DATA PLANS
Download historical data for 20 million indicators using your browser.
Subscription Plans
|
Features
API GATEWAY
Direct access to our data from your apps using any programing language.
Features
|
Documentation
Already a user?
Login
Light Mode
Dark Mode
Calendar
News
Markets
Currencies
Stocks
Commodities
Bonds
Crypto
Earnings
Holidays
Indicators
Inflation Rate
Interest Rate
Unemployment Rate
GDP Growth
GDP per Capita
GDP Value
Current Account
Credit Rating
Wages Growth
Gold Reserves
Government Debt
Crude Oil Production
Gasoline Prices
Heatmap Table
More Indicators
Countries
United States
China
Japan
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Russia
India
Euro Area
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Singapore
More Countries
Forecasts
Countries
Indicators
Currencies
Stocks
Commodities
Bonds
Crypto
United States Initial Jobless Claims
2023 Data – 1967-2022 Historical
Summary
Calendar
Forecast
Stats
Alerts
Download
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised value to 230,000 on the week ending August 19th, below market expectations of 240,000.Additionally, continuing claims fell by 9,000 from the prior week’s downwardly revised value to 1,702,000 on the week ending August 12th, below market estimates of 1,708,000 and close to 6-month lows from July to suggest that job seekers are able to find employment.The results consolidated evidence that the US labor market remains at historically tight levels, adding leeway for the Federal Reserve to extend its hawkish momentum to curb inflation.The four-week moving average for initial claims, which removes week-to-week volatility, edged 2,250 higher to 236,750.Non-seasonally adjusted claims fell by 15,446 to 198,357 as considerable declines in Ohio (-5,899), New Jersey (-1,308), and Washington (-1,050) offset a surge in Hawaii (3,679), as wildfire catastrophes destroyed businesses.
source:
U.S.Department of Labor
Initial Jobless Claims in the United States averaged 366.71 Thousand from 1967 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 6137.00 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of 162.00 Thousand in November of 1968.
This page provides the latest reported value for – United States Initial Jobless Claims – plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.United States Initial Jobless Claims – data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases – was last updated on August of 2023.
Initial Jobless Claims in the United States is expected to be 280.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.
1Y
5Y
10Y
25Y
MAX
Chart
Column
Line
Area
Spline
Splinearea
Trend
Average(4)
Histogram
Variance
Mean
Maximum
Minimum
Compare
Export
API
Embed
Ok
Trading Economics members can view, download and compare data from nearly 200 countries, including more than 20 million economic indicators, exchange rates, government bond yields, stock indexes and commodity prices.
Features
Questions?
Contact us
Already a Member?
Login
The Trading Economics Application Programming Interface (API) provides direct access to our data.It allows API clients to download millions of rows of historical data, to query our real-time economic calendar, subscribe to updates and receive quotes for currencies, commodities, stocks and bonds.
API Features
Documentation
Interested?
Click here to contact us
Please Paste this Code in your Website
source: tradingeconomics.com
width
height
Preview
Calendar
GMT
Reference
Actual
Previous
Consensus
TEForecast
2023-08-17
12:30 PM
Initial Jobless Claims
Aug/12
239K
250K
240K
241.0K
2023-08-24
12:30 PM
Initial Jobless Claims
Aug/19
230K
240K
240K
242.0K
2023-08-31
12:30 PM
Initial Jobless Claims
Aug/26
230K
236.0K
Related
Last
Previous
Unit
Reference
Initial Jobless Claims
230.00
240.00
Thousand
Aug 2023
Continuing Jobless Claims
1702.00
1711.00
Thousand
Aug 2023
Productivity
114.02
112.98
points
Jun 2023
Labour Costs
128.77
128.24
points
Jun 2023
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
236.75
234.50
Thousand
Aug 2023
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims
0.90
1.55
Thousand
Dec 2021
United States Initial Jobless Claims
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.
Actual
Previous
Highest
Lowest
Dates
Unit
Frequency
230.00
240.00
6137.00
162.00
1967 – 2023
Thousand
Weekly
Volume, SA
Compare
Initial Jobless Claims by Country
News Stream
US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Drop
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised value to 230,000 on the week ending August 19th, below market expectations of 240,000.Additionally, continuing claims fell by 9,000 from the prior week’s downwardly revised value to 1,702,000 on the week ending August 12th, below market estimates of 1,708,000 and close to 6-month lows from July to suggest that job seekers are able to find employment.The results consolidated evidence that the US labor market remains at historically tight levels, adding leeway for the Federal Reserve to extend its hawkish momentum to curb inflation.The four-week moving average for initial claims, which removes week-to-week volatility, edged 2,250 higher to 236,750.
Non-seasonally adjusted claims fell by 15,446 to 198,357 as considerable declines in Ohio (-5,899), New Jersey (-1,308), and Washington (-1,050) offset a surge in Hawaii (3,679), as wildfire catastrophes destroyed businesses.
