U.S. Macro Indicator
Next release: Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 08:30 ET
Latest reading: 197,000 persons (2026-07-25).
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 197,000 persons | |
| 2026-07-18 | 188,000 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 | |
| 2026-06-13 | 227,000 persons | |
| 2026-06-06 | 230,000 persons | |
| 2026-05-30 | 225,000 persons | |
| 2026-05-23 | 212,000 persons | |
| 2026-05-16 | 210,000 persons | |
| 2026-05-09 | 212,000 persons |