Unemployment claims in the United States remain at historic lows with figures not seen since 1969, when the country's population was 140 million less. The data was released by the Department of Labor this Thursday and reinforces the idea that the economy under President Donald Trump is on the right track.
In the week ending September 26, a total of 197,000 unemployment claims were recorded, representing a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week. The four-week average fell to 200,000, down from 202,500.
The last time the country saw figures like this was 57 years ago, in September 1969, when unemployment benefit claims stood at 187,000 and the labor force was much smaller. Additionally, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.1%, with 162,000 jobs created in August, a number three times greater than what economists estimated.
Today, at an event in Texas and citing the lowest poverty figures in the country's history, Trump said that his party needs to "spread the message, because we have the best [economic] numbers of any president in history."
The Census Bureau reported last month that poverty fell to 10.2% in 2025, the lowest figure in history, while real median household income increased by 2.6% to $87,460, the highest inflation-adjusted level since 1967.
