Initial Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 218 thousand in the week ending July 26 of 2025 from 217 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Data - 2020 year to dateThis map contain Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims data, from the United State Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, starting on 01/01/2020 and updated weekly. These data are used in current economic analysis of unemployment trends in the nation, and in each state. Initial claims is a measure of emerging unemployment. It counts the number of new persons claiming unemployment benefits and it is released after one week.Continued claims is a measure of the total number of persons claiming unemployment benefits, and it is released one week later than the initial claims.The data is organized by state, with the following attributes (as defined by the United State Department of Labor) repeated for each weekWeek/date when claims were filedNumber of initial claimsWeek/date reflected in the data weekNumber of continued claims Total covered employment Insured unemployment rateThe latest information on unemployment insurance claims can be found here.TECHNICAL NOTESThese data represent the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the benefit payments, regardless of where the claimant who filed the claim resided. These are the basis for the advance initial claims and continued claims reported each week. These data come from ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report. The following week initial claims and continued claims are revised based on a second reporting by states that reflect the claimants by state of residence. These data come from the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data Report.A. Initial ClaimsAn initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility.B. Continued Weeks ClaimedA person who has already filed an initial claim and who has experienced a week of unemployment then files a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims are also referred to as insured unemployment. The count of U.S. continued weeks claimed is also a good indicator of labor market conditions. Continued claims reflect the current number of insured unemployed workers filing for UI benefits in the nation. While continued claims are not a leading indicator (they roughly coincide with economic cycles at their peaks and lag at cycle troughs), they provide confirming evidence of the direction of the U.S. economyC. Seasonal Adjustments and Annual RevisionsOver the course of a year, the weekly changes in the levels of initial claims and continued claims undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These fluctuations may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, the opening and closing of schools, or other similar events. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make trend and cycle developments easier to spot. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with a set of seasonal factors to apply to the unadjusted data during that year. Concurrent with the implementation and release of the new seasonal factors, ETA incorporates revisions to the UI claims historical series caused by updates to the unadjusted data.

Historical series of the State Unemployment Insurance (UI) Weekly Claims & Extended Benefits Trigger Data Reports (ETA-539) which contain data used in the production of the UI Weekly Claims news release. The data also includes information of the Extended Benefit program trigger status and includes the information provided by states to the US Department of Labor indicating the weekly extended benefits trigger status.

United States Employment: NF: FA: Claims Adjusting data was reported at 59.800 Person th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59.900 Person th for May 2018. United States Employment: NF: FA: Claims Adjusting data is updated monthly, averaging 49.000 Person th from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 342 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.900 Person th in Sep 2017 and a record low of 41.700 Person th in Sep 1992. United States Employment: NF: FA: Claims Adjusting data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G024: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Employment: Non Farm.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Covered Employment data was reported at 142,513.638 Person th in 01 Dec 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 142,513.638 Person th for 24 Nov 2018. United States Unemployment Insurance: Covered Employment data is updated weekly, averaging 107,981.330 Person th from Jan 1971 (Median) to 01 Dec 2018, with 2501 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 142,513.638 Person th in 01 Dec 2018 and a record low of 52,631.500 Person th in 25 Mar 1972. United States Unemployment Insurance: Covered Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G059: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims.

Continued Claims for UI released by the CT Department of Labor. Continued Claims are total number of individuals being paid benefits in any particular week. Claims data can be access directly from CT DOL here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/claimsdata.asp

Claims are disaggregated by age, education, industry, race/national origin, sex, and wages.

The claim counts in this dataset may not match claim counts from other sources.

Unemployment claims tabulated in this dataset represent only one component of the unemployed. Claims do not account for those not covered under the Unemployment system (e.g. federal workers, railroad workers or religious workers) or the unemployed self-employed.

Claims filed for a particular week will change as time goes on and the backlog is addressed.

For data on continued claims at the town level, see the dataset "Continued Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town" here: https://data.ct.gov/Government/Continued-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/r83t-9bjm

For data on initial claims see the following two datasets:

"Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits in Connecticut," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Initial-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits/j3yj-ek9y

"Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Initial-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/twvc-s7wy

The number of allegations of a disability discrimination in an employment related complaint.

Note: Multiple allegations can be filled in one complaint.

United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data was reported at 1.557 % in 12 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.753 % for 05 May 2025. United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data is updated weekly, averaging 0.691 % from Jan 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 277 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.365 % in 05 Jul 2021 and a record low of 0.077 % in 13 Sep 2021. United States Non Farm Payroll Nowcast: sa: MoM: Contribution: Labour Market: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Employment: Non Farm Payroll.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-07-19 about continued claims, insurance, headline figure, unemployment, and USA.

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This dataset reports total weekly unemployment insurance initial claims and continued weeks claimed statewide in Iowa by week. Data for the most current week is preliminary and will be revised the following week. Initial claims data for states are combined and published weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. This national data is widely reported as an economic indicator. This data is based on the ETA-539 report. This dataset is based on administrative data. Claims activity represents the week the claims were processed. It may not always represent the week unemployment occurred.

The UI weekly claims data are used in current economic analysis of unemployment trends in the Nation, and in each State. Initial claims measure emerging unemployment and continued weeks claimed measure the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits.

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A claim is a complaint made by a person who believes their employer has violated the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Where an Officer finds a violation of the Act, they assess money owing. This data is regularly updated and is subject to change. Data from the Ministry of Labour reflects Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Employment Standards (ES) information at a point in time and/or for specific reporting purposes. As a result, the information above may not align with other data sources.

Table showing the number of labor complaints through the complaints system in 2023

The Mass Layoff Statistics program is a Federal-State cooperative statistical effort which uses a standardized, automated approach to identify, describe, and track the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each State's unemployment insurance database. Establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period are contacted by State agencies to determine whether those separations are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so, information is obtained on the total number of persons separated, the reasons for these separations, and recall expectations. Establishments are identified according to industry classification and location, and unemployment insurance claimants are identified by such demographic characteristics as age, race, sex, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program yields information on an individual's entire spell of unemployment, to the point when regular unemployment insurance benefits are exhausted. It provides databases of establishments and claimants, both of which are used for further research and analysis. Data available Monthly data report summary information on all establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry. Quarterly data report on private sector nonfarm establishments which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a 5-week period and where the employer indicates that 50 or more people were separated from their jobs for at least 31 days. Information is obtained on the total number of persons separated; the reasons for separation; worksite closures; recall expectations; and socioeconomic characteristics on UI claimants such as gender, age, race, and residency. These characteristics are collected at two points in time when an initial claim is filed and when the claimant exhausts regular UI benefits. In between these points, the unemployment status of claimants is tracked through the monitoring of certifications for unemployment (continued claims) filed under the regular State UI program. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry. Coverage Monthly, quarterly, and annual data for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Monthly data are available since April 1995; quarterly data since second quarter 1995.

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United StatesFollow data.kapsarc.org for timely data to advance energy economics research..TECHNICAL NOTES A. Initial ClaimsAn initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility. (US Dep of Labor)

United States Avg Weekly Earnings: FA: Claims Adjusting data was reported at 1,209.770 USD in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,276.950 USD for Apr 2018. United States Avg Weekly Earnings: FA: Claims Adjusting data is updated monthly, averaging 1,159.130 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to May 2018, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,392.400 USD in Oct 2017 and a record low of 857.410 USD in Aug 2007. United States Avg Weekly Earnings: FA: Claims Adjusting data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G032: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings.