US Jobs Report and Corporate Earnings Anchor the Week
A packed US labor schedule culminates in Friday's monthly jobs report, alongside a heavy slate of corporate earnings across the week.
EasyAlpha Research · Nov 2, 2026 · Nov 1, 7:59 AM EST
- The big days: Wednesday brings job openings, Thursday brings weekly jobless claims, and Friday brings the monthly employment report.
- Your clock: Announcements scheduled for the US morning land late in the evening for readers in Japan, notably Friday, November 6: the US jobs report for October 2026, 10:30 pm in Tokyo (8:30 am in New York).
- Also on the calendar: Corporate earnings arrive from 1215 companies during the week starting Monday, November 2, led by Apple Inc. (AAPL, graded A), Monday, November 2, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock (SPCX, graded D), Tuesday, November 3, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD, graded C), Tuesday, November 3, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B, graded B), Friday, November 6.
Starting Monday, November 2, corporate earnings set the early pace before macroeconomic releases take over. Reports begin on Monday with Apple Inc. (AAPL, graded A), Monday, November 2, followed on Tuesday by Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD, graded C), Tuesday, November 3 and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock (SPCX, graded D), Tuesday, November 3.
The midweek macroeconomic calendar opens with Wednesday, November 4: US job openings for September 2026, 12:00 am in Tokyo (10:00 am Tuesday in New York). The official schedule of US job openings provides September figures measuring employer vacancies, hiring volume, and employee turnover across American businesses.
Labor tracking continues on Thursday with Thursday, November 5: US jobless claims for the week ending October 31, 10:30 pm in Tokyo (8:30 am in New York). The weekly jobless claims data records new applications for state unemployment insurance across the United States.
The primary economic release of the week arrives on Friday with Friday, November 6: the US jobs report for October 2026, 10:30 pm in Tokyo (8:30 am in New York). The monthly employment situation report measures national nonfarm payroll changes and the unemployment rate, alongside average hourly earnings. Friday also brings corporate earnings from Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B, graded B), Friday, November 6.
Over the past 24 jobs report sessions, the S&P 500 moved by at least 1% close to close on 8 of them. Across all other trading sessions during that same span, moves of that size occurred on about one in five.
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