Source:
U.S. Employment and Training Administration
Release:
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
Units:
Number, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:
Weekly, Ending Saturday
Notes:
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.
Suggested Citation:
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,
February 26, 2021.