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Initial jobless claims

−1K−0.5%

How many people filed a first claim for unemployment benefits in a week, seasonally adjusted. The Department of Labor publishes the prior week's count every Thursday morning, which makes it one of the earliest reads on jobs.

Latest
197K
09/26 data, released 10/01
Change
−1K
Before 198K
A year earlier
225K
25/09/27−28K−12.4%
12-month range
189K ~ 235K

History

Initial jobless claims over time
Initial jobless claims over time
DayInitial jobless claimsMarks
21/10/09291K21/10/09 data, released 21/10/14
21/10/16289K21/10/16 data, released 21/10/21
21/10/23269K21/10/23 data, released 21/10/28
21/10/30261K21/10/30 data, released 21/11/04
21/11/06251K21/11/06 data, released 21/11/10
21/11/13250K21/11/13 data, released 21/11/18
21/11/20224K21/11/20 data, released 21/11/24
21/11/27221K21/11/27 data, released 21/12/02
21/12/04206K21/12/04 data, released 21/12/09
21/12/11227K21/12/11 data, released 21/12/16
21/12/18215K21/12/18 data, released 21/12/23
21/12/25217K21/12/25 data, released 21/12/30
22/01/01229K22/01/01 data, released 22/01/06
22/01/08250K22/01/08 data, released 22/01/13
22/01/15246K22/01/15 data, released 22/01/20
22/01/22240K22/01/22 data, released 22/01/27
22/01/29231K22/01/29 data, released 22/02/03
22/02/05210K22/02/05 data, released 22/02/10
22/02/12234K22/02/12 data, released 22/02/17
22/02/19224K22/02/19 data, released 22/02/24
22/02/26208K22/02/26 data, released 22/03/03
22/03/05222K22/03/05 data, released 22/03/10
22/03/12217K22/03/12 data, released 22/03/17
22/03/19207K22/03/19 data, released 22/03/24
22/03/26214K22/03/26 data, released 22/03/31
22/04/02214K22/04/02 data, released 22/04/07
22/04/09214K22/04/09 data, released 22/04/14
22/04/16210K22/04/16 data, released 22/04/21
22/04/23209K22/04/23 data, released 22/04/28
22/04/30218K22/04/30 data, released 22/05/05
22/05/07204K22/05/07 data, released 22/05/12
22/05/14225K22/05/14 data, released 22/05/19
22/05/21211K22/05/21 data, released 22/05/26
22/05/28199K22/05/28 data, released 22/06/02
22/06/04213K22/06/04 data, released 22/06/09
22/06/11211K22/06/11 data, released 22/06/16
22/06/18214K22/06/18 data, released 22/06/23
22/06/25212K22/06/25 data, released 22/06/30
22/07/02214K22/07/02 data, released 22/07/07
22/07/09212K22/07/09 data, released 22/07/14
22/07/16216K22/07/16 data, released 22/07/21
22/07/23221K22/07/23 data, released 22/07/28
22/07/30228K22/07/30 data, released 22/08/04
22/08/06221K22/08/06 data, released 22/08/11
22/08/13220K22/08/13 data, released 22/08/18
22/08/20215K22/08/20 data, released 22/08/25
22/08/27210K22/08/27 data, released 22/09/01
22/09/03203K22/09/03 data, released 22/09/08
22/09/10195K22/09/10 data, released 22/09/15
22/09/17202K22/09/17 data, released 22/09/22
22/09/24190K22/09/24 data, released 22/09/29
22/10/01203K22/10/01 data, released 22/10/06
22/10/08207K22/10/08 data, released 22/10/13
22/10/15199K22/10/15 data, released 22/10/20
22/10/22202K22/10/22 data, released 22/10/27
22/10/29202K22/10/29 data, released 22/11/03
22/11/05204K22/11/05 data, released 22/11/10
22/11/12210K22/11/12 data, released 22/11/17
22/11/19220K22/11/19 data, released 22/11/23
22/11/26209K22/11/26 data, released 22/12/01
22/12/03209K22/12/03 data, released 22/12/08
22/12/10209K22/12/10 data, released 22/12/15
22/12/17213K22/12/17 data, released 22/12/22
22/12/24205K22/12/24 data, released 22/12/29
22/12/31205K22/12/31 data, released 23/01/05
23/01/07210K23/01/07 data, released 23/01/12
23/01/14204K23/01/14 data, released 23/01/19
23/01/21204K23/01/21 data, released 23/01/26
23/01/28200K23/01/28 data, released 23/02/02
23/02/04215K23/02/04 data, released 23/02/09
23/02/11220K23/02/11 data, released 23/02/16
23/02/18217K23/02/18 data, released 23/02/23
23/02/25207K23/02/25 data, released 23/03/02
23/03/04230K23/03/04 data, released 23/03/09
23/03/11222K23/03/11 data, released 23/03/16
23/03/18230K23/03/18 data, released 23/03/23