2023-08-24
US Initial Jobless Claims Ease as Expected
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 11,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised seven-week high to 239,000 on the week ending August 12th, in line with expectations of 240,000.Despite remaining low at historical standards, the figure remained sharply above lows from the second half of July and suggested that the US labor market is starting to soften from stubbornly tight levels since the start of the year, loosely aligning with recent bets that the Federal Reserve may refrain from tightening monetary policy further this year.In the meantime, continuing claims rose by 32,000 to 1,716,000 on the first week of August, above market expiations of 1,700,000, to reflect some added difficulty for jobseekers to find available employment.The four-week moving average, which removes week-to-week volatility, rose by 2,750 to 234,250 by August 12th.
Non-seasonally adjusted claims fell by 2,750, as a sharp decrease in California (-3,519).
2023-08-17
US Jobless Claims Rise to 1-Month High
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped by 21,000 from the prior week to 248,000 on the week ending August 5th, the highest in one month, sharply above expectations of 230,000.Despite remaining at a historically low level, the figure suggested that the US labor market is starting to soften from stubbornly tight levels since the start of the year, loosely aligning with recent bets that the Federal Reserve may refrain from tightening monetary policy further this year.On the other hand, continuing claims fell by 26,000 to 1,674,000 in the last week of July, surprising markets that expected an 18,000 increase, to suggest that unemployed individuals still have relative ease in finding a job.The four-week moving average, which removes week-to-week volatility, rose by 2,750 to 231,000 by August 5th.
Non-seasonally adjusted initial claims rose by 20,032 to 225,581, amid sharp increases in Ohio (+5,246), Texas (+2,169), and California (+2,913).
2023-08-10
Related
Dollar Climbs Higher Ahead of Powell Speech
US Futures Flat Ahead of Powell’s Remarks
US Mortgage Rates Rise to 22-Year High
US Natural Gas Stocks Rise Less than Expected: EIA
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index Rebounds in August
Chicago Fed Index Rebounds to 1-Year High
US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Drop
US Durable Goods Orders Fall the Most in Over 3 Years
US Crude Stocks Fall More than Expected: EIA
US New Home Sales Jump to 17-Month High
Latest
Hungary Jobless Rate Up to 4% in May-July
India Shares Set to Log Small Gains Weekly
NZX 50 Slips 1.2% Weekly
European Markets Set for Mixed Open
Swedish Household Lending Growth Hits Record Low
German Economy Stagnates in Q2
Sweden Producer Prices Fall for 3rd Month
Swedish Jobless Rate Lowest Since 2019
Singapore Manufacturing Output Falls at Softer Rate
Malaysia Leading Index Falls 0.5% in June
United States
United States
United Kingdom
Euro area
China
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Cote d Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Asia and Pacific
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Euro area
European Union
Europe and Central Asia
Faeroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Asia
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Calendar
Forecast
Indicators
News
Markets
Currency
Government Bond 10Y
Stock Market
GDP
Full Year GDP Growth
GDP
GDP Annual Growth Rate
GDP Constant Prices
GDP from Agriculture
GDP from Construction
GDP from Manufacturing
GDP from Mining
GDP from Public Administration
GDP from Services
GDP from Transport
GDP from Utilities
GDP Growth Rate
GDP per Capita
GDP per Capita PPP
GDP Sales QoQ
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
Gross National Product
Real Consumer Spending
Weekly Economic Index
Labour
ADP Employment Change
Average Hourly Earnings
Average Hourly Earnings YoY
Average Weekly Hours
Challenger Job Cuts
Continuing Jobless Claims
Employed Persons
Employment Cost Index
Employment Cost Index Benefits
Employment Cost Index Wages
Employment Rate
Full Time Employment
Government Payrolls
Hiring Plans Announcements
Initial Jobless Claims
Job Layoffs and Discharges
Job Offers
Job Quits
Job Quits Rate
Job Vacancies
Jobless Claims 4-week Average
Labor Force Participation Rate
Labour Costs
Long Term Unemployment Rate
Manufacturing Payrolls
Minimum Wages
Non Farm Payrolls
Nonfarm Payrolls Private
Part Time Employment
Population
Productivity
Retirement Age Men
Retirement Age Women
U6 Unemployment Rate
Unemployed Persons
Unemployment Rate
Wage Growth
Wages
Wages in Manufacturing
Youth Unemployment Rate
Prices
Consumer Price Index CPI
Core Consumer Prices
Core Inflation Rate
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Core PCE Price Index
Core PCE Price Index Annual Change
Core PCE Price Index MoM
Core PCE Prices QoQ
Core Producer Prices
Core Producer Prices MoM
Core Producer Prices YoY
CPI Core Core
CPI Housing Utilities
CPI Median
CPI seasonally adjusted
CPI Transportation
CPI Trimmed-Mean
Energy Inflation
Export Prices
Export Prices MoM
Export Prices YoY
Food Inflation
GDP Deflator
Import Prices
Import Prices MoM
Import Prices YoY
Inflation Expectations
Inflation Rate
Inflation Rