S&P 500 Index
Normal · quintile 4
| Window | Mean | Median | Positive | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1D | -0.87% | -0.87% | 0% | 1 |
| +5D | -0.42% | -0.42% | 0% | 1 |
| +1M | -0.75% | -0.75% | 0% | 1 |
Low sample: interpret these outcomes cautiously.
Release IntelligenceWorkspace current
week-ended-2026-08-29 · U.S. Department of Labor
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims
One workspace for briefing, official publication status, market reaction, and comparable historical outcomes.
- Scheduled
- Sep 3 · 12:30:00 PM UTC
- Published
- Sep 3 · 12:30:00 PM UTC
- 0 ms late from schedule
- Available
- Oct 1 · 7:02:30 PM UTC
- 40712.5 min after publication
- Market clock
- Publication time
- New York sessions
Before release
Release Briefing
Weekly claims are the fastest recurring signal of labor-market deterioration or resilience.
Analysis componentOpen five-year indicator analysis
- Event value
- 207,000 claims
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Current / event regime
- Normal
- z 0.25
- Historical percentile
- 80th percentile
- Quintile 4 · five years
- Revision reliability
- High
- 100/100 · 4 releases
At release
Release Monitor
| Indicator | Actual | Prior initial | Prior revised | Release move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Jobless ClaimsLevel · Official | 207,000 claims | 204,000 claims | — | +3,000 claims |
| Continuing ClaimsLevel · Official | 1,775,000 claims | 1,771,000 claims | — | +4,000 claims |
“Release move” is initial minus the revised prior when available, otherwise initial minus the prior print. It is not a consensus surprise.
After release
Market Reaction
S&P 500 and Nasdaq cumulative returns from the last regular close before publication to the +1D, +5D, and +1M trading sessions.
| Benchmark | +1D | +5D | +1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 Index | +1.06% | -0.98% | +0.73% |
| Nasdaq Composite | +1.4% | -0.52% | +3.71% |
Regime + percentile matched
Historical Analogues
Low-sample analogue history · 4 evaluated
1 matching releases
Nasdaq Composite
Normal · quintile 4
| Window | Mean | Median | Positive | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1D | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0% | 1 |
| +5D | -0.76% | -0.76% | 0% | 1 |
| +1M | +0.73% | +0.73% | 100% | 1 |
Low sample: interpret these outcomes cautiously.
Stored release examples
week-ended-2026-08-01
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims
Initial Jobless Claims: 200,000 claimsContinuing Claims: 1,799,000 claims
- S&P 500 Index
- D0 -0.18% · D5 +0.98%
- Nasdaq Composite
- D0 -0.06% · D5 +1.67%
week-ended-2026-08-15
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims
Initial Jobless Claims: 207,000 claimsContinuing Claims: 1,796,000 claims
- S&P 500 Index
- D0 -0.87% · D5 +0.3%
- Nasdaq Composite
- D0 -1.0% · D5 +0.8%
week-ended-2026-08-22
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims
Initial Jobless Claims: 204,000 claimsContinuing Claims: 1,771,000 claims
- S&P 500 Index
- D0 +0.72% · D5 +0.94%
- Nasdaq Composite
- D0 +1.57% · D5 +1.74%
week-ended-2026-08-08
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims
Initial Jobless Claims: 212,000 claimsContinuing Claims: 1,781,000 claims
- S&P 500 Index
- D0 +0.65% · D5 -1.39%
- Nasdaq Composite
- D0 +0.81% · D5 -1.96%
Aggregate outcomes use only earlier releases of the selected component with the same as-of-release regime and five-year percentile quintile. The target event is excluded and pending trading horizons remain unavailable until enough closes exist.