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Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 242000.0, up from 220000.0 last week and up from 200000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 10.00% from last week and 21.00% from one year ago.

US Initial Jobless Claims, provided by the US Department of Labor, provides underlying data on how many new people have filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. Given this, one can gauge market conditions in the US economy with respect to employment; as more new individuals file for unemployment benefits, fewer individuals in the economy have jobs.

Stats

Last Value 242000.0
Latest Period Feb 22 2025
Last Updated Feb 27 2025, 08:34 EST
Next Release Mar 6 2025, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 20.24%
Value from Last Week 220000.0
Change from Last Week 10.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 200000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 21.00%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted

Historical Data

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Date Value
February 22, 2025 242000.0
February 15, 2025 220000.0
February 08, 2025 214000.0
February 01, 2025 220000.0
January 25, 2025 208000.0
January 18, 2025 223000.0
January 11, 2025 217000.0
January 04, 2025 203000.0
December 28, 2024 211000.0
December 21, 2024 220000.0
December 14, 2024 220000.0
December 07, 2024 242000.0
November 30, 2024 225000.0
November 23, 2024 215000.0
November 16, 2024 215000.0
November 09, 2024 219000.0
November 02, 2024 221000.0
October 26, 2024 218000.0
October 19, 2024 228000.0
October 12, 2024 242000.0
October 05, 2024 260000.0
September 28, 2024 225000.0
September 21, 2024 219000.0
September 14, 2024 222000.0
September 07, 2024 231000.0
Date Value
August 31, 2024 228000.0
August 24, 2024 232000.0
August 17, 2024 233000.0
August 10, 2024 228000.0
August 03, 2024 234000.0
July 27, 2024 250000.0
July 20, 2024 235000.0
July 13, 2024 245000.0
July 06, 2024 223000.0
June 29, 2024 239000.0
June 22, 2024 234000.0
June 15, 2024 239000.0
June 08, 2024 243000.0
June 01, 2024 229000.0
May 25, 2024 221000.0
May 18, 2024 216000.0
May 11, 2024 223000.0
May 04, 2024 232000.0
April 27, 2024 209000.0
April 20, 2024 208000.0
April 13, 2024 212000.0
April 06, 2024 212000.0
March 30, 2024 222000.0
March 23, 2024 212000.0
March 16, 2024 212000.0

Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 242000.0, up from 220000.0 last week and up from 200000.0 one year ago. This is a change of 10.00% from last week and 21.00% from one year ago.

US Initial Jobless Claims, provided by the US Department of Labor, provides underlying data on how many new people have filed for unemployment benefits in the previous week. Given this, one can gauge market conditions in the US economy with respect to employment; as more new individuals file for unemployment benefits, fewer individuals in the economy have jobs.

Stats

Last Value 242000.0
Latest Period Feb 22 2025
Last Updated Feb 27 2025, 08:34 EST
Next Release Mar 6 2025, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 20.24%
Value from Last Week 220000.0
Change from Last Week 10.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 200000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 21.00%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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