Release Calendar

Schedule of Releases for the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)

Reference Month Release Date Release Time
November 2011 Jan. 4, 2012 10:00 AM
December 2011 Feb. 01, 2012 10:00 AM
January 2012 Mar. 23, 2012 10:00 AM
February 2012 Apr.10, 2012 10:00 AM
March 2012 May 02, 2012 10:00 AM
April 2012 May 30, 2012 10:00 AM
May 2012 Jun. 27, 2012 10:00 AM
June 2012 Aug. 01, 2012 10:00 AM
July 2012 Aug. 29, 2012 10:00 AM
August 2012 Oct. 03, 2012 10:00 AM
September 2012 Oct. 30, 2012 10:00 AM
October 2012 Nov. 28, 2012 10:00 AM

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NOTE: We do not recommend using this online calendar with Outlook 2003 or older versions. The calendar will not update automatically in those applications.

The BLS calendar contains publication dates for most news releases scheduled to be issued by the BLS national office in upcoming months. It is updated as needed with additional news releases, usually at least a week before their scheduled publication date.