Markets Unemployment Claims

Covered Employment

Unemployment Claims · DOL UI claims · Weekly · National

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Latest reading Week ending Aug 1, 2026

153.7M −0.00%down WoW

Covered Employment, National. 241 observations from Week ending Dec 25, 2021 to Week ending Aug 1, 2026.

Key Stats

Latest153,736,661 personsWeek ending Aug 1, 2026
Prior Period153,736,771Jul 25, 2026
Period Change−0.00%downWoW
Prior Year153,155,969Aug 2, 2025
12-Mo High153,736,771Jul 18, 2026
12-Mo Low152,655,969Aug 16, 2025
3-Yr High153,736,771Jul 18, 2026
3-Yr Low148,297,947Aug 5, 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
Continued Weeks Claimed 1,809,988 −1.11%down, generally favorable 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

−0.00%down

Week ending Aug 1, 2026

3 Month

+0.08%up

since May 2, 2026

1 Year

+0.38%up

since Aug 2, 2025

3 Year

+3.67%up

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 persons
Metric ID dol.ui_claims.jurisdiction_sum.covered_employment
Observations 241
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area only.

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