US Jobless Claims 4-Week Average Rise to 204,250
Brief · Published 2026-08-15 · Data period 2026-08-15
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The four-week average of US jobless claims rose to 204,250 in the week ended Aug. 15, from 199,750 previously. The latest reading is below the year-earlier level of 225,500. It remains far below the series all-time high of 5,288,250 recorded in April 2020 and well above the all-time low of 179,000 from May 1969, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Source & methodology
Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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