Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States decreased to 202.50 Thousand in May 16 from 204 Thousand in the previous week. Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States averaged 359.87 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
2026-05-14 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
May/09 203.75K 203K 203.5K
2026-05-21 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
May/16 202.5K 204K 203.0K
2026-05-28 12:30 PM
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
May/23 202.5K 211K 209.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Continuing Jobless Claims 1782.00 1776.00 Thousand May 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 209.00 212.00 Thousand May 2026
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 202.50 204.00 Thousand May 2026
Labour Costs 122.55 121.72 points Dec 2025
Productivity 119.58 119.35 points Mar 2026


United States Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
202.50 204.00 5288.25 179.00 1967 - 2026 Thousand Weekly
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