CALENDAR
Regional Labor Review
Local & National Events: Spring-Summer 2026 April 30 – “Mayday At The Movies: Tragedy & Comedy At Work,” annual festival of new and classic films on work and working people. At Leo Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Hofstra U. Presented by Center for Labor & Democracy. For schedule, visit: www.hofstra.edu/cld. May 14-16 – Labor Research Action Network (LRAN)/Jobs With Justice Conference. At Westin Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For info, and to register visit: www.lran.org. May 28-31 – “Bridging the Divide: Tripartite Solutions for a Changing World,” 78th Annual Meeting of Labor & Employment Relations Assoc. (LERA), in Minneapolis. For info. visit www.leraweb.org. July 20-26 – United Association for Labor Education (UALE) Northeast Union Women’s Summer School. At CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies, Manhattan. In-person, full-day sessions for activists and scholars alike with popular education workshops and cultural events. For info. and registration, visit www.uale.org. September 8 – Annual NYC Labor Day Parade. From 4 – 6pm, starting at 47th St. & Fifth Ave., Manhattan. For info, www.nycclc.org. September 29-Oct. 1 – “The Future of Work,” Presidential Conference at Hofstra University, Guthart Cultural Center Theater (opposite entry doors to Axinn Library). For info., visit www.hofstra.edu/academics/cultural-center/ Oct. 15-16 -- 78th Annual NYU Labor & Employment Law Conference. Theme: “Challenges & Opportunities.” For info, visit: https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/labor.
RELEASE DATES FOR MONTHLY LABOR MARKET INDICATORS 2026 RELEASE DATE
EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT
NATIONAL JOB OPENINGS & TURNOVER
REAL EARNINGS
JOBS COUNT
NY STATE & NYC/LI METRO UNEMP. RATES
NYS JOB OPENINGS
April May June July August September October
3 8 5 2 7 4 2
1 5, 30 2 4 29 -
10 12 10 14 12 11 14
17 15 18 17 14 18 16
21 27 23 21 25 22 20
30 21 18 16 20 17 15
Sources: National Statistics – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): The Employment Situation; Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS); & Real Earnings: http://www.bls.gov NY State and Local Statistics – NYS Dept. of Labor: Press Release: www.labor.state.ny.us & BLS: State JOLTS data.
NOTE: If you know of upcoming labor-related meetings or conferences, collective bargaining contract expirations or renewals, or other events you would like considered for our next Calendar, please send us a brief description, together with the time, place, contact person, and their telephone number. Please email us at: laborstudies@hofstra.edu.