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 stood at 216,750 on 6 December 2025, versus 214,750 on 29 November. This marks a gain of 0.93 percent.
Sample. This weekly series has 3,072 data points. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1967 to December 2025.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: claims averaged 361,260; they hit a minimum of 179,000 on 17 May 1969; they peaked at 5,288,250 on 18 April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 224000.0 |
| 2025-11-29 | 214750.0 |
| 2025-12-06 | 216750.0 |
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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 | 3075 | 1967-01-07 | 2025-12-06 |
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3072 | 1967-01-28 | 2025-12-06 |
| Initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3075 | 1967-01-07 | 2025-12-06 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3074 | 1967-01-07 | 2025-11-29 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3071 | 1967-01-28 | 2025-11-29 |
| Continued unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3074 | 1967-01-07 | 2025-11-29 |
| Persons covered by unemployment insurance - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 2864 | 1971-01-02 | 2025-11-15 |