Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/initial-jobless-claims

# Initial jobless claims
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/initial-jobless-claims
Last modified: 2026-10-17

Initial jobless claims is the weekly count of Americans filing for unemployment benefit, released every Thursday at 6:00 PM IST, 7:00 PM in winter. It is the fastest read on [the US labour market](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-jobs-report-explained) between monthly reports, and a sustained rise is the first crack [the Fed watches](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets).

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