23/03/25234K23/03/25 data, released 23/03/30
23/04/01217K23/04/01 data, released 23/04/06
23/04/08220K23/04/08 data, released 23/04/13
23/04/15223K23/04/15 data, released 23/04/20
23/04/22209K23/04/22 data, released 23/04/27
23/04/29213K23/04/29 data, released 23/05/04
23/05/06223K23/05/06 data, released 23/05/11
23/05/13225K23/05/13 data, released 23/05/18
23/05/20227K23/05/20 data, released 23/05/25
23/05/27229K23/05/27 data, released 23/06/01
23/06/03252K23/06/03 data, released 23/06/08
23/06/10256K23/06/10 data, released 23/06/15
23/06/17259K23/06/17 data, released 23/06/22
23/06/24236K23/06/24 data, released 23/06/29
23/07/01248K23/07/01 data, released 23/07/06
23/07/08230K23/07/08 data, released 23/07/13
23/07/15229K23/07/15 data, released 23/07/20
23/07/22231K23/07/22 data, released 23/07/27
23/07/29238K23/07/29 data, released 23/08/03
23/08/05258K23/08/05 data, released 23/08/10
23/08/12248K23/08/12 data, released 23/08/17
23/08/19240K23/08/19 data, released 23/08/24
23/08/26234K23/08/26 data, released 23/08/31
23/09/02225K23/09/02 data, released 23/09/07
23/09/09225K23/09/09 data, released 23/09/14
23/09/16211K23/09/16 data, released 23/09/21
23/09/23216K23/09/23 data, released 23/09/28
23/09/30216K23/09/30 data, released 23/10/05
23/10/07210K23/10/07 data, released 23/10/12
23/10/14200K23/10/14 data, released 23/10/19
23/10/21214K23/10/21 data, released 23/10/26
23/10/28217K23/10/28 data, released 23/11/02
23/11/04216K23/11/04 data, released 23/11/09
23/11/11230K23/11/11 data, released 23/11/16
23/11/18213K23/11/18 data, released 23/11/22
23/11/25213K23/11/25 data, released 23/11/30
23/12/02215K23/12/02 data, released 23/12/07
23/12/09203K23/12/09 data, released 23/12/14
23/12/16209K23/12/16 data, released 23/12/21
23/12/23212K23/12/23 data, released 23/12/28
23/12/30200K23/12/30 data, released 24/01/04
24/01/06201K24/01/06 data, released 24/01/11
24/01/13195K24/01/13 data, released 24/01/18
24/01/20224K24/01/20 data, released 24/01/25
24/01/27226K24/01/27 data, released 24/02/01
24/02/03213K24/02/03 data, released 24/02/08
24/02/10213K24/02/10 data, released 24/02/15
24/02/17202K24/02/17 data, released 24/02/22
24/02/24212K24/02/24 data, released 24/02/29
24/03/02213K24/03/02 data, released 24/03/07
24/03/09213K24/03/09 data, released 24/03/14
24/03/16213K24/03/16 data, released 24/03/21
24/03/23214K24/03/23 data, released 24/03/28
24/03/30223K24/03/30 data, released 24/04/04
24/04/06213K24/04/06 data, released 24/04/11
24/04/13212K24/04/13 data, released 24/04/18
24/04/20209K24/04/20 data, released 24/04/25
24/04/27207K24/04/27 data, released 24/05/02
24/05/04230K24/05/04 data, released 24/05/09
24/05/11222K24/05/11 data, released 24/05/16
24/05/18216K24/05/18 data, released 24/05/23
24/05/25220K24/05/25 data, released 24/05/30
24/06/01227K24/06/01 data, released 24/06/06
24/06/08240K24/06/08 data, released 24/06/13
24/06/15236K24/06/15 data, released 24/06/20
24/06/22233K24/06/22 data, released 24/06/27
24/06/29238K24/06/29 data, released 24/07/03
24/07/06223K24/07/06 data, released 24/07/11
24/07/13241K24/07/13 data, released 24/07/18
24/07/20237K24/07/20 data, released 24/07/25
24/07/27248K24/07/27 data, released 24/08/01
24/08/03234K24/08/03 data, released 24/08/08
24/08/10228K24/08/10 data, released 24/08/15
24/08/17232K24/08/17 data, released 24/08/22
24/08/24232K24/08/24 data, released 24/08/29
24/08/31227K24/08/31 data, released 24/09/05
24/09/07227K24/09/07 data, released 24/09/12
24/09/14223K24/09/14 data, released 24/09/19
24/09/21221K24/09/21 data, released 24/09/26
24/09/28227K24/09/28 data, released 24/10/03
24/10/05258K24/10/05 data, released 24/10/10
24/10/12241K24/10/12 data, released 24/10/17
24/10/19227K24/10/19 data, released 24/10/24
24/10/26219K24/10/26 data, released 24/10/31
24/11/02221K24/11/02 data, released 24/11/07
24/11/09218K24/11/09 data, released 24/11/14
24/11/16216K24/11/16 data, released 24/11/21
24/11/23219K24/11/23 data, released 24/11/27
24/11/30222K24/11/30 data, released 24/12/05
