US Jobless Claims Avg Rises for 4th Week
Brief · Published 2026-08-29 · Data period 2026-08-29
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The 4-week moving average of US jobless claims rose to 207,250 in the week ending August 29, from 205,750 the prior week. That marked the fourth consecutive weekly increase. The reading was below the year-ago level of 230,500. The series all-time high of 5,288,250 was recorded in April 2020, and the all-time low of 179,000 was set in 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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