# x402-factory Initial Jobless Claims

> x402-factory Initial Jobless Claims is a paid API for AI agents from x402-factory.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Returns the latest DOL initial jobless claims print from FRED/ALFRED with first-release vs revised values, surprise vs expectation, next release date, and a 12-week mini-series

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-factory.com/v1/econ/initial-claims?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-factory-initial-jobless-claims-5b35b9e9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZYxfNW5u2TKEBUeVNC6T5

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 x402-factory-initial-jobless-claims-5b35b9e9
```

Example prompt: What's the latest weekly initial jobless claims print from the DOL — did it beat or miss expectations, was it revised from first release, and when's the next release?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need the authoritative DOL initial jobless claims figure with proper first-release vs revised disambiguation — critical when you need to avoid confusing print-day numbers with later revisions. Prefer this over generic economic data APIs when you also need the surprise calculation, expectation source labeling, or a linked prediction market. Ideal for macro dashboards, trading signal pipelines, or any agent workflow requiring real-time labor market intelligence with next-release scheduling.

## Known failure modes

- FRED/ALFRED data unavailable or delayed — endpoint may return stale or null data
- No matching prediction market exists — expectation_source falls back to trend-model
- Revision data unavailable for recent observations — revisions array may be empty
- Payment failure (402) if USDC payment not properly attached
- Rate limiting or upstream FRED API outage causing timeout

## How this service works

Initial jobless claims (DOL, weekly): latest print, revisions, surprise — Latest Initial jobless claims print from the DOL via FRED/ALFRED: first-release vs latest value with a revised flag (revisions never pose as print-day numbers), surprise vs a labeled expectation (market-implied when a matching prediction market exists, else trend-model), next weekly release date, and a 12-observation…

## Output

A JSON object containing: the FRED series ID and title, units and frequency, the latest print observation date with headline value, first-release value, latest revised value, and a revised boolean flag; a surprise object with actual, expected, and surprise delta plus the expectation source (market-implied or trend-model) and detail; a next_release_date string; an array of 12 recent observations; and an array of revision records comparing first-release to latest values for recent dates.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "title": "Initial Jobless Claims (SA)",
   "units": "Number",
   "recent": [
    {
     "value": 212000,
     "obs_date": "2026-05-23"
    },
    {
     "value": 225000,
     "obs_date": "2026-05-30"
    },
    {
     "value": 230000,
     "obs_date": "2026-06-06"
    },
    {
     "value": 227000,
     "obs_date": "2026-06-13"
    },
    {
     "value": 216000,
     "obs_date": "2026-06-20"
    },
    {
     "value": 217000,
     "obs_date": "2026-06-27"
    },
    {
     "value": 217000,
     "obs_date": "2026-07-04"
    },
    {
     "value": 209000,
     "obs_date": "2026-07-11"
    },
    {
     "value": 189000,
     "obs_date": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
     "value": 198000,
     "obs_date": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
     "value": 200000,
     "obs_date": "2026-08-01"
    },
    {
     "value": 209000,
     "obs_date": "2026-08-08"
    }
   ],
   "series": "initial-claims",
   "fred_id": "ICSA",
   "surprise": {
    "actual": 209,
    "expected": 199,
    "surprise": 10,
    "expectation_detail": "trend-model: mean of prior 4 levels",
    "expectation_source": "trend-model"
   },
   "frequency": "Weekly",
   "revisions": [
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-08-01",
     "first_value": 199000,
     "latest_value": 200000
    },
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-07-25",
     "first_value": 197000,
     "latest_value": 198000
    },
    {
     "obs_date": "2026-07-18",
     "first_value": 187000,
     "latest_value": 189000
    }
   ],
   "latest_print": {
    "revised": false,
    "headline": 209,
    "obs_date": "2026-08-08",
    "latest_value": 209000,
    "headline_basis": "first release level",
    "headline_units": "thousands",
    "first_released_on": "2026-08-13",
    "first_release_value": 209000
   },
   "release_name": "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report",
   "source_agency": "U.S. Employment and Training Administration",
   "next_release_date": "2026-08-20"
  },
  "meta": {
   "docs": "https://x402-factory.com/docs/econ.series.initial-claims",
   "sources": [
    "fred"
   ],
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "endpoint": "/v1/econ/initial-claims",
   "data_mode": "live",
   "freshness": "daily",
   "request_id": "req_00000000",
   "generated_at": "2026-08-21T03:58:57.917Z"
  }
 }
}
```

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