24/12/07238K24/12/07 data, released 24/12/12
24/12/14222K24/12/14 data, released 24/12/19
24/12/21219K24/12/21 data, released 24/12/26
24/12/28212K24/12/28 data, released 25/01/02
25/01/04206K25/01/04 data, released 25/01/08
25/01/11219K25/01/11 data, released 25/01/16
25/01/18223K25/01/18 data, released 25/01/23
25/01/25212K25/01/25 data, released 25/01/30
25/02/01220K25/02/01 data, released 25/02/06
25/02/08216K25/02/08 data, released 25/02/13
25/02/15223K25/02/15 data, released 25/02/20
25/02/22241K25/02/22 data, released 25/02/27
25/03/01224K25/03/01 data, released 25/03/06
25/03/08222K25/03/08 data, released 25/03/13
25/03/15225K25/03/15 data, released 25/03/20
25/03/22224K25/03/22 data, released 25/03/27
25/03/29220K25/03/29 data, released 25/04/03
25/04/05223K25/04/05 data, released 25/04/10
25/04/12217K25/04/12 data, released 25/04/17
25/04/19224K25/04/19 data, released 25/04/24
25/04/26239K25/04/26 data, released 25/05/01
25/05/03228K25/05/03 data, released 25/05/08
25/05/10226K25/05/10 data, released 25/05/15
25/05/17225K25/05/17 data, released 25/05/22
25/05/24236K25/05/24 data, released 25/05/29
25/05/31244K25/05/31 data, released 25/06/05
25/06/07246K25/06/07 data, released 25/06/12
25/06/14243K25/06/14 data, released 25/06/18
25/06/21236K25/06/21 data, released 25/06/26
25/06/28231K25/06/28 data, released 25/07/03
25/07/05228K25/07/05 data, released 25/07/10
25/07/12221K25/07/12 data, released 25/07/17
25/07/19218K25/07/19 data, released 25/07/24
25/07/26219K25/07/26 data, released 25/07/31
25/08/02226K25/08/02 data, released 25/08/07
25/08/09224K25/08/09 data, released 25/08/14
25/08/16233K25/08/16 data, released 25/08/21
25/08/23229K25/08/23 data, released 25/08/28
25/08/30236K25/08/30 data, released 25/09/04
25/09/06259K25/09/06 data, released 25/09/11
25/09/13233K25/09/13 data, released 25/09/18
25/09/20219K25/09/20 data, released 25/09/25
25/09/27225K25/09/27 data, released 25/11/20
25/10/04233K25/10/04 data, released 25/11/20
25/10/11222K25/10/11 data, released 25/11/20
25/10/18231K25/10/18 data, released 25/11/20
25/10/25221K25/10/25 data, released 25/11/20
25/11/01228K25/11/01 data, released 25/11/20
25/11/08228K25/11/08 data, released 25/11/20
25/11/15222K25/11/15 data, released 25/11/20
25/11/22218K25/11/22 data, released 25/11/26
25/11/29216K25/11/29 data, released 25/12/04
25/12/06235K25/12/06 data, released 25/12/11
25/12/13224K25/12/13 data, released 25/12/18
25/12/20215K25/12/20 data, released 25/12/24
25/12/27203K25/12/27 data, released 25/12/31
01/03207K01/03 data, released 01/08
01/10201K01/10 data, released 01/15
01/17210K01/17 data, released 01/22
01/24211K01/24 data, released 01/29
01/31230K01/31 data, released 02/05
02/07230K02/07 data, released 02/12
02/14208K02/14 data, released 02/19
02/21211K02/21 data, released 02/26
02/28214K02/28 data, released 03/05
03/07213K03/07 data, released 03/12
03/14205K03/14 data, released 03/19
03/21211K03/21 data, released 03/26
03/28203K03/28 data, released 04/02
04/04218K04/04 data, released 04/09
04/11208K04/11 data, released 04/16
04/18215K04/18 data, released 04/23
04/25190K04/25 data, released 04/30
05/02199K05/02 data, released 05/07
05/09212K05/09 data, released 05/14
05/16210K05/16 data, released 05/21
05/23212K05/23 data, released 05/28
05/30225K05/30 data, released 06/04
06/06230K06/06 data, released 06/11
06/13227K06/13 data, released 06/18
06/20216K06/20 data, released 06/25
06/27217K06/27 data, released 07/02
07/04217K07/04 data, released 07/09
07/11209K07/11 data, released 07/16
07/18189K07/18 data, released 07/23
07/25198K07/25 data, released 07/30
08/01200K08/01 data, released 08/06
08/08212K08/08 data, released 08/13
08/15207K08/15 data, released 08/20
08/22204K08/22 data, released 08/27
08/29207K08/29 data, released 09/03
09/05207K09/05 data, released 09/10
09/12198K09/12 data, released 09/17
09/19198K09/19 data, released 09/24
09/26197K09/26 data, released 10/01
Next release10/08 (Thu) · D-5

