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;
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Mar 20, 2025 | 223K | 224K | 221K |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 220K | 226K | 222K |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 221K | 234K | 242K |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 242K | 222K | 220K |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 219K | 215K | 214K |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 213K | 217K | 220K |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 219K | 214K | 208K |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 207K | 224K | 223K |
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- US Unemployment Claims News
From dol.gov|Mar 20, 2025In the week ending March 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 223,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 220,000 to 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 226,000 to 226,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending March 8, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Mar 13, 2025|6 comments
In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,000, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 224,250 to 224,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending March 1, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Feb 27, 2025
In the week ending February 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 22,000 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 224,000, an increase of 8,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 215,250 to 215,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 15, unchanged from ...
- From dol.gov|Feb 20, 2025|1 comment
In the week ending February 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 213,000 to 214,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,250, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 216,000 to 216,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 8, unchanged from the ...
From kitco.com|Feb 17, 2025Gold prices are volatile due to the U.S. currency, inflation predictions, and geopolitical uncertainty. Several major economic developments in the closing weeks of February might affect gold prices. We will analyse these occurrences and how gold may respond to good and bad economic data. President Trump's February 18 address might cause market turbulence. While the speech is considered "tentative," markets will keenly watch any pronouncements about U.S. economic strategy, fiscal stimulus, trade ties, or tariff preparations. Possible ...
- From dol.gov|Feb 13, 2025|13 comments
In the week ending February 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 7,000 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 216,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 216,750 to 217,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 1, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Feb 6, 2025|3 comments
In the week ending February 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,750, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 212,500 to 212,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending January 25, unchanged from ...
- From dol.gov|Jan 30, 2025|4 comments
In the week ending January 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 207,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 213,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending January 18, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending ...
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