Employment · Low impact

Weekly Jobless Claims

Nov 12, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET

Initial claims for the week to November 7, published on the usual Thursday after the Veterans Day holiday. Claims have stayed below 200,000 for weeks, so a jump would be the first sign that October's strong payrolls are not lasting.

Previous: Week to October 31: initial claims 189,000 (prior week revised to 195,000), continuing claims 1.718 million

Expected: 195,000 (Trading Economics consensus; its own forecast 191,000)