U.S. Macro Indicator
Next release: Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 08:30 ET
Latest reading: 206,000 persons (2026-09-05).
Initial unemployment insurance claims — a high-frequency labor-market stress gauge, best read as a four-week moving average since weekly prints are noisy around holidays and seasonal-adjustment quirks. A sustained uptrend signals spreading layoff pressure.
| Period | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | 206,000 persons | |
| 2026-08-29 | 207,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-08-22 | 204,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-08-15 | 207,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-08-08 | 212,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-08-01 | 200,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-07-25 | 198,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-07-18 | 189,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-07-11 | 209,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-07-04 | 217,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-06-27 | 217,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-06-20 | 216,000 persons |