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Initial Jobless Claims (USD)

Weekly initial unemployment insurance claims.

Category: Labor Market

API Endpoint

/api/usd/initial_jobless_claims
Or view detailed, interactive documentation: Open Swagger Docs

Data Source

Primary Source

FRED (DOL)

Official Series ID

ICSA

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Weekly

Unit of Measure

Thousands

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format. 

[
  {
    "date": "YYYY-MM-DD", 
    "val": 0.00
  },
  {
    "date": "2024-07-01", 
    "val": 4.2 
  },
  // ... history 
]

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start YES YYYY-MM-DD The start date for the data retrieval.
end NO YYYY-MM-DD The end date for the data retrieval. Defaults to today's date.
key YES string Your unique API key for authentication.

Example Usage

To retrieve the Initial Jobless Claims data for USD starting from the beginning of 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/usd/initial_jobless_claims?start=2023-01-01&key=YOUR_API_KEY