Observation:
2024-05-04: 215,000 (+ more) Updated: May 9, 2024 7:33 AM CDT2024-05-04: | 215,000 | |
2024-04-27: | 210,250 | |
2024-04-20: | 213,500 | |
2024-04-13: | 214,500 | |
2024-04-06: | 214,500 | |
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Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration
Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
Units: Number, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Weekly, Ending Saturday
An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claim requests a determination of basic eligibility for the Unemployment Insurance program.
U.S. Employment and Training Administration, 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims [IC4WSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IC4WSA, May 9, 2024.