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United States Initial Jobless Claims 2026-04-23 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-04-18 Initial Jobless Claims release printed 215,000.00. The previous reading was 208,000.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
215,000.00
Previous
208,000.00
Forecast
--
Public release ID
usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-04-23

United States Initial Jobless Claims release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Initial Jobless Claims chart through 2026-04-18
USD Initial Jobless Claims readings through 2026-04-18. Latest: 215,000.00.

Initial Jobless Claims release read

The 2026-04-18 Initial Jobless Claims release printed 215,000.00. The previous reading was 208,000.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-04-23
API announcement ID usd_initial_jobless_claims_2026-04-18
Release time
2026-04-23 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-04-18
Actual value 215,000.00
Previous value 208,000.00
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1776947400

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.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2026-04-30 08:30 America/New_York · 190,000.00

Older release

2026-04-16 08:30 America/New_York · 208,000.00

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Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.
Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "observation_id": "usd_initial_jobless_claims_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-04-18",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 3.37,
  "pct_change_yoy": -4.02,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1776342600,
  "previous_date": "2026-04-11",
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