# United States Initial Jobless Claims

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 194,000 |
| Latest release date | 2026-10-22 |
| Previous value | 199,000 |
| Change | -5,000 |

## Next release

The next United States Initial Jobless Claims release is scheduled for Oct 29, 2026. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Initial Jobless Claims printed 194,000 Persons on Oct 17, 2026, a change of -5,000 from 199,000 Persons. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-22 | 194,000 | 199,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-22 |
| 2026-10-15 | 199,000 | 197,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-15 |
| 2026-10-08 | 197,000 | 199,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-08 |
| 2026-10-01 | 199,000 | 198,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-01 |
| 2026-09-24 | 198,000 | 198,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-09-24 |
| 2026-09-17 | 198,000 | 207,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-09-17 |
| 2026-09-10 | 207,000 | 207,000 | 206,651 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-09-10 |
| 2026-09-03 | 207,000 | 204,000 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-09-03 |
| 2026-08-27 | 204,000 | 207,000 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-08-27 |
| 2026-08-20 | 207,000 | 212,000 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-08-20 |
| 2026-08-13 | 212,000 | 200,000 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-08-13 |
| 2026-08-06 | 200,000 | 198,000 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/initial-jobless-claims/announcements/usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-08-06 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/initial_jobless_claims
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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