Calendar recap · October 26, 2026
Futures Calendar Recap, 31 August – 4 September 2026: Jobs report
August's jobs report on Friday 4 September, ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
The BLS published August's employment report on Friday 4 September at 8:30 a.m. ET, the week's one scheduled release. Friday was a normal session; Labor Day followed on Monday 7 September.
The holiday moved the EIA's next crude oil report from Wednesday 9 September to Thursday 10 September at noon ET.
Day by day
Times are New York (ET). For your own clock, pick your country under trading from. Every date links to the agency or exchange that sets it; the full schedule is on the market calendar.
Monday
31 August
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Tuesday
1 September
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Wednesday
2 September
- 10:30 a.m.EIA crude oil inventoriesWeekly report · CL EIA
Thursday
3 September
- 10:30 a.m.EIA natural gas storageWeekly report · NG EIA
Friday
4 September
- 8:30 a.m.Jobs report, August 2026Release · ES NQ YM RTY GC · The Employment Situation: payrolls, the unemployment rate and wages. BLS
Sources:
Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
Sources: EIA (EIA crude oil inventories), EIA (EIA natural gas storage), BLS (Jobs report, August 2026). Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
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