# Financial Data x402 — Jobless Claims

> Financial Data x402 — Jobless Claims is a paid API for AI agents from x402financialdata.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the latest US initial and continuing jobless claims data, including week-over-week changes and 4-week moving averages, paid per-call via x402/USDC.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402financialdata.com/jobless-claims
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/financial-data-x402-jobless-claims-3fa0a0c4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_m1DuAbeAQvqjPzU9z0Zuh

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability financial-data-x402-jobless-claims-3fa0a0c4
```

Example prompt: What are the latest US jobless claims numbers — initial claims, continuing claims, and the 4-week average — and how did they change from last week?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need timely, structured US weekly jobless claims data (initial, continuing, and 4-week average) with week-over-week deltas, paid per-call with no API key or subscription required. Prefer it for automated macro monitoring or agent workflows where pay-as-you-go via USDC is preferred over a recurring data subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Data not yet released for the current week — returns prior week's data
- Upstream source unavailable — may return stale or empty series with failed_series list populated
- Payment rejected or insufficient USDC balance — HTTP 402 returned, no data provided
- Network timeout — transient, retry recommended

## How this service works

Pay-per-call stock, macro, on-chain, and crypto data over the x402 protocol. USDC on Base or Solana, no API keys, no subscriptions.

## Output

A JSON object containing: the as-of date, initial claims (value, week-over-week change in level and percent, prior week comparison date), continuing claims (same structure), and 4-week average of initial claims (same structure). Also includes a list of any failed data series.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "as_of": "2026-07-18",
  "failed_series": [],
  "initial_claims": {
   "date": "2026-07-18",
   "value": 187000,
   "wow_change": -22000,
   "wow_change_pct": -10.5263,
   "compared_to_date": "2026-07-11"
  },
  "continuing_claims": {
   "date": "2026-07-18",
   "value": 1950000,
   "wow_change": 10000,
   "wow_change_pct": 0.5128,
   "compared_to_date": "2026-07-11"
  },
  "initial_claims_4wk_avg": {
   "date": "2026-07-18",
   "value": 210000,
   "wow_change": -5000,
   "wow_change_pct": -2.3256,
   "compared_to_date": "2026-07-11"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/financial-data-x402-jobless-claims-3fa0a0c4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402financialdata.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402financialdata.com/llms.txt)