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United States Initial Jobless Claims 2026-10-22 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 194,000 on Oct 22, 2026, compared with 199,000 previously and a 206,651 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

Latest Initial Jobless Claims and release calendar API reference
Actual
194,000
Previous
199,000
Forecast
206,651

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-10-17

Last updated:

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United States Initial Jobless Claims chart through 2026-10-17
USD Initial Jobless Claims readings through 2026-10-17. Latest: 194,000.

Initial Jobless Claims release read

United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 194,000 on Oct 22, 2026, compared with 199,000 previously and a 206,651 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 206,651 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Initial Jobless Claims page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

Available within
1,760 ms

of publication

On FXMacroData at

22 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

22 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published Between and UTC, 22 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's reads of the official source: the last read showing the previous period and the first read showing this one. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at
Available within 1,760 ms of publication

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-22
API announcement ID usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-10-17
Release time
2026-10-22 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-10-17
Actual value 194,000
Previous value 199,000
Forecast 206,651 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -12,651
Announcement timestamp 1792672200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Initial Jobless Claims history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

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Older release

2026-10-15 08:30 America/New_York · 199,000

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Average Hourly Earnings

Measures the change in the price businesses pay for labor.

Average Weekly Earnings / Wages

Measures nominal wage growth.

Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Job Openings

Total number of unfilled job positions, a key indicator of labor market demand and tightness.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Initial Jobless Claims.

What did United States Initial Jobless Claims come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Initial Jobless Claims was 194,000 Persons on Oct 17, 2026. The forecast field was 206,651 Persons. The previous reading was 199,000 Persons. That is a surprise of -12,651 versus forecast.

When was this United States Initial Jobless Claims release published?

This release was published on Oct 22, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.

When is the next United States Initial Jobless Claims release?

The next United States Initial Jobless Claims release is scheduled for Oct 29, 2026.

What is the official source for United States Initial Jobless Claims?

BLS publishes the official Initial Jobless Claims series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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