US Initial Jobless Claims for Early September 2025 Released: Bearish for the Dollar

On September 25, 2025, the US Department of Labor released the initial jobless claims data for the week ending November 1. The reported figure was 1.7624 million; no consensus forecast or prior reference value was provided.Initial jobless claims are a key indicator of domestic labor market conditions, measuring the number of individuals filing for unemployment benefits for the first time. The current release indicates that a higher-than-expected reading is bearish for the US dollar and supportive for non-USD currencies.This data is rated as having high importance (level 4) and is compiled by counting the number of new unemployment insurance claims filed in the previous week. The report is published every Thursday, with the next release scheduled for November 13, 2025.

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