IC4WSALabor MarketWeeklyInitial Jobless Claims (4-Week Avg)
4-week moving average of new unemployment insurance claims. Smooths out weekly noise from the raw ICSA series.
Update frequency
Weekly
Unit
Number
Historical coverage
1967-01/..
Why IC4WSA matters
Leading indicator for labor-market turning points. Sustained rise above ~250k historically precedes recessions.
Get the latest value
Fetch the most recent Initial Jobless Claims (4-Week Avg) reading with a single GET request. Free tier includes 100 calls per day.
# cURL
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/IC4WSA
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/IC4WSA",
headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"},
)
print(r.json())
# JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/IC4WSA", {
headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" },
});
const data = await res.json();
Full historical time series
Retrieve the complete Initial Jobless Claims (4-Week Avg) history with min/max/change statistics. Use the range parameter to control the window (1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 5y — Enterprise plan extends further).
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/IC4WSA/timeseries?range=5y"
Aliases
You can also address this indicator using these shortcuts — the API resolves them to the canonical series ID transparently:
CLAIMSJOBLESS_CLAIMS