US Jobs Report and Corporate Earnings Lead the Week Ahead

• The big days: The week centers on Friday, November 6: the US jobs report for October 2026, 8:30 am in New York.
• Your clock: All scheduled events are set to New York time, which means morning economic updates arrive before regular trading opens on US exchanges.
• Also on the calendar: Other scheduled releases include Tuesday, November 3: US job openings for September 2026, 10:00 am in New York and Thursday, November 5: US jobless claims for the week ending October 31, 8:30 am in New York, while 1215 companies report earnings, 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.

The week starting Monday, November 2 begins on the corporate side, featuring Apple Inc. (AAPL, graded A), Monday, November 2. The first macro release follows with Tuesday, November 3: US job openings for September 2026, 10:00 am in New York, which measures unfilled positions, hiring, and worker turnover across American employers. The release is published under the official job openings schedule. The previous survey recorded 7.079 million job openings, alongside 5.192 million hires and 3.1 million quits. Corporate earnings on the same day include Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock (SPCX, graded D), Tuesday, November 3 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD, graded C), Tuesday, November 3.

Later in the week comes Thursday, November 5: US jobless claims for the week ending October 31, 8:30 am in New York, tracking newly filed claims for state unemployment benefits across the country. Weekly figures are published under the unemployment insurance claims schedule. In the previous week's report, initial claims totaled 194,000, with the four-week moving average standing at 196,750.

The main event of the week is Friday, November 6: the US jobs report for October 2026, 8:30 am in New York, the monthly survey measuring net payroll gains and the unemployment rate. The release is scheduled under the official employment calendar. The previous release for September showed that nonfarm payrolls rose by 29,000 while the unemployment rate measured 4.2%. On the corporate side, Friday also brings earnings from Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-B, graded B), Friday, November 6.

On 8 of the past 24 jobs report days, the S&P 500 moved by at least 1% from close to close. By comparison, other trading days in that span moved by that magnitude about one in five.