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  • Percent, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1976 to Feb 2024 (2 days ago)

  • Number, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2020-03-28 to 2022-10-22 (2022-11-14)

    Continued claims, also referred to as insured unemployment, is the number of people who have already filed an initial claim and who have experienced a week of unemployment and then filed a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims data are based on the week of unemployment, not the week when the initial claim was filed. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a program that temporarily expanded unemployment insurance eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors and part-time workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This program was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which expanded states' ability to provide unemployment insurance to many workers affected by COVID-19, including people who aren't ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits.

  • Number, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted 1986-02-08 to 2024-03-09 (6 days ago)

    Continued claims, also referred to as insured unemployment, is the number of people who have already filed an initial claim and who have experienced a week of unemployment and then filed a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims data are based on the week of unemployment, not the week when the initial claim was filed.

  • Persons, Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted Jan 1976 to Jan 2024 (Mar 13)

    These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey. Civilian Labor Force includes all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed. Employed persons are all persons who, during the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job. Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed. For more details, see the release's <a href=https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm>frequently asked questions</a>.

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

  • Thousands of Dollars, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Q1 1950 to Q3 2023 (Dec 22)

    Please visit http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/personalincome for documentation on the derivation of personal income.

  • Percent, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted 1986-02-08 to 2024-03-09 (6 days ago)

    The insured unemployment rate (% of covered employment) is Continued Claims (also called insured unemployment) divided by Covered Employment.

  • Number, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2020-04-04 to 2022-11-05 (2022-11-14)

    An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a program that temporarily expanded unemployment insurance eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors and part-time workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. This program was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which expanded states' ability to provide unemployment insurance to many workers affected by COVID-19, including people who aren't ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits.

  • Millions of Dollars, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Q1 1990 to Q1 2013 (2013-07-01)

    Please visit http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/personalincome for documentation on the derivation of personal income.

  • Number, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted 2020-03-28 to 2022-10-22 (2022-11-14)

    Continued claims, also referred to as insured unemployment, is the number of people who have already filed an initial claim and who have experienced a week of unemployment and then filed a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims data are based on the week of unemployment, not the week when the initial claim was filed. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program allowed people who have exhausted their unemployment compensation benefits to receive up to 13 additional weeks of benefits, provided they "are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work." This program was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which expanded states' ability to provide unemployment insurance to many workers affected by COVID-19, including people who aren't ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits.

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-3 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-1 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-4 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-5 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS defines discouraged workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for the specific reason that they believed no jobs were available to them. The BLS criteria for marginally attached workers are the same as for discouraged workers, with the exception that any reason could have been cited for the lack of job search in the prior 4 weeks. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-6 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS). The BLS defines marginally attached workers as persons who are not in the labor force, want and are available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They are not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the prior 4 weeks, for any reason whatsoever. The marginally attached are a group that includes discouraged workers. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those working less than 35 hours per week who want to work full time, are available to do so, and gave an economic reason (their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find a full time job) for working part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers.

  • Percent, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)

    U-2 unemployment rate, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

  • Persons, 4-Quarter Moving Average, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted Q4 2003 to Q4 2023 (Jan 26)


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