Overview
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time that week (DOL, every Thursday). The fastest early-warning signal for the US job market.
Key metric
US Initial Jobless Claims trend
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Release history (official values)
| Period | Value | Measure | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | — | — | 2026-09-19 | fred |
| 2026-08 | — | — | 2026-09-05 | fred |
| 2026-07 | — | — | 2026-08-01 | fred |
| 2026-06 | 217,000 | — | 2026-06-27 | fred |
| 2026-05 | 225,000 | — | 2026-05-30 | fred |
| 2026-04 | 190,000 | — | 2026-04-25 | fred |
| 2026-03 | 203,000 | — | 2026-03-28 | fred |
| 2026-02 | 214,000 | — | 2026-02-28 | fred |
| 2026-01 | 230,000 | — | 2026-01-31 | fred |
| 2025-12 | 203,000 | — | 2025-12-27 | fred |
| 2025-11 | 216,000 | — | 2025-11-29 | fred |
| 2025-10 | 221,000 | — | 2025-10-25 | fred |
| 2025-09 | 225,000 | — | 2025-09-27 | fred |
| 2025-08 | 236,000 | — | 2025-08-30 | fred |
| 2025-07 | 219,000 | — | 2025-07-26 | fred |
| 2025-06 | 231,000 | — | 2025-06-28 | fred |
| 2025-05 | 244,000 | — | 2025-05-31 | fred |
| 2025-04 | 239,000 | — | 2025-04-26 | fred |
| 2025-03 | 220,000 | — | 2025-03-29 | fred |
| 2025-02 | 241,000 | — | 2025-02-22 | fred |
| 2025-01 | 212,000 | — | 2025-01-25 | fred |
| 2024-12 | 212,000 | — | 2024-12-28 | fred |
| 2024-11 | 222,000 | — | 2024-11-30 | fred |
| 2024-10 | 219,000 | — | 2024-10-26 | fred |
| 2024-09 | 227,000 | — | 2024-09-28 | fred |
| 2024-08 | 227,000 | — | 2024-08-31 | fred |
| 2024-07 | 248,000 | — | 2024-07-27 | fred |
| 2024-06 | 238,000 | — | 2024-06-29 | fred |
| 2024-05 | 220,000 | — | 2024-05-25 | fred |
| 2024-04 | 207,000 | — | 2024-04-27 | fred |
| 2024-03 | 223,000 | — | 2024-03-30 | fred |
| 2024-02 | 212,000 | — | 2024-02-24 | fred |
| 2024-01 | 226,000 | — | 2024-01-27 | fred |
| 2023-12 | 200,000 | — | 2023-12-30 | fred |
| 2023-11 | 213,000 | — | 2023-11-25 | fred |
| 2023-10 | 217,000 | — | 2023-10-28 | fred |
| 2023-09 | 216,000 | — | 2023-09-30 | fred |
| 2023-08 | 234,000 | — | 2023-08-26 | fred |
| 2023-07 | 238,000 | — | 2023-07-29 | fred |
| 2023-06 | 236,000 | — | 2023-06-24 | fred |
| 2023-05 | 229,000 | — | 2023-05-27 | fred |
| 2023-04 | 213,000 | — | 2023-04-29 | fred |
| 2023-03 | 234,000 | — | 2023-03-25 | fred |
| 2023-02 | 207,000 | — | 2023-02-25 | fred |
| 2023-01 | 200,000 | — | 2023-01-28 | fred |
| 2022-12 | 205,000 | — | 2022-12-31 | fred |
| 2022-11 | 209,000 | — | 2022-11-26 | fred |
| 2022-10 | 202,000 | — | 2022-10-29 | fred |
| 2022-09 | 190,000 | — | 2022-09-24 | fred |
| 2022-08 | 210,000 | — | 2022-08-27 | fred |
| 2022-07 | 228,000 | — | 2022-07-30 | fred |
| 2022-06 | 212,000 | — | 2022-06-25 | fred |
| 2022-05 | 199,000 | — | 2022-05-28 | fred |
| 2022-04 | 218,000 | — | 2022-04-30 | fred |
| 2022-03 | 214,000 | — | 2022-03-26 | fred |
| 2022-02 | 208,000 | — | 2022-02-26 | fred |
| 2022-01 | 231,000 | — | 2022-01-29 | fred |
| 2021-12 | 217,000 | — | 2021-12-25 | fred |
| 2021-11 | 221,000 | — | 2021-11-27 | fred |
| 2021-10 | 261,000 | — | 2021-10-30 | fred |
| 2021-09 | 375,000 | — | 2021-09-25 | fred |
| 2021-08 | 353,000 | — | 2021-08-28 | fred |
| 2021-07 | 379,000 | — | 2021-07-31 | fred |
| 2021-06 | 368,000 | — | 2021-06-26 | fred |
| 2021-05 | 427,000 | — | 2021-05-29 | fred |
| 2021-04 | 574,000 | — | 2021-04-24 | fred |
| 2021-03 | 658,000 | — | 2021-03-27 | fred |
