# $LAYOFFS · US initial jobless claims

People filing a first claim for unemployment insurance in the week, added across the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Not seasonally adjusted. The week ends Saturday.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Sep 26: 157,824 claims, score 0, Quiet |
| Source | US Department of Labor, ETA 539 weekly claims file, state rows (https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims.asp) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Weekly. The states' file lands about ten days after the week ends. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: A government series. A venue can read the Department of Labor file directly and settle on it. Tickerz adds the score and the record, not the number.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving a week means filing unemployment claims with state agencies, by the thousand.
When the source is late: The states' file lands about ten days after the week ends. Until all 53 jurisdictions are in it, the week stays open. A week that never lands is void.
Precision: Whole claims, not seasonally adjusted, summed across 53 jurisdictions. The week ends Saturday. No rounding.

## As first published, and the proof

As first published, Sep 26 read 157,824 claims, on-chain in the Oct 3 proof, Bitcoin block 969,734. The number as first published is final for settlement: a revision by the source shows beside it, never over it. Proof: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/proof?day=2026-10-03

## Open call

Will Oct 17 print higher or lower than Sep 26 (157,824 claims)? Calls close Oct 11, 00:00 UTC. 0 so far. Points only, no money: https://tickerz.com/arena

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Sep 26 | 157,824 claims | -3.9% | Quiet |
| Sep 19 | 164,306 claims | +7.3% | Quiet |
| Sep 12 | 153,097 claims | -13.6% | Quiet |
| Sep 5 | 177,273 claims | +4.4% | Quiet |
| Aug 29 | 169,778 claims | +0.4% | Quiet |
| Aug 22 | 169,096 claims | -2.0% | Quiet |
| Aug 15 | 172,476 claims | -8.6% | Quiet |
| Aug 8 | 188,718 claims | +9.7% | Quiet |
| Aug 1 | 172,053 claims | -2.3% | Quiet |
| Jul 25 | 176,108 claims | -8.7% | Quiet |
| Jul 18 | 192,834 claims | -21.4% | Normal |
| Jul 11 | 245,434 claims | +8.8% | Quiet |
| Jul 4 | 225,637 claims | +5.4% | Quiet |
| Jun 27 | 214,098 claims | +3.2% | Quiet |
| Jun 20 | 207,532 claims | -5.7% | Quiet |
| Jun 13 | 220,094 claims | -3.7% | Quiet |
| Jun 6 | 228,433 claims | +21.4% | Quiet |
| May 30 | 188,091 claims | +0.2% | Quiet |
| May 23 | 187,669 claims | +1.0% | Quiet |
| May 16 | 185,744 claims | -2.7% | Quiet |
| May 9 | 190,941 claims | +6.2% | Quiet |
| May 2 | 179,815 claims | -0.1% | Quiet |
| Apr 25 | 180,055 claims | -12.5% | Quiet |
| Apr 18 | 205,799 claims | -4.0% | Quiet |
| Apr 11 | 214,377 claims | +6.7% | Quiet |
| Apr 4 | 200,945 claims | +8.3% | Quiet |
| Mar 28 | 185,628 claims | -0.3% | Quiet |
| Mar 21 | 186,187 claims | -2.2% | Quiet |
| Mar 14 | 190,279 claims | -7.9% | Quiet |
| Mar 7 | 206,542 claims | -3.3% | Quiet |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/layoffs

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