# United States Initial Jobless Claims – Dec 31, 2025: 203,000.00

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 203,000.00 |
| Previous | 215,000.00 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-12-27 |
| Release time (local) | 2025-12-31 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2025-12-31 13:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_initial_jobless_claims_2025-12-31 |

United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 203,000.00 on Dec 31, 2025, compared with 215,000.00 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-27 | 206,000.00 | 209,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-08-20 | 209,000.00 | 200,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-08-06 | 200,000.00 | 198,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-30 | 198,000.00 | 189,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-23 | 189,000.00 | 209,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | 209,000.00 | 217,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-09 | 217,000.00 | 217,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-07-02 | 217,000.00 | 216,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-06-25 | 216,000.00 | 227,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-06-18 | 227,000.00 | 230,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-06-11 | 230,000.00 | 225,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-06-04 | 225,000.00 | 212,000.00 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/initial_jobless_claims?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2025-12-24
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-01-08
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt