United States Initial Jobless Claims

Last Release

Mar 09, 2024

Actual

209

Units In

Thousand

210

Frequency

Weekly

Next Release

Mar 21, 2024

Time to Release

6 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6,149 Apr 2020	162 Nov 1968	365.38 Thousand	1967-2024	U.S. Department of Labor

Initial jobless claims have a big impact in financial markets because unlike continued claims data which measures the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits, Initial jobless claims measures new and emerging unemployment.

Latest Updates

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the US fell by 1,000 to 209,000 in the week ended March 8, 2024, below market expectations of 218,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 7,000 from 217,000 to 210,000. Meanwhile, continuing jobless claims rose by 17,000 to 1811,000 in the previous week, compared with market expectations of 1900K. The 4-week moving average was 208,000, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 3,750 from 212,250 to 208,500.