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Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 220000.0, down from 242000.0 last week and up from 205000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -9.09% from last week and 7.32% 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 220000.0
Latest Period Dec 14 2024
Last Updated Dec 19 2024, 08:35 EST
Next Release Dec 26 2024, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 20.12%
Value from Last Week 242000.0
Change from Last Week -9.09%
Value from 1 Year Ago 205000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 7.32%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted

Historical Data

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Date Value
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
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
Date Value
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
March 09, 2024 212000.0
March 02, 2024 210000.0
February 24, 2024 213000.0
February 17, 2024 200000.0
February 10, 2024 211000.0
February 03, 2024 213000.0
January 27, 2024 225000.0
January 20, 2024 221000.0
January 13, 2024 194000.0
January 06, 2024 198000.0

Basic Info

US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance is at a current level of 220000.0, down from 242000.0 last week and up from 205000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -9.09% from last week and 7.32% 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 220000.0
Latest Period Dec 14 2024
Last Updated Dec 19 2024, 08:35 EST
Next Release Dec 26 2024, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 20.12%
Value from Last Week 242000.0
Change from Last Week -9.09%
Value from 1 Year Ago 205000.0
Change from 1 Year Ago 7.32%
Frequency Weekly
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted