U.S. Macro Indicator
Next release: Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 08:30 ET
Latest reading: 194,000 persons (2026-10-24).
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | 194,000 persons | |
| 2026-10-17 | 195,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-10-10 | 200,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-10-03 | 198,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-09-26 | 199,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-09-19 | 198,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-09-12 | 198,000 persons | revised |
| 2026-09-05 | 207,000 persons | revised |
| 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 |