Updated: 10-Sep-26 09:19 ET

Initial Claims for the Week Ended Sep 05

Updated: 10-Sep-26 09:19 ET

Highlights

• Initial jobless claims for the week ending September 5 decreased by 1,000 to 206,000 (Briefing.com consensus 208,000) from last week's revised total of 207,000 (from 206,000).
• Continuing jobless claims for the week ending August 29 also decreased by 1,000 to 1.774 million from last week's revised total of 1.775 million (from 1.779 million).

Key Factors

• The four-week moving average for initial claims decreased by 1,500 to 206,000.
• The four-week moving average for continuing claims decreased by 1,750 to 1.779 million.
• The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending August 22 was 1,758,129. Claims filed in the comparable week a year ago totaled 1,925,338.

Big Picture

• The key takeaway from the report is that initial claims remain locked in a narrow range right on their four-week moving average, signaling little overall change in layoff activity.

Category	Sep 5	Aug 29	Aug 22	Aug 15	Aug 8
Initial Claims	206K	207K	204K	207K	212K
4-Wk Moving Avg	206K	208K	206K	204K	200K
Continued Benefits		1774K	1775K	1771K	1796K
4-Wk Moving Avg		1779K	1781K	1787K	1788K