Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims in Employment

Weekly jobless claims

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Medium importanceComputed date: Derived from a fixed rule, such as the third Friday of the month, rather than read from a dated schedule. The publisher has not announced this specific date.1

Date
Publisher
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Frequency
Weekly
Date status
Computed. Derived from a fixed rule, such as the third Friday of the month, rather than read from a dated schedule. The publisher has not announced this specific date.
Note
DOL lists this week's release as 2026-11-25 (not Thursday).

Date source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (oui.doleta.gov)

Why it matters

Weekly count of new state unemployment insurance claims, released Thursdays except around federal holidays.

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