Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment claims
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the 4-week average of seasonally adjusted jobless claims were 223,250 on 13 June 2026, compared to 219,250 on 6 June 2026. This constitutes an increase of 1.82 percent.
Sample. This weekly time series has 3,099 data points in total. The series covers the time period extending from January 1967 to June 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: claims had a mean value of 359,959; they recorded their highest level of 5,288,250 on 18 April 2020; they hit a trough of 179,000 on 17 May 1969.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | 214750.0 |
| 2026-06-06 | 219250.0 |
| 2026-06-13 | 223250.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Initial unemployment claims (jobless claims) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | No |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of persons |
| Source | U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Measure type | Level , 4-week average |
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Unemployment claims
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3102 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-13 |
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3099 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-06-13 |
| Initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3102 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-13 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3101 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-06 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3098 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-06-06 |
| Continued unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3101 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-06 |
| Persons covered by unemployment insurance - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 2891 | 1971-01-02 | 2026-05-23 |