# US job openings beat forecasts as quits climb

> US job openings rose to 7.52 million in September, about 370,000 above forecasts, and quits reached 3.36 million, the highest since March 2025. Markets were already pricing roughly a 77% chance of a December Fed rate hike ahead of Friday's payrolls report.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:08:17.817Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80655-us-job-openings-beat-forecasts-as-quits-climb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A tight labour market strengthens the case for Fed tightening, which tends to support the dollar and weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices and emerging-market currencies.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-01 | [Canadian Dollar falls despite solid jobs data as US NFP beat forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19480-canadian-dollar-falls-despite-solid-jobs-data-as-us-nfp-beat-forecasts.md) | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2024-11-14 | [Rising dollar and rain forecasts weigh on US wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27444-rising-dollar-and-rain-forecasts-weigh-on-us-wheat.md) | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2019-12-06 | [AUD/USD: Trade Optimism & Forecast Beating NFP - Currency Live](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55814-aud-usd-trade-optimism-and-forecast-beating-nfp-currency-live.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-07-28 | [USD/JPY Forecast July 29-August 2 - Yen slips as U.S. GDP beats forecast - Forex Crunch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58323-usd-jpy-forecast-july-29-august-2-yen-slips-as-u-s-gdp-beats-forecast-forex.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-10-25 | [US dollar forecast to continue strengthening against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28167-us-dollar-forecast-to-continue-strengthening-against-dong.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- dailyforex.com: https://www.dailyforex.com/forex-news/2026/11/us-job-openings-rise-4-november-2026/251422

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