Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 227 thousand in the week ending July 5 of 2025 from 232 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.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims (ICSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, headline figure, and USA.

This dataset provides values for INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States decreased to 235.50 Thousand in July 5 from 241.25 Thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides - United States Jobless Claims 4-week Average- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA) from 1967-01-28 to 2025-07-05 about moving average, initial claims, 1-month, average, and USA.

Explore the latest data on seasonally adjusted initial and continued unemployment claims in the United States. Analyze trends and insights regarding labor market dynamics.

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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)

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims in Texas (TXICLAIMS) from 1986-02-01 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, TX, and USA.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data was reported at 228.000 Person th in 03 May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 241.000 Person th for 26 Apr 2025. United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data is updated weekly, averaging 340.000 Person th from Jan 1967 (Median) to 03 May 2025, with 3044 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,137.000 Person th in 04 Apr 2020 and a record low of 162.000 Person th in 30 Nov 1968. United States Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: Initial: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Department of Labor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G147: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims. [COVID-19-IMPACT] Due to technical issues December 18 and 25, 2022 was updated incorrectly.

Initial Jobless Claims in France increased to -11.20 thousand in May 2025 from -175.90 thousand in April 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

During the week ending December 31, 2022, about 204,000 initial unemployment claims were made. This is a decrease from the week prior, when initial unemployment claims stood at 223,000. The number of unemployment claims tends to fluctuate rapidly in response to national or global events such as shortages, pandemics, and wars. Initial unemployment claims reached a record high during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching nearly seven million unique initial claims by the end of March, 2020. The restaurant and retail industries in the United States were particularly impacted.

Initial Jobless Claims: 58 years of historical data from 1967 to 2025.

During the week ending May 20, 2023, unemployment insurance claims in U.S. states totaled 202,044 claims, an increase from the previous week when there were 200,738 claims. During the week, California was the most affected state, with 45,667 initial unemployment insurance claims.

Jobless Claims - Federal Workers in the United States decreased to 453 People in June 21 from 480 People in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Initial Jobless Claims - Federal Workers.

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 1965 thousand in the week ending June 28 of 2025 from 1955 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Continuing Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This dataset reports statewide weekly unemployment insurance initial claims by NAICS industry sector. This weekly data has been added in response to requests for more timely data to help measure the impact of the pandemic on Iowans.

Initial Claims for UI released by the CT Department of Labor. Initial Claims are applications for Unemployment Benefits. Initial Claims may not result in receiving UI benefits if the individual doesn't qualify.

The initial claims reported in these tables are "processed" claims to the extent that duplicates and "reopened" claims have been eliminated. 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.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims in Florida (FLICLAIMS) from 1986-02-15 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, FL, and USA.

Data from the Washington State Employment Security Department and converted to display as a table.

Initial Claims for UI released by the CT Department of Labor. Initial Claims are applications for Unemployment Benefits. Initial Claims may not result in receiving UI benefits if the individual doesn't qualify. Claims data can be access directly from CT DOL here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/claimsdata.asp

The initial claims reported in these tables are "processed" claims to the extent that duplicates and "reopened" claims have been eliminated. The claim counts in this dataset may not match claim counts from other sources.

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.

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 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 initial claims at the town level, see the dataset "Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town," here: https://data.ct.gov/Government/Initial-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/twvc-s7wy

For data on continued claims see the following two datasets:

"Continued Claims for Unemployment Benefits in Connecticut," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Continued-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-in-Conn/f9e5-rn42

"Continued Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Continued-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/r83t-9bjm

Weekly unemployment insurance claims counts and rates (as a share of the 2019 labor force) for Connecticut from the U.S. Department of Labor, compiled by Opportunity Insights. Breakdowns by claim type: Initial Claims – Regular Claims – PUA Claims – Combined Claims Continued Claims – Regular Claims – PUA Claims – PEUC Claims – Combined Claims More detailed documentation on Opportunity Insights data can be found here: https://github.com/OpportunityInsights/EconomicTracker/blob/main/docs/oi_tracker_data_documentation.pdf