United States Unemployment Claims
us-initial-claimsEconomy
Subject
United States
Metric
Unemployment Claims
Data Points
3097
Coverage
1967–2026
Latest Value
209,000
as of May 16, 2026
Time Series (3097 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 209,000 | - |
| May 9, 2026 | 212,000 | - |
| May 2, 2026 | 199,000 | - |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 190,000 | - |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 215,000 | - |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 219,000 | - |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 203,000 | - |
| Mar 21, 2026 | 211,000 | - |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 205,000 | - |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 213,000 | - |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 214,000 | - |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 211,000 | - |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 208,000 | - |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 230,000 | - |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 230,000 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 3097 observations
Data Source
U.S. Employment and Training Administration
Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
Category
Economy→ Labor & Employment
Related Data
View all United States data →API Access
# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-initial-claims
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-initial-claims?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-initial-claims?as_of=2024-01-01