U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline in the Week Ending June 21

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported its advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims made during the week ending Saturday, June 21, 2025, was 236,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised total of 246,000 originally reported as 245,000. The 4-week moving average was 245,000, a decrease of 750 from the previous week’s upwardly revised total of 245,750 originally reported as 245,500.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 14, 2025, was 1,974,000, an increase of 37,000 from the previous week’s downwardly revised total of 1,9370,000, originally reported as 1,945,000. This is the highest level of unemployment since November 6. 2021 when it was 2,041,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,941,000, an increase of 16,750 from the previous week’s downwardly revised total of 1,924,250, originally reported as 1,924,250. This is the highest level for this average since November 20, 2021, when it was 2,004,250.

The advanced seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3% for the week ending June 14, 2025, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised rate.