Markets Unemployment Claims

Continued Weeks Claimed

Unemployment Claims · DOL UI claims · Weekly · National

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Latest reading Week ending Aug 1, 2026

1,809,988 −1.11%down, generally favorable WoW

Continued Weeks Claimed, National. 241 observations from Week ending Dec 25, 2021 to Week ending Aug 1, 2026.

Key Stats

Latest1,809,988 weeks claimedWeek ending Aug 1, 2026
Prior Period1,830,251Jul 25, 2026
Period Change−1.11%down, generally favorableWoW
Prior Year1,966,715Aug 2, 2025
12-Mo High2,290,253Jan 3, 2026
12-Mo Low1,632,733May 23, 2026
3-Yr High2,290,253Jan 3, 2026
3-Yr Low1,537,769Oct 7, 2023
FrequencyWeekly
Seasonal Adj.Not seasonally adjusted
Observations241Dec 25, 2021 – Aug 1, 2026

Related Market Measures National

Initial Claims 188,718 +9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoWAug 8, 2026
Covered Employment 153.7M −0.00%down WoWAug 1, 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.1% −0.2 ppdown, generally favorable YoYJul 2026
Unemployment Level 6.92M −4.90%down, generally favorable YoYJul 2026
Layoffs Discharges 1.77M −4.18%down, generally favorable YoYJun 2026
Hires 5.35M +0.39%up, generally favorable YoYJun 2026
Nonfarm Payroll Employment 158.9M +0.20%up, generally favorable YoYJul 2026

Job Economy Report the market around this measure · National

Initial Claims

188,718
+9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoW

Aug 8, 2026

Hires

5.35M
+0.39%up, generally favorable YoY

Jun 2026

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

1 Week

−1.11%down, generally favorable

Week ending Aug 1, 2026

3 Month

+7.51%up, generally unfavorable

since May 2, 2026

1 Year

−7.97%down, generally favorable

since Aug 2, 2025

3 Year

+0.29%up, generally unfavorable

since Jul 29, 2023

Data & Methodology

Source U.S. DOL Unemployment Insurance Claims
Dataset dol.ui_claims.jurisdiction_sum
Reference Period Week ending Aug 1, 2026
Frequency Weekly
Seasonal Adjustment Not seasonally adjusted
Geography National
Unit weeks claimed
Metric ID dol.ui_claims.jurisdiction_sum.continued_weeks_claimed
Observations 241
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.

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