Release history

PriorRevision
10/0109/26197K198K−1Kwas 197K
09/2409/19197K198K−1Kwas 196K
09/1709/12196K206K−10K
09/1009/05206K207K−1Kwas 206K
09/0308/29206K204K+2Kwas 203K
08/2708/22203K207K−4Kwas 206K
08/2008/15206K212K−6Kwas 209K
08/1308/08209K200K+9Kwas 199K
08/0608/01199K198K+1Kwas 197K
07/3007/25197K188K+9Kwas 187K
07/2307/18187K209K−22Kwas 208K
07/1607/11208K216K−8Kwas 215K
07/0907/04215K217K−2Kwas 215K
07/0206/27215K216K−1Kwas 215K
06/2506/20215K227K−12Kwas 226K
06/1806/13226K230K−4Kwas 229K
06/1106/06229K225K+4K
06/0405/30225K212K+13Kwas 215K
05/2805/23215K210K+5Kwas 209K
05/2105/16209K212K−3Kwas 211K

Markets on release days

Release day2-year yieldSPY
10/01−10bp−0.1%
09/24+2bp−0.2%
09/17−7bp+0.8%
09/10+13bp−0.6%
09/03−5bp+1.0%
08/27+1bp−0.0%
08/200bp−0.9%
08/13−5bp+0.7%
08/06+7bp−0.3%
07/30+1bp+1.4%
07/23+6bp−1.0%
07/16+3bp−0.6%
07/09−5bp+0.9%
07/02−3bp−0.1%
06/25−2bp−0.4%
06/18−1bp+0.6%
06/11−8bp+2.1%
06/04−3bp+0.7%
05/28−1bp+0.6%
05/21+4bp+0.6%

The same day's moves, not the release's effect. The 2-year yield in basis points; SPY from the day's close.

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