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 293000.0, down from 329000.0 last week and down from 782000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -10.94% from last week and -62.53% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 293000.0 |
| Latest Period | Oct 09 2021 |
| Last Updated | Oct 14 2021, 08:37 EDT |
| Next Release | Oct 21 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 22.62% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 782000.0 |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -62.53% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| October 09, 2021 | 293000.0 |
| October 02, 2021 | 329000.0 |
| September 25, 2021 | 364000.0 |
| September 18, 2021 | 351000.0 |
| September 11, 2021 | 335000.0 |
| September 04, 2021 | 312000.0 |
| August 28, 2021 | 345000.0 |
| August 21, 2021 | 354000.0 |
| August 14, 2021 | 349000.0 |
| August 07, 2021 | 377000.0 |
| July 31, 2021 | 387000.0 |
| July 24, 2021 | 399000.0 |
| July 17, 2021 | 424000.0 |
| July 10, 2021 | 368000.0 |
| July 03, 2021 | 386000.0 |
| June 26, 2021 | 368000.0 |
| June 19, 2021 | 416000.0 |
| June 12, 2021 | 418000.0 |
| June 05, 2021 | 374000.0 |
| May 29, 2021 | 388000.0 |
| May 22, 2021 | 405000.0 |
| May 15, 2021 | 444000.0 |
| May 08, 2021 | 478000.0 |
| May 01, 2021 | 507000.0 |
| April 24, 2021 | 590000.0 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| November 07, 2020 | 728000.0 |
| October 31, 2020 | 765000.0 |
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 293000.0, down from 329000.0 last week and down from 782000.0 one year ago. This is a change of -10.94% from last week and -62.53% from one year ago. |
| Report | Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | United States |
| Source | Department of Labor |
Stats
| Last Value | 293000.0 |
| Latest Period | Oct 09 2021 |
| Last Updated | Oct 14 2021, 08:37 EDT |
| Next Release | Oct 21 2021, 08:30 EDT |
| Average Growth Rate | 22.62% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 782000.0 |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -62.53% |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
Related Indicators
| US Economy |
| ADP Nonfarm Payrolls MoM | 568.10K |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 0.08% |
| US Durable Goods New Orders MoM | 1.79% |
| US Housing Starts MoM | 3.93% |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 71.40 |
| US Inflation Rate | 5.39% |
| US ISM Manufacturing PMI | 61.10 |
| US Real GDP QoQ | 6.70% |
| US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM | 0.74% |
| US Unemployment Rate | 4.80% |