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United States Initial Jobless Claims
Last Release
Aug 23, 2025
Actual
229
Units In
Thousand
Previous
234
Frequency
Weekly
Next Release
Sep 04, 2025
Time to Release
5 Days 15 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
6,149 Apr 2020 | 162 Nov 1968 | 361.93 Thousand | 1967-2025 | 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.
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Initial jobless claims in the US inched lower by 5,000 from the eight-week high on the previous week to 229,000 on the period ending August 23rd, marginally lower than market expectations of 230,000. In the meantime, outstanding jobless claims fell by 7,000 from the near three-year high on the prior week to 1,954,000. The results did not reflect an accelerating deterioration in the US labor market, but held the lingering concern of softening amid slower hiring. Initial claims filed by federal government employees, which have been under scrutiny following recent dismissals by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), fell by 54 from the four-month high in the earlier week to 581.
United States Initial Jobless Claims History
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