United States Jobless Claims
us-initial-jobless-claimsEconomy
Subject
United States
Metric
Jobless Claims
Data Points
260
Coverage
2021–2026
Latest Value
206,000
as of Aug 15, 2026
Time Series (260 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | 206,000 | - |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 212,000 | - |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 200,000 | - |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 198,000 | - |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 189,000 | - |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 209,000 | - |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 217,000 | - |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 217,000 | - |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 216,000 | - |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 227,000 | - |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 230,000 | - |
| May 30, 2026 | 225,000 | - |
| May 23, 2026 | 212,000 | - |
| May 16, 2026 | 210,000 | - |
| May 9, 2026 | 212,000 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 260 observations
Data Source
U.S. Department of Labor
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-jobless-claims
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-initial-jobless-claims?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-initial-jobless-claims?as_of=2024-01-01