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 498000.0, down from 590000.0 last week and down from 3.867M one year ago. This is a change of -15.59% from last week and -87.12% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 498000.0 |
| Latest Period | May 01 2021 |
| Last Updated | May 6 2021, 08:34 EDT |
| Next Release | May 13 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 24.44% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 3.867M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -87.12% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 01, 2021 | 498000.0 |
| April 24, 2021 | 590000.0 |
| April 17, 2021 | 566000.0 |
| April 10, 2021 | 586000.0 |
| April 03, 2021 | 742000.0 |
| March 27, 2021 | 729000.0 |
| March 20, 2021 | 658000.0 |
| March 13, 2021 | 765000.0 |
| March 06, 2021 | 734000.0 |
| February 27, 2021 | 761000.0 |
| February 20, 2021 | 747000.0 |
| February 13, 2021 | 847000.0 |
| February 06, 2021 | 863000.0 |
| January 30, 2021 | 837000.0 |
| January 23, 2021 | 836000.0 |
| January 16, 2021 | 886000.0 |
| January 09, 2021 | 904000.0 |
| January 02, 2021 | 781000.0 |
| December 26, 2020 | 763000.0 |
| December 19, 2020 | 803000.0 |
| December 12, 2020 | 873000.0 |
| December 05, 2020 | 853000.0 |
| November 28, 2020 | 719000.0 |
| November 21, 2020 | 762000.0 |
| November 14, 2020 | 732000.0 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| November 07, 2020 | 728000.0 |
| October 31, 2020 | 765000.0 |
| October 24, 2020 | 768000.0 |
| October 17, 2020 | 798000.0 |
| October 10, 2020 | 833000.0 |
| 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 |
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 498000.0, down from 590000.0 last week and down from 3.867M one year ago. This is a change of -15.59% from last week and -87.12% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 498000.0 |
| Latest Period | May 01 2021 |
| Last Updated | May 6 2021, 08:34 EDT |
| Next Release | May 13 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 24.44% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 3.867M |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -87.12% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 742.21K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.06% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 0.55% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 19.35% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 88.30 |
| US Inflation Rate | 2.62% |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 60.70 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 6.40% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 9.82% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 6.10% |