US Initial Jobless Claims Rise to Nearly 4-Year High in Week Ended Sept. 6

08:45 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US initial jobless claims rose to a level of 263,000 in the week ended Sept. 6 from a downwardly revised 236,000 level in the previous week, compared with expectations for a level of 235,000 in survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:30 am ET.

Initial claims were at their highest level since the week ended Oct. 23, 2021, when it was 268,000.

The four-week moving average rose by 9,750 to 240,500 compared with a revised reading of 230,750 in the previous week.

Insured jobless claims were unchanged at a level of 1,939,000 in the week ended Aug. 30.

The weekly initial jobless claims data released by the US Department of Labor measures filings for unemployment insurance benefits. Initial filings are reported through the previous Saturday, while those already on benefits are measured with a one-week lag.

A decrease in claims suggests a stronger labor market, a positive for the US economy and stocks, but a negative for bonds as it suggests wage growth that could lead to inflation.

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