US Unemployment Insurance Claims
May 23rd, 2026
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Last update:New unemployment insurance initial claims were 215,000 last week, a variation of +5,000 compared with the previous one. Over the last 12 months, this indicator varied by -8.90%.
| 05/09/2026 | 05/16/2026 | 05/23/2026 | |
| continued claims | 1,771,000 | 1,786,000 | -- |
| initial claims | 212,000 | 210,000 | 215,000 |
| initial claims 4-moving-average | 204,000 | 202,750 | 209,000 |
initial claims
Percentage Annual VariationShaded area = recession