Also known as Initial Jobless Claims.
First-time filings for state unemployment insurance last week.
The freshest read on layoffs — weekly cadence makes it the earliest warning system for labor cracks.
Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically BAD for the dollar — higher readings signal weakness here.
| Release | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 2026-10-22 | 194K | 200K | 200K | Bearish |
| Oct 2026 2026-10-15 | 199K | 199K | 198K | In line |
| Oct 2026 2026-10-08 | 197K | 200K | 199K | Bearish |
| Oct 2026 2026-10-01 | 197K | 201K | 198K | Bearish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-24 | 197K | 201K | 198K | Bearish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-17 | 196K | 207K | 206K | Bearish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-10 | 206K | 205K | 207K | Bullish |
| Sep 2026 2026-09-03 | 206K | 205K | 204K | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-27 | 203K | 208K | 207K | Bearish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-20 | 206K | 210K | 212K | Bearish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-19 | 206K | 210K | 212K | Bearish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-13 | 209K | 202K | 200K | Bullish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-06 | 199K | 203K | 198K | Bearish |
| Aug 2026 2026-08-05 | 199K | 203K | 198K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-30 | 197K | 201K | 188K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-29 | 197K | 201K | 188K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-23 | 187K | 211K | 209K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-16 | 208K | 216K | 216K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-09 | 215K | 218K | 217K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-02 | 215K | 219K | 216K | Bearish |
| Jul 2026 2026-07-01 | 215K | 219K | 216K | Bearish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-25 | 215K | 225K | 227K | Bearish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-18 | 226K | 225K | 230K | Bullish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-11 | 229K | 220K | 225K | Bullish |
| Jun 2026 2026-06-04 | 225K | 214K | 212K | Bullish |
| May 2026 2026-05-28 | 215K | 211K | 210K | Bullish |
| May 2026 2026-05-21 | 209K | 210K | 212K | Bearish |
| May 2026 2026-05-14 | 211K | 205K | 199K | Bullish |
| May 2026 2026-05-07 | 200K | 205K | 190K | Bearish |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-30 | 189K | 213K | 215K | Bearish |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-23 | 214K | 211K | 208K | Bullish |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-16 | 207K | 213K | 218K | Bearish |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-09 | 219K | 210K | 203K | Bullish |
| Apr 2026 2026-04-02 | 202K | 212K | 211K | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-26 | 210K | 211K | 205K | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-19 | 205K | 215K | 213K | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-12 | 213K | 214K | 214K | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-11 | 213K | 214K | 214K | Bearish |
| Mar 2026 2026-03-05 | 213K | 215K | 213K | Bearish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-26 | 212K | 217K | 208K | Bearish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-19 | 206K | 223K | 229K | Bearish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-12 | 227K | 222K | 232K | Bullish |
| Feb 2026 2026-02-05 | 231K | 212K | 209K | Bullish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-29 | 209K | 206K | 210K | Bullish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-22 | 200K | 209K | 199K | Bearish |
| Jan 2026 2026-01-15 | 198K | 215K | 207K | Bearish |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-31 | 199K | 219K | 215K | Bearish |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-24 | 214K | 224K | 224K | Bearish |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-18 | 224K | 224K | 237K | In line |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-11 | 236K | 220K | 192K | Bullish |
| Dec 2025 2025-12-04 | 191K | 219K | 218K | Bearish |
| Nov 2025 2025-11-26 | 216K | 226K | 222K | Bearish |
| Nov 2025 2025-11-20 | 224K | 223K | 219K | Bullish |
| Nov 2025 2025-11-18 | 232K | 223K | 219K | Bullish |
| Nov 2025 2025-11-17 | 232K | 223K | 219K | Bullish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-25 | 218K | 233K | 232K | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-18 | 231K | 241K | 264K | Bearish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-11 | 263K | 235K | 236K | Bullish |
| Sep 2025 2025-09-04 | 237K | 230K | 229K | Bullish |
| Aug 2025 2025-08-28 | 229K | 231K | 234K | Bearish |
“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.
Tape Desk puts the US economic calendar next to a live market-moving news tape, so you see the actual the second it prints instead of refreshing a calendar page. High-impact releases fire an alert 15 minutes ahead and again on release.