Intelligence: a forecast
US jobless claims, next week's figure
The forecast an estimate, not a fact
US initial claims for unemployment insurance (seasonally adjusted) for the week ending Saturday 7 November 2026 will be between 178,845 claims and 200,082 claims with 80% probability, and between 183,832 claims and 194,143 claims with 50% (median 189,000 claims). The chance it is above 189,000 claims, its value for the week ending 31 October 2026, is 44%.
| Chance below | Value |
|---|---|
| 5% | 176,953 claims |
| 10% | 178,845 claims |
| 25% | 183,832 claims |
| 50% | 189,000 claims |
| 75% | 194,143 claims |
| 90% | 200,082 claims |
| 95% | 203,287 claims |
The chance it is above 189,000 claims: 44%.
The facts it rests on
US initial claims for unemployment insurance, weekly: 189,000 claims for 31 October 2026, as published by US Employment and Training Administration. Check it at its source. Retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Its history used: 156 changes from 4 November 2023 to 31 October 2026.
The method and its assumptions
The series' past changes over the same horizon, as proportions, applied to its latest value.
The 156 changes of the series over 7 days from values dated 4 November 2023 to 31 October 2026, taken as proportions; their quantiles (Hyndman and Fan's definition 7) applied to its latest value, 189,000 claims, give the forecast's; the chance of a rise is the share of those changes above zero with one added to each side (Laplace's rule): (68 + 1) / (156 + 2).
How it is resolved and scored
Resolved with the value FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis publishes for the first week on or after the target date, as the station first reads it (later revisions do not change it). Void if none is published within 30 days after it. Scored by the CRPS, by whether the value falls inside the 50%, 80% and 90% intervals, and the chance of a rise by the Brier score.
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- Completed and first published
- 11 November 2026 at 12:18 UTC, at the same moment.
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- In the record
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Earlier forecasts of this question, the 12 months before
None.