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Categories > Population, Employment, & Labor Markets > Weekly Initial Claims
Observation:
2022-05-14: 199,500 (+ more)2022-05-14: | 199,500 | |
2022-05-07: | 191,250 | |
2022-04-30: | 188,500 | |
2022-04-23: | 180,000 | |
2022-04-16: | 177,500 | |
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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 19, 2022.
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