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Initial Claims (ICSA)

Employment

Historical observations, changes, statistics, and downloadable data.

Units
Number
Frequency
Weekly
Seasonal Adj.
SA
Source
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Statistics

358 observations · Jan 4, 2020–Nov 7, 2026
Latest
200,000.00
Number ·
+4.71%
Mean
420,000.00
Median
223,500.00
Std Dev
656,639.28
Min
189,000.00
Max
6,137,000.00

Initial Claims (Number)

Observations (358 total)

Showing 1–100 of 358 observations, newest first.

Date Value
2026-11-07 200,000.00
2026-10-31 191,000.00
2026-10-24 195,000.00
2026-10-17 195,000.00
2026-10-10 200,000.00
2026-10-03 198,000.00
2026-09-26 199,000.00
2026-09-19 198,000.00
2026-09-12 198,000.00
2026-09-05 207,000.00
2026-08-29 207,000.00
2026-08-22 204,000.00
2026-08-15 207,000.00
2026-08-08 212,000.00
2026-08-01 200,000.00
2026-07-25 198,000.00
2026-07-18 189,000.00
2026-07-11 209,000.00
2026-07-04 217,000.00
2026-06-27 217,000.00
2026-06-20 216,000.00
2026-06-13 227,000.00
2026-06-06 230,000.00
2026-05-30 225,000.00
2026-05-23 212,000.00
2026-05-16 210,000.00
2026-05-09 212,000.00
2026-05-02 199,000.00
2026-04-25 190,000.00
2026-04-18 215,000.00
2026-04-11 208,000.00
2026-04-04 218,000.00
2026-03-28 203,000.00
2026-03-21 211,000.00
2026-03-14 205,000.00
2026-03-07 213,000.00
2026-02-28 214,000.00
2026-02-21 211,000.00
2026-02-14 208,000.00
2026-02-07 230,000.00
2026-01-31 230,000.00
2026-01-24 211,000.00
2026-01-17 210,000.00
2026-01-10 201,000.00
2026-01-03 207,000.00
2025-12-27 203,000.00
2025-12-20 215,000.00
2025-12-13 224,000.00
2025-12-06 235,000.00
2025-11-29 216,000.00
2025-11-22 218,000.00
2025-11-15 222,000.00
2025-11-08 228,000.00
2025-11-01 228,000.00
2025-10-25 221,000.00
2025-10-18 231,000.00
2025-10-11 222,000.00
2025-10-04 233,000.00
2025-09-27 225,000.00
2025-09-20 219,000.00
2025-09-13 233,000.00
2025-09-06 259,000.00
2025-08-30 236,000.00
2025-08-23 229,000.00
2025-08-16 233,000.00
2025-08-09 224,000.00
2025-08-02 226,000.00
2025-07-26 219,000.00
2025-07-19 218,000.00
2025-07-12 221,000.00
2025-07-05 228,000.00
2025-06-28 231,000.00
2025-06-21 236,000.00
2025-06-14 243,000.00
2025-06-07 246,000.00
2025-05-31 244,000.00
2025-05-24 236,000.00
2025-05-17 225,000.00
2025-05-10 226,000.00
2025-05-03 228,000.00
2025-04-26 239,000.00
2025-04-19 224,000.00
2025-04-12 217,000.00
2025-04-05 223,000.00
2025-03-29 220,000.00
2025-03-22 224,000.00
2025-03-15 225,000.00
2025-03-08 222,000.00
2025-03-01 224,000.00
2025-02-22 241,000.00
2025-02-15 223,000.00
2025-02-08 216,000.00
2025-02-01 220,000.00
2025-01-25 212,000.00
2025-01-18 223,000.00
2025-01-11 219,000.00
2025-01-04 206,000.00
2024-12-28 212,000.00
2024-12-21 219,000.00
2024-12-14 222,000.00

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