Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 224 thousand in the week ending August 9 of 2025 from 227 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 2025-08-09 about initial claims and USA.

Jobless Claims 4-week Average in the United States increased to 221.75 Thousand in August 9 from 221 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.

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 1953 thousand in the week ending August 2 of 2025 from 1968 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 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA) from 1967-01-28 to 2025-08-09 about moving average, initial claims, 1-month, average, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-08-02 about continued claims, insurance, headline figure, unemployment, 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.

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 Initial Claims in Texas (TXICLAIMS) from 1986-02-01 to 2025-08-09 about initial claims, TX, and USA.

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.

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)

Initial Jobless Claims show the number of people filing to receive unemployment insurance benefits for the first time over the past week. The indicator is used to assess the state of the labor

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 722 People in July 19 from 789 People in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Initial Jobless Claims - Federal Workers.

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: 58 years of historical data from 1967 to 2025.

The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate is measured on a monthly basis in the United States. In February 2025, the national unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method of removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. U.S. monthly unemployment rate According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics - the principle fact-finding agency for the U.S. Federal Government in labor economics and statistics - unemployment decreased dramatically between 2010 and 2019. This trend of decreasing unemployment followed after a high in 2010 resulting from the 2008 financial crisis. However, after a smaller financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment reached 8.1 percent in 2020. As the economy recovered, the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 in 2021, and fell even further in 2022. Additional statistics from the BLS paint an interesting picture of unemployment in the United States. In November 2023, the states with the highest (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate were the Nevada and the District of Columbia. Unemployment was the lowest in Maryland, at 1.8 percent. Workers in the agricultural and related industries suffered the highest unemployment rate of any industry at seven percent in December 2023.

Continued Jobless Claims - Federal Workers in the United States increased to 8193 People in July 26 from 7831 People in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Continued Jobless Claims - Federal Workers.

Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Nebraska data was reported at 31.427 Person th in 08 Aug 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.144 Person th for 01 Aug 2020. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Nebraska data is updated weekly, averaging 8.984 Person th from Dec 1986 (Median) to 08 Aug 2020, with 1755 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.628 Person th in 18 Apr 2020 and a record low of 1.662 Person th in 09 Nov 2019. Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims: Nebraska 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.