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Initial Jobless Claims
New U.S. unemployment insurance claims, 4-week average
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
How many people file for unemployment benefits each week, smoothed over four weeks. It is the most timely read on layoffs.
What this chart reads
- Initial jobless claims · 4-week averageas “Initial claims”latest 2026-10-10
Sources
Initial jobless claims · 4-week average. Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor), Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report, 4-week moving average of initial claims, seasonally adjusted (FRED series IC4WSA). Palanor pulls it from the FRED API (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) nightly.
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