Economy · Jobs

Initial Jobless Claims (since 1967)

• Initial claims (thousands, weekly): 197K (Sep 26, 2026).
• A year earlier: 219K (Sep 20, 2025), a change of −10.0%.
• Highest on record here: 6,137K (Apr 4, 2020); lowest: 162K (Nov 30, 1968).

Source: FRED ICSA (Initial Claims). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Gray bands mark U.S. recessions as dated by the NBER (FRED USREC).

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