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

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 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.

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 Initial Claims in California (CAICLAIMS) from 1986-02-08 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, CA, and USA.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims in the District of Columbia (DCICLAIMS) from 1986-01-11 to 2025-06-07 about initial claims, DC, and USA.

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.

The number of people filing for initial unemployment benefits by county and week.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-06-28 about continued claims, insurance, headline figure, unemployment, and USA.

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Data - 2020 year to date (Updated thru 04/25/2020)This 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.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Washington was 1.00000 Number in November of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Washington reached a record high of 190009.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Washington - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in West Virginia was 0.00000 Number in November of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in West Virginia reached a record high of 4821.00000 in October of 2020 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in West Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Wisconsin was 1.00000 Number in November of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Wisconsin reached a record high of 42849.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Wisconsin - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Vermont was 0.00000 Number in November of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Vermont reached a record high of 3131.00000 in April of 2021 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Vermont - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Virginia was 0.00000 Number in November of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Virginia reached a record high of 25049.00000 in July of 2020 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Initial Claims in Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

In July 2024, 3.16 billion U.S. dollars were paid out in unemployment benefits in the United States. This is an increase from June 2024, when 2.62 billion U.S. dollars were paid in unemployment benefits. The large figures seen in 2020 are largely due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Welfare in the U.S. Unemployment benefits first started in 1935 during the Great Depression as a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The Social Security Act of 1935 ensured that Americans would not fall deeper into poverty. The United States was the only developed nation in the world at the time that did not offer any welfare benefits. This program created unemployment benefits, Medicare and Medicaid, and maternal and child welfare. The only major welfare program that the United States currently lacks is a paid maternity leave policy. Currently, the United States only offers 12 unpaid weeks of leave, under certain circumstances. However, the number of people without health insurance in the United States has greatly decreased since 2010. Unemployment benefits Current unemployment benefits in the United States vary from state to state due to unemployment being funded by both the state and the federal government. The average duration of people collecting unemployment benefits in the United States has fluctuated since January 2020, from as little as 4.55 weeks to as many as 50.32 weeks. The unemployment rate varies by ethnicity, gender, and education levels. For example, those aged 16 to 24 have faced the highest unemployment rates since 1990 during the pandemic. In February 2023, the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metropolitan area had the highest unemployment rate in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for 4-Week Moving Average of Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CC4WSA) from 1967-01-28 to 2025-06-28 about moving average, continued claims, 1-month, insurance, average, unemployment, and USA.