| 2021-02 | 704,000 | — | 2021-02-27 | fred |
| 2021-01 | 803,000 | — | 2021-01-30 | fred |
| 2020-12 | 773,000 | — | 2020-12-26 | fred |
| 2020-11 | 737,000 | — | 2020-11-28 | fred |
| 2020-10 | 773,000 | — | 2020-10-31 | fred |
| 2020-09 | 795,000 | — | 2020-09-26 | fred |
| 2020-08 | 881,000 | — | 2020-08-29 | fred |
| 2020-07 | 1,260,000 | — | 2020-07-25 | fred |
| 2020-06 | 1,446,000 | — | 2020-06-27 | fred |
| 2020-05 | 1,639,000 | — | 2020-05-30 | fred |
| 2020-04 | 3,446,000 | — | 2020-04-25 | fred |
| 2020-03 | 5,946,000 | — | 2020-03-28 | fred |
| 2020-02 | 215,000 | — | 2020-02-29 | fred |
| 2020-01 | 210,000 | — | 2020-01-25 | fred |
| 2019-12 | 231,000 | — | 2019-12-28 | fred |
| 2019-11 | 231,000 | — | 2019-11-30 | fred |
| 2019-10 | 215,000 | — | 2019-10-26 | fred |
| 2019-09 | 215,000 | — | 2019-09-28 | fred |
| 2019-08 | 215,000 | — | 2019-08-31 | fred |
| 2019-07 | 206,000 | — | 2019-07-27 | fred |
| 2019-06 | 226,000 | — | 2019-06-29 | fred |
| 2019-05 | 222,000 | — | 2019-05-25 | fred |
| 2019-04 | 224,000 | — | 2019-04-27 | fred |
| 2019-03 | 203,000 | — | 2019-03-30 | fred |
| 2019-02 | 221,000 | — | 2019-02-23 | fred |
| 2019-01 | 234,000 | — | 2019-01-26 | fred |
| 2018-12 | 238,000 | — | 2018-12-29 | fred |
| 2018-11 | 237,000 | — | 2018-11-24 | fred |
| 2018-10 | 216,000 | — | 2018-10-27 | fred |
| 2018-09 | 210,000 | — | 2018-09-29 | fred |
| 2018-08 | 211,000 | — | 2018-08-25 | fred |
| 2018-07 | 207,000 | — | 2018-07-28 | fred |
| 2018-06 | 228,000 | — | 2018-06-30 | fred |
| 2018-05 | 222,000 | — | 2018-05-26 | fred |
| 2018-04 | 209,000 | — | 2018-04-28 | fred |
| 2018-03 | 232,000 | — | 2018-03-31 | fred |
| 2018-02 | 216,000 | — | 2018-02-24 | fred |
| 2018-01 | 228,000 | — | 2018-01-27 | fred |
| 2017-12 | 248,000 | — | 2017-12-30 | fred |
| 2017-11 | 243,000 | — | 2017-11-25 | fred |
| 2017-10 | 241,000 | — | 2017-10-28 | fred |
| 2017-09 | 260,000 | — | 2017-09-30 | fred |
| 2017-08 | 247,000 | — | 2017-08-26 | fred |
| 2017-07 | 245,000 | — | 2017-07-29 | fred |
| 2017-06 | 247,000 | — | 2017-06-24 | fred |
| 2017-05 | 253,000 | — | 2017-05-27 | fred |
| 2017-04 | 232,000 | — | 2017-04-29 | fred |
| 2017-03 | 236,000 | — | 2017-03-25 | fred |
| 2017-02 | 221,000 | — | 2017-02-25 | fred |
| 2017-01 | 241,000 | — | 2017-01-28 | fred |
| 2016-12 | 244,000 | — | 2016-12-31 | fred |
| 2016-11 | 255,000 | — | 2016-11-26 | fred |
| 2016-10 | 265,000 | — | 2016-10-29 | fred |
| 2016-09 | 247,000 | — | 2016-09-24 | fred |
| 2016-08 | 261,000 | — | 2016-08-27 | fred |
| 2016-07 | 266,000 | — | 2016-07-30 | fred |
| 2016-06 | 262,000 | — | 2016-06-25 | fred |
| 2016-05 | 263,000 | — | 2016-05-28 | fred |
| 2016-04 | 278,000 | — | 2016-04-30 | fred |
| 2016-03 | 271,000 | — | 2016-03-26 | fred |
| 2016-02 | 269,000 | — | 2016-02-27 | fred |
| 2016-01 | 282,000 | — | 2016-01-30 | fred |
| 2015-12 | 276,000 | — | 2015-12-26 | fred |
| 2015-11 | 265,000 | — | 2015-11-28 | fred |
| 2015-10 | 275,000 | — | 2015-10-31 | fred |
| 2015-09 | 272,000 | — | 2015-09-26 | fred |
| 2015-08 | 279,000 | — | 2015-08-29 | fred |
| 2015-07 | 269,000 | — | 2015-07-25 | fred |
| 2015-06 | 275,000 | — | 2015-06-27 | fred |
| 2015-05 | 275,000 | — | 2015-05-30 | fred |
| 2015-04 | 269,000 | — | 2015-04-25 | fred |
| 2015-03 | 269,000 | — | 2015-03-28 | fred |
| 2015-02 | 317,000 | — | 2015-02-28 | fred |
| 2015-01 | 281,000 | — | 2015-01-31 | fred |
| 2014-12 | 285,000 | — | 2014-12-27 | fred |