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Labor Market · October 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Initial jobless claims rise to 199,000 in the October 10 week

By Econ Data Tools Editorial Team

Published October 15, 2026 • Updated October 15, 2026

Reviewed by Editorial QC

The prior week was revised to 198,000. Continuing claims fell to 1.710 million for the earlier week ending October 3.

Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment-insurance claims increased to 199,000 in the week ending October 10, the Labor Department reported on October 15. That was 1,000 above the previous week's revised level. The October 3 initial-claims figure was revised upward from 197,000 to 198,000. Comparisons using the original 197,000 figure would overstate the latest weekly increase. The four-week moving average rose by 250 to 198,500. Continuing claims cover an earlier reporting week. Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment was 1.710 million for the week ending October 3, down 4,000 from a revised 1.714 million the week before. The seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1% for October 3, unchanged. This is the rate within the unemployment-insurance system, not the national unemployment rate from the household employment survey. Unadjusted initial claims totaled 190,626 in the October 10 week, an increase of 19,456. Seasonal factors had anticipated an increase of 18,799. The adjusted and unadjusted series answer different comparison questions and should not be combined into one trend. What to watch: track revisions and the four-week average alongside the next weekly release. These data measure benefit claims, not total job openings or hiring, and do not by themselves prove labor hoarding, a recession call or a change in interest-rate probabilities.

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