Markets Unemployment Claims

Initial Claims

Unemployment Claims · DOL UI claims · Weekly · National

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Latest reading Week ending Aug 8, 2026

188,718 +9.69%up, generally unfavorable WoW

Initial Claims, National. 241 observations from Week ending Jan 1, 2022 to Week ending Aug 8, 2026.

Key Stats

Latest188,718 claimsWeek ending Aug 8, 2026
Prior Period172,053Aug 1, 2026
Period Change+9.69%up, generally unfavorableWoW
Prior Year198,584Aug 9, 2025
12-Mo High329,958Jan 10, 2026
12-Mo Low172,053Aug 1, 2026
3-Yr High351,735Jan 11, 2025
3-Yr Low172,053Aug 1, 2026
FrequencyWeekly
Seasonal Adj.Not seasonally adjusted
Observations241Jan 1, 2022 – Aug 8, 2026

Related Market Measures National

Continued Weeks Claimed 1,809,988 −1.11%down, generally favorable WoWAug 1, 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

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

+9.69%up, generally unfavorable

Week ending Aug 8, 2026

3 Month

−1.16%down, generally favorable

since May 9, 2026

1 Year

−4.97%down, generally favorable

since Aug 9, 2025

3 Year

−17.0%down, generally favorable

since Aug 5, 2023

Data & Methodology

Source U.S. DOL Unemployment Insurance Claims
Dataset dol.ui_claims.jurisdiction_sum
Reference Period Week ending Aug 8, 2026
Frequency Weekly
Seasonal Adjustment Not seasonally adjusted
Geography National
Unit claims
Metric ID dol.ui_claims.jurisdiction_sum.initial_claims
Observations 241
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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.

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