Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 218 thousand in the week ending September 20 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 (ICNSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-09-20 about initial claims and USA.

View weekly updates and historical trends for US Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance. from United States. Source: Department of Labor. Track economi…

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 1926 thousand in the week ending September 13 of 2025 from 1928 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 Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-09-13 about continued claims, headline figure, insurance, unemployment, and USA.

Claims about AI's impact on jobs from experts quoted in the news articles collected in Florent Daudens' AI Job News dataset

Number of employment insurance claims received by province and territory, last 5 months.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States decreased to 237.50 Thousand in September 20 from 240.25 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 2025-09-20 about moving average, initial claims, 1-month, average, and USA.

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.

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.

View weekly updates and historical trends for US Continuing Claims for Unemployment Insurance. from United States. Source: Department of Labor. Track econ…

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.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims in Illinois (ILICLAIMS) from 1984-08-04 to 2025-09-20 about initial claims, IL, and USA.

In 2022, and since the start of coronavirus-related lockdown measures in March 2020, retaliation was the leading state claim of employees in the United States who filed lawsuits against their employers, totaling almost *****. The next most numerous claim was wrongful termination, totaling almost ***** state lawsuits.

COVID-19 impact on employment

Many of the lawsuits filed against employers were due to wrongful termination as the side effect of the spread of COVID-19 had a devastating effect on living standards and the American economy. Unemployment levels in 2020 reached a ten year high in the United States, the most since the after-effects of the 2008 recession were fully realized in 2010. Employment figures since the end of COVID-19 related lockdowns have already been on the rise, and unemployment is expected to continue to decrease until 2024.

Changing nature of employment

The share of Americans in full-time work who were offered remote work in 2022 stood at ** percent. At the same time, approximately ** million Americans said that they worked at home for five days a week. One of the main advantages of working at home was found to be individual focused work, whereas social interactions with colleagues were perceived to be much better in the office.

Weekly Unemployment Claims

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Historical series of Interstate Arrangement-Employment and Wages Reports (ETA-586) in which states provide data on claims filed under the interstate agreement for combining wages and employment.The dataset includes information on combined wage claims and benefit payment activities, and timelapse data on first payments and receipt of wage requests.

Dataset contains monthly counts, from July 2003 to present, of initial claims for regular unemployment insurance benefits. Initial Claims include new claims as well as subsequent additional claims filed. New claims are filed in person, by mail, telephone or other means to request a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation which results in an agency generated document of an appealable monetary determination provided to the potential claimant. Additional claims are filed during an existing benefit year due to new unemployment when a break of one week or more has occurred in the claim series due to intervening employment. Data are provided for New York State regions. Region counts include only state residents who file a claim (excluding out-of-state residents).

In 2021, almost ** percent of directors and executives worldwide viewed employment claims as a significant risk for their organization. Meanwhile, ** percent of them said it was not a significant risk to their organization. Cyber attack and data loss were seen as the most significant risks to businesses globally.