US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
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Basic Info
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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. Historically, initial jobless claims tended to reach peaks towards the end of recessionary periods such as on March 21, 2009 with a value of 661,000 new filings. US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 787000.0, down from 842000.0 last week and up from 218000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -6.53% from last week and 261.0% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 787000.0 |
| Latest Period | Oct 17 2020 |
| Last Updated | Oct 22 2020, 08:33 EDT |
| Next Release | Oct 29 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 25.34% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 218000.0 |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 261.0% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| October 17, 2020 | 787000.0 |
| October 10, 2020 | 842000.0 |
| October 03, 2020 | 767000.0 |
| September 26, 2020 | 849000.0 |
| September 19, 2020 | 873000.0 |
| September 12, 2020 | 866000.0 |
| September 05, 2020 | 893000.0 |
| August 29, 2020 | 884000.0 |
| August 22, 2020 | 1.011M |
| August 15, 2020 | 1.104M |
| August 08, 2020 | 971000.0 |
| August 01, 2020 | 1.191M |
| July 25, 2020 | 1.435M |
| July 18, 2020 | 1.422M |
| July 11, 2020 | 1.308M |
| July 04, 2020 | 1.31M |
| June 27, 2020 | 1.408M |
| June 20, 2020 | 1.482M |
| June 13, 2020 | 1.54M |
| June 06, 2020 | 1.566M |
| May 30, 2020 | 1.897M |
| May 23, 2020 | 2.123M |
| May 16, 2020 | 2.446M |
| May 09, 2020 | 2.687M |
| May 02, 2020 | 3.176M |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2020 | 3.867M |
| April 18, 2020 | 4.442M |
| April 11, 2020 | 5.237M |
| April 04, 2020 | 6.615M |
| March 28, 2020 | 6.867M |
| March 21, 2020 | 3.307M |
| March 14, 2020 | 282000.0 |
| March 07, 2020 | 211000.0 |
| February 29, 2020 | 217000.0 |
| February 22, 2020 | 220000.0 |
| February 15, 2020 | 215000.0 |
| February 08, 2020 | 204000.0 |
| February 01, 2020 | 201000.0 |
| January 25, 2020 | 212000.0 |
| January 18, 2020 | 220000.0 |
| January 11, 2020 | 207000.0 |
| January 04, 2020 | 212000.0 |
| December 28, 2019 | 220000.0 |
| December 21, 2019 | 218000.0 |
| December 14, 2019 | 229000.0 |
| December 07, 2019 | 237000.0 |
| November 30, 2019 | 206000.0 |
| November 23, 2019 | 211000.0 |
| November 16, 2019 | 223000.0 |
| November 09, 2019 | 222000.0 |
Basic Info
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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. Historically, initial jobless claims tended to reach peaks towards the end of recessionary periods such as on March 21, 2009 with a value of 661,000 new filings. US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 787000.0, down from 842000.0 last week and up from 218000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -6.53% from last week and 261.0% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 787000.0 |
| Latest Period | Oct 17 2020 |
| Last Updated | Oct 22 2020, 08:33 EDT |
| Next Release | Oct 29 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 25.34% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 218000.0 |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 261.0% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 748.69K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.09% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 1.85% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 1.95% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 81.20 |
| US Inflation Rate | 1.37% |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 55.40 |
| US Real GDP Growth | -31.40% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 1.91% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 7.90% |