US Unemployment Claims
Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy;
This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes;
- US Unemployment Claims Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jan 16, 2025 | 217K | 210K | 203K |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 201K | 214K | 211K |
| Jan 2, 2025 | 211K | 222K | 220K |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 219K | 223K | 220K |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 220K | 229K | 242K |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 242K | 221K | 225K |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 224K | 215K | 215K |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 213K | 215K | 215K |
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- US Unemployment Claims News
From dol.gov|20 hr agoIn the week ending January 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 201,000 to 203,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,750, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 213,000 to 213,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending January 4, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Jan 8, 2025
In the week ending January 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 201,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 211,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,000, a decrease of 10,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 223,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending December 28, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending ...
From bnnbloomberg.ca|Jan 2, 2025Initial applications for US unemployment capped 2024 at an eight-month low, reflecting the relatively muted levels of job cuts in a labor market that has remained surprisingly resilient. New claims fell by 9,000 to 211,000 in the week ended Dec. 28, lower than all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Meanwhile continuing applications, a proxy for the number of people receiving benefits, also fell, to a three-month low of 1.84 million in the week ended Dec. 21, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The current ...
- From dol.gov|Jan 2, 2025|1 comment
In the week ending December 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 219,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 223,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 226,500 to 226,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending December 21, a decrease of 0.1 ...
From bnnbloomberg.ca|Dec 26, 2024|1 commentRecurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest in more than three years, adding to signs that it is taking longer for out-of-work people to find a job. Continuing applications, a proxy for the number of people receiving benefits, rose to 1.91 million in the week ended Dec. 14, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Initial claims, meanwhile, ticked down to 219,000 in the week ended Dec. 21. Recurring filings have been gradually trending up this year, consistent with other data showing the ...
- From dol.gov|Dec 26, 2024
In the week ending December 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,500, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 225,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending December 14, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment ...
- From dol.gov|Dec 19, 2024
In the week ending December 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 225,500, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending December 7, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending ...
- From dol.gov|Dec 12, 2024|2 comments
In the week ending December 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,250, an increase of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 218,250 to 218,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending November 30, unchanged from ...
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