# United States Initial Jobless Claims – Sep 17, 2026: 196,000.00

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 196,000.00 |
| Previous | 206,000.00 |
| Forecast | 206,651.00 |
| Surprise | -10,651.00 |
| Reference period | 2026-09-12 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-09-17 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-09-17 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-09-17 |

United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 196,000.00 on Sep 17, 2026, compared with 206,000.00 previously and a 206,651.00 consensus forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-17 | 196,000.00 | 206,000.00 | 206,651.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | 206,000.00 | 207,000.00 | 206,651.00 |
| 2026-09-03 | 207,000.00 | 204,000.00 | -- |
| 2026-08-27 | 204,000.00 | 221,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-30 | 221,000.00 | 231,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-23 | 231,000.00 | 222,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-16 | 222,000.00 | 233,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-09 | 233,000.00 | 225,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-10-02 | 225,000.00 | 219,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-09-25 | 219,000.00 | 233,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-09-18 | 233,000.00 | 259,000.00 | -- |
| 2025-09-11 | 259,000.00 | 236,000.00 | -- |

## 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_2026-09-10
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt