Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States remained unchanged at 199 Thousand in August 8 from 199 Thousand in the previous week. Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States averaged 359.30 Thousand from 1967 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5288.25 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of 179.00 Thousand in May of 1969. source: U.S. Department of Labor



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-06 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Aug/01 198.75K 203.25K 198.0K
2026-08-13 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Aug/08 199K 199K 197.0K
2026-08-20 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Aug/15 199K 200.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Continuing Jobless Claims 1777.00 1799.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 209.00 200.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 199.00 199.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Labour Costs 123.78 123.22 points Mar 2026
Productivity 120.02 119.59 points Jun 2026


United States Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
199.00 199.00 5288.25 179.00 1967 - 2026 Thousand Weekly
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