Updated: 25-Jun-26 09:58 ET

Initial Claims for the Week Ended Jun 20

Updated: 25-Jun-26 09:58 ET

Highlights

• Initial jobless claims for the week ending June 20 declined by 12,000 to 215,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 225,000).
• Continuing jobless claims for the week ending June 13 increased by 21,000 to 1.821 million.

Key Factors

• The four-week moving average for initial claims increased by 750 to 224,250.
• The four-week moving average for continuing claims increased by 9,000 to 1,794,500.
• The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending June 6 was 1,702,755, a decrease of 2,906 from the previous week. Claims filed in the comparable week a year ago totaled 1,841,887.

Big Picture

• The key takeaway from the report is that initial jobless claims continue to track at low levels, offering a nice cue that suggests the labor market, overall, remains on solid ground.

Category	Jun 20	Jun 13	Jun 6	May 30	May 23
Initial Claims	215K	227K	230K	225K	212K
4-Wk Moving Avg	224K	223K	219K	215K	208K
Continued Benefits		1821K	1800K	1718K	1750K
4-Wk Moving Avg		1772K	1763K	1756K	1771K