Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims (ICNSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-08-30 about initial claims and USA.

Initial Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 237 thousand in the week ending August 30 of 2025 from 229 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.

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)

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 1940 thousand in the week ending August 23 of 2025 from 1944 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.

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

Initial Jobless Claims in the USA is a weekly economic indicator that measures the number of individuals filing for unemployment benefits for the first time.

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).

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) in New York (NYCCLAIMS) from 1986-02-08 to 2025-08-23 about continued claims, insurance, NY, unemployment, and USA.

Approximately **** million people claimed unemployment benefits in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2025, one of the lowest claimant counts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns played havoc with the UK economy, leading to the sharp rise in jobless claims seen here in the second quarter of 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-08-23 about continued claims, headline figure, insurance, unemployment, and USA.

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.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States increased to 231 Thousand in August 30 from 228.50 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.

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.

Dataset contains monthly counts, from 1971 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. Counts include only state residents who file a claim (excluding out-of-state residents).

United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Mexico data was reported at 5.553 Person th in 15 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.541 Person th for 08 Aug 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Mexico data is updated weekly, averaging 1.177 Person th from Jan 1987 (Median) to 15 Aug 2020, with 1753 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.849 Person th in 28 Mar 2020 and a record low of 0.326 Person th in 11 Jun 1988. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Mexico 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.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New York data was reported at 62.397 Person th in 15 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.631 Person th for 08 Aug 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New York data is updated weekly, averaging 19.955 Person th from Jan 1987 (Median) to 15 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 394.701 Person th in 11 Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.481 Person th in 31 Oct 1987. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New York 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.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Hampshire data was reported at 2.918 Person th in 15 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.724 Person th for 08 Aug 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Hampshire data is updated weekly, averaging 0.872 Person th from Jan 1987 (Median) to 15 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.202 Person th in 04 Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.257 Person th in 23 Sep 2000. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: New Hampshire 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.G072: Unemployment Insurance: Jobless Claims: by State.