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Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 211000.0, up from 205000.0 last week and down from 224000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 2.93% from last week and -5.80% from one year ago.

US Initial Jobless Claims, provided by the US Department of Labor, provides underlying data on how many new people have filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. Given this, one can gauge market conditions in the US economy with respect to employment; as more new individuals file for unemployment benefits, fewer individuals in the economy have jobs.

Stats

Last Value 211000.0
Latest Period Mar 21 2026
Last Updated Apr 20 2026, 14:07 EDT
Next Release Apr 23 2026, 08:30 EDT
Average Growth Rate 19.68%
Value from Last Week 205000.0
Change from Last Week 2.93%
Value from 1 Year Ago 224000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago -5.80%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
March 21, 2026 211000.0
March 14, 2026 205000.0
March 07, 2026 213000.0
February 28, 2026 214000.0
February 21, 2026 211000.0
February 14, 2026 208000.0
February 07, 2026 230000.0
January 31, 2026 230000.0
January 24, 2026 211000.0
January 17, 2026 210000.0
January 10, 2026 201000.0
January 03, 2026 207000.0
December 27, 2025 203000.0
December 20, 2025 215000.0
December 13, 2025 224000.0
December 06, 2025 235000.0
November 29, 2025 216000.0
November 22, 2025 218000.0
November 15, 2025 222000.0
November 08, 2025 228000.0
November 01, 2025 228000.0
October 25, 2025 221000.0
October 18, 2025 231000.0
October 11, 2025 222000.0
October 04, 2025 233000.0
Date Value
September 27, 2025 225000.0
September 20, 2025 219000.0
September 13, 2025 233000.0
September 06, 2025 259000.0
August 30, 2025 236000.0
August 23, 2025 229000.0
August 16, 2025 233000.0
August 09, 2025 224000.0
August 02, 2025 226000.0
July 26, 2025 219000.0
July 19, 2025 218000.0
July 12, 2025 221000.0
July 05, 2025 228000.0
June 28, 2025 231000.0
June 21, 2025 236000.0
June 14, 2025 243000.0
June 07, 2025 246000.0
May 31, 2025 244000.0
May 24, 2025 236000.0
May 17, 2025 225000.0
May 10, 2025 226000.0
May 03, 2025 228000.0
April 26, 2025 239000.0
April 19, 2025 224000.0
April 12, 2025 217000.0

Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 211000.0, up from 205000.0 last week and down from 224000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 2.93% from last week and -5.80% from one year ago.

US Initial Jobless Claims, provided by the US Department of Labor, provides underlying data on how many new people have filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. Given this, one can gauge market conditions in the US economy with respect to employment; as more new individuals file for unemployment benefits, fewer individuals in the economy have jobs.

Stats

Last Value 211000.0
Latest Period Mar 21 2026
Last Updated Apr 20 2026, 14:07 EDT
Next Release Apr 23 2026, 08:30 EDT
Average Growth Rate 19.68%
Value from Last Week 205000.0
Change from Last Week 2.93%
Value from 1 Year Ago 224000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago -5.80%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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