Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 216 thousand in the week ending November 22 of 2025 from 222 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 2025-11-22 about initial claims and USA.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States decreased to 223.75 Thousand in November 22 from 224.75 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.

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Graph and download economic data for 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA) from 1967-01-28 to 2025-11-22 about moving average, initial claims, 1-month, average, and USA.

Jobless Claims - Federal Workers in the United States increased to 635 People in September 13 from 572 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 1960 thousand in the week ending November 15 of 2025 from 1953 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.

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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.

Overview with Chart & Report: Initial Jobless Claims 4-Week Average shows the number of people who filed initial unemployment claims during one week, presenting the average value over the last four weeks instead of the absolute

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims in Texas (TXICLAIMS) from 1986-02-01 to 2025-11-22 about initial claims, TX, 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.

Weekly dataset of the United States Jobless Claims, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 2020-09-19 to 2025-11-22. Available for free download in CSV format.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCNSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-11-15 about continued claims, 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.

United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: Montana data was reported at 1.830 Person th in 15 Aug 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.642 Person th for 08 Aug 2020. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: Montana data is updated weekly, averaging 1.024 Person th from Jan 1987 (Median) to 15 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.244 Person th in 04 Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.398 Person th in 28 Jul 2018. United States Unemployment Insurance: Initial Claims: Montana 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.

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

Overview with Chart & Report: Continuing Jobless Claims reflect the number of people who have been receiving unemployment benefits for a while. The indicator is published weekly. The figure does not reflect the total number of