US Unemployment Claims
Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy;
This is the nation's earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week - there tends to be more focus on the release when traders need to diagnose recent developments, or when the reading is at extremes;
- US Unemployment Claims Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Dec 5, 2024 | 224K | 215K | 215K |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 213K | 215K | 215K |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 213K | 220K | 219K |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 217K | 224K | 221K |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 221K | 223K | 218K |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 216K | 229K | 228K |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 227K | 243K | 242K |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 241K | 241K | 260K |
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- US Unemployment Claims News
From dol.gov|Dec 5, 2024|1 commentIn the week ending November 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 213,000 to 215,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 217,000 to 217,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending November 23, a decrease of 0.1 ...
- From dol.gov|Nov 27, 2024
In the week ending November 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 213,000 to 215,000. The 4-week moving average was 217,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 217,750 to 218,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending November 16, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Nov 21, 2024|1 comment
In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 217,750, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 221,000 to 221,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending November 9, an increase of 0.1 ...
- From dol.gov|Nov 14, 2024|2 comments
In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 227,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending November 2, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending ...
- From dol.gov|Nov 7, 2024
In the week ending November 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 216,000 to 218,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,250, a decrease of 9,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 236,500 to 237,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending October 26, unchanged from the ...
From think.ing.com|Oct 31, 2024Today's US data flow is pretty good showing that activity/jobs remain in decent shape and inflation pressures are subsiding. Initial jobless claims dropped to 216k from 228k the week before while continuing claims dropped to 1862k from 1888k, although remain in an upward trend channel. Hurricane impacts are continuing to influence the numbers, but in general the story remains that very few people are being laid off (good news), but elevated continuing claims suggest that if you are one of the unfortunate few to lose your job it is ...
- From dol.gov|Oct 31, 2024
In the week ending October 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 216,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,500, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 238,500 to 238,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending October 19, unchanged from the ...
- From dol.gov|Oct 24, 2024|8 comments
In the week ending October 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 241,000 to 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 238,500, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 236,250 to 236,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending October 12, an increase of 0.1 ...
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