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Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 206000.0, down from 229000.0 last week and down from 215000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -10.04% from last week and -4.19% 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 206000.0
Latest Period Feb 14 2026
Last Updated Feb 19 2026, 08:34 EST
Next Release Feb 26 2026, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 19.77%
Value from Last Week 229000.0
Change from Last Week -10.04%
Value from 1 Year Ago 215000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago -4.19%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted

Historical Data

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Date Value
February 14, 2026 206000.0
February 07, 2026 229000.0
January 31, 2026 232000.0
January 24, 2026 209000.0
January 17, 2026 210000.0
January 10, 2026 199000.0
January 03, 2026 207000.0
December 27, 2025 200000.0
December 20, 2025 215000.0
December 13, 2025 224000.0
December 06, 2025 237000.0
November 29, 2025 192000.0
November 22, 2025 217000.0
November 15, 2025 222000.0
November 08, 2025 228000.0
November 01, 2025 229000.0
October 25, 2025 220000.0
October 18, 2025 232000.0
October 11, 2025 220000.0
October 04, 2025 235000.0
September 27, 2025 224000.0
September 20, 2025 219000.0
September 13, 2025 232000.0
September 06, 2025 264000.0
August 30, 2025 236000.0
Date Value
August 23, 2025 229000.0
August 16, 2025 234000.0
August 09, 2025 224000.0
August 02, 2025 227000.0
July 26, 2025 219000.0
July 19, 2025 217000.0
July 12, 2025 221000.0
July 05, 2025 228000.0
June 28, 2025 232000.0
June 21, 2025 237000.0
June 14, 2025 246000.0
June 07, 2025 250000.0
May 31, 2025 248000.0
May 24, 2025 239000.0
May 17, 2025 226000.0
May 10, 2025 228000.0
May 03, 2025 229000.0
April 26, 2025 241000.0
April 19, 2025 223000.0
April 12, 2025 216000.0
April 05, 2025 224000.0
March 29, 2025 219000.0
March 22, 2025 225000.0
March 15, 2025 225000.0
March 08, 2025 223000.0

Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 206000.0, down from 229000.0 last week and down from 215000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -10.04% from last week and -4.19% 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 206000.0
Latest Period Feb 14 2026
Last Updated Feb 19 2026, 08:34 EST
Next Release Feb 26 2026, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 19.77%
Value from Last Week 229000.0
Change from Last Week -10.04%
Value from 1 Year Ago 215000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago -4.19%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted