DE Employment Change: release history and market reaction

Over the last 3 DE Employment Change releases, XAUUSD moved 0.03% on average in the first 15 minutes and 0.03% within an hour.

When Employment Change came in above forecast, XAUUSD fell within 15 minutes 0 of 1 times; below forecast, it rose 2 of 2 times.

The last release, for Sep, came in at 12K vs 1K forecast.

Next release: Oct 30, 08:55 AM UTC

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Last 3 releases

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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
Sep 30, 2026 UTCSep	above forecast 12K	1K	+11K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.01%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: −0.02%	XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.72%
Jan 31, 2025 UTCJan	below forecast 11K	14K	−3K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.05%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: +0.08%	XAUUSD at the day's close: +0.16%
Jan 3, 2025 UTCDec	below forecast 10K	15K	−5K	XAUUSD after 15 minutes: +0.03%	XAUUSD after 1 hour: 0.00%	XAUUSD at the day's close: −0.51%

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