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Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 263000.0, up from 236000.0 last week and up from 228000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 11.44% from last week and 15.35% 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 263000.0
Latest Period Sep 06 2025
Last Updated Sep 11 2025, 08:38 EDT
Next Release Sep 18 2025, 08:30 EDT
Average Growth Rate 20.22%
Value from Last Week 236000.0
Change from Last Week 11.44%
Value from 1 Year Ago 228000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 15.35%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted

Historical Data

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Date Value
September 06, 2025 263000.0
August 30, 2025 236000.0
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
Date Value
March 15, 2025 225000.0
March 08, 2025 223000.0
March 01, 2025 224000.0
February 22, 2025 243000.0
February 15, 2025 224000.0
February 08, 2025 215000.0
February 01, 2025 222000.0
January 25, 2025 210000.0
January 18, 2025 222000.0
January 11, 2025 217000.0
January 04, 2025 205000.0
December 28, 2024 209000.0
December 21, 2024 219000.0
December 14, 2024 222000.0
December 07, 2024 239000.0
November 30, 2024 225000.0
November 23, 2024 216000.0
November 16, 2024 216000.0
November 09, 2024 219000.0
November 02, 2024 221000.0
October 26, 2024 218000.0
October 19, 2024 228000.0
October 12, 2024 240000.0
October 05, 2024 259000.0
September 28, 2024 225000.0

Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 263000.0, up from 236000.0 last week and up from 228000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 11.44% from last week and 15.35% 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 263000.0
Latest Period Sep 06 2025
Last Updated Sep 11 2025, 08:38 EDT
Next Release Sep 18 2025, 08:30 EDT
Average Growth Rate 20.22%
Value from Last Week 236000.0
Change from Last Week 11.44%
Value from 1 Year Ago 228000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 15.35%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted