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United States Initial Jobless Claims
Last Release
Apr 2021
Actual
744 Thousand
Forecast
700 Thousand
Previous
728 Thousand
Frequency
Weekly
Units In
Thousand
Next Release
Apr 15, 2021
Time to Release
1 Days 1 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
6867 Thousand Mar 2020 | 162 Thousand Nov 1968 | 373.22 Thousand | 1967 - 2021 | U.S. Department of Labor |
Initial jobless claims have a big impact in financial markets because unlike continued claims data which measures the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits, Initial jobless claims measures new and emerging unemployment.
Latest Updates
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 9 thousand to 214 thousand in the week ending January 4th, compared to an upwardly revised 223 thousand in the previous week and against markets expectations of 220 thousand new claims. It was the fourth consecutive week of decreases in jobless claims and the lowest level since the week ended November 30th, 2019.
United States Initial Jobless Claims History
Last 12 readings
Latest Releases and Calendar Events
News
All News| DATE | TIME | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2020 | 13:51 | US Jobless Claims Fall for 4th Straight Week |
| Dec 26, 2019 | 13:47 | US Jobless Claims Fall in Latest Week |
| Dec 19, 2019 | 13:42 | US Jobless Claims Fall Less than Expected |
| Dec 12, 2019 | 13:48 | US Jobless Claims Highest Since 2017 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | 14:31 | US Jobless Claims Lowest Since September |
| Nov 27, 2019 | 13:47 | US Jobless Claims Fall More than Expected |
| Nov 21, 2019 | 13:59 | US Job Claims Unchanged at 5-Month High |
United States labour Indicators
All United States indicatorsIndicator | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adp Employment Change | 517 Mar 2021 | 176 Feb 2021 | -19,557 Apr 2020 | 4,314 Jun 2020 | Thousand | Monthly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Average Hourly Earnings | -0.1 Mar 2021 | 0.3 Feb 2021 | -1.3 Jun 2020 | 4.7 Apr 2020 | % | Monthly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Average Weekly Hours | 34.9 Mar 2021 | 34.6 Feb 2021 | 33.7 Jun 2009 | 34.9 Jan 2021 | Hours | Monthly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Challenger Job Cuts | 30,603 Mar 2021 | 34,531 Feb 2021 | 15,100 Jun 1997 | 671,129 Apr 2020 | Persons | Monthly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Continuing Jobless Claims | 3,734 Mar 2021 | 3,750 Mar 2021 | 988 May 1969 | 24,912 May 2020 | Thousand | Weekly | 1967 - 2021 |
| Employment Rate | 57.8 Mar 2021 | 57.6 Feb 2021 | 51.3 Apr 2020 | 64.7 Apr 2000 | % | Monthly | 1948 - 2021 |
Initial Jobless Claims across North America
Initial Jobless Claims global viewCountry | Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 744 Apr 2021 | 728 Mar 2021 | 162 Nov 1968 | 6,867 Mar 2020 | Thousand | Weekly | 1967 - 2021 |