Initial jobless claims

Latest value: 206,000 as of 2026-08-15, -8.0% year over year. 555 weekly observations from 2016-01 to 2026-08. Source: FRED — public data, full history downloadable as JSON on this page. Part of the Nowflation open directory.

DateValue
2026-08-15206,000
2026-08-08212,000
2026-08-01200,000
2026-07-25198,000
2026-07-18189,000
2026-07-11209,000

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