, came in at -4.7K vs 13.6K forecast.

Next release: Dec 4, 01:30 PM UTC

Get a push when Employment Change is released.

Last 3 releases

Impact on

Past releases with actual, forecast and surprise, and how XAUUSD moved after each: at 15 minutes, 1 hour and the day's close
Date	Actual	Forecast	Surprise	XAUUSD 15M	1H	Close
Nov 6, 2026 UTCOct	below forecast -4.7K	13.6K	−18.3K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.29%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.68%	XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.27%
Oct 9, 2026 UTCSep	below forecast -68.3K	7K	−75.3K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −0.06%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.12%	XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.26%
Sep 4, 2026 UTCAug	below forecast -41.7K	15K	−56.7K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: −1.75%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: −1.33%	XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.95%

Moves are measured from the price at release. Updated daily. Market data, not financial advice.