US Initial Jobless Claims:
US Initial Jobless Claims is at a current level of 2.438M, down from 2.687M last week and up from 212000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -9.27% from last week and 1.05K% 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. 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.
- Category: Employment
- Region: United States
- Report: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
- Source: Department of Labor
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2020 | 2.438M |
| May 9, 2020 | 2.687M |
| May 2, 2020 | 3.176M |
| April 25, 2020 | 3.867M |
| April 18, 2020 | 4.442M |
| April 11, 2020 | 5.237M |
| April 4, 2020 | 6.615M |
| March 28, 2020 | 6.867M |
| March 21, 2020 | 3.307M |
| March 14, 2020 | 282000.0 |
| March 7, 2020 | 211000.0 |
| Feb. 29, 2020 | 217000.0 |
| Feb. 22, 2020 | 220000.0 |
| Feb. 15, 2020 | 215000.0 |
| Feb. 8, 2020 | 204000.0 |
| Feb. 1, 2020 | 201000.0 |
| Jan. 25, 2020 | 212000.0 |
| Jan. 18, 2020 | 220000.0 |
| Jan. 11, 2020 | 207000.0 |
| Jan. 4, 2020 | 212000.0 |
| Dec. 28, 2019 | 220000.0 |
| Dec. 21, 2019 | 218000.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2019 | 229000.0 |
| Dec. 7, 2019 | 237000.0 |
| Nov. 30, 2019 | 206000.0 |
| Nov. 23, 2019 | 211000.0 |
| Nov. 16, 2019 | 223000.0 |
| Nov. 9, 2019 | 222000.0 |
| Nov. 2, 2019 | 212000.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2019 | 217000.0 |
| Oct. 19, 2019 | 213000.0 |
| Oct. 12, 2019 | 218000.0 |
| Oct. 5, 2019 | 212000.0 |
| Sept. 28, 2019 | 218000.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2019 | 215000.0 |
| Sept. 14, 2019 | 210000.0 |
| Sept. 7, 2019 | 206000.0 |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | 219000.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2019 | 216000.0 |
| Aug. 17, 2019 | 211000.0 |
| Aug. 10, 2019 | 221000.0 |
| Aug. 3, 2019 | 211000.0 |
| July 27, 2019 | 217000.0 |
| July 20, 2019 | 207000.0 |
| July 13, 2019 | 216000.0 |
| July 6, 2019 | 208000.0 |
| June 29, 2019 | 222000.0 |
| June 22, 2019 | 229000.0 |
| June 15, 2019 | 217000.0 |
| June 8, 2019 | 222000.0 |
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Stats
| Last Value | 2.438M |
| Latest Period | May 16 2020 |
| Last Updated | May 21 2020, 08:38 EDT |
| Next Release | May 28 2020, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 27.45% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 212000.0 |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | 1.05K% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Related Indicators
| US Economy | |
|---|---|
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | -20.24M |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.05% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | -14.44% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | -30.17% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 73.70 |
| US Inflation Rate | 0.33% |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 41.50 |
| US Real GDP Growth | -4.80% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | -16.45% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 14.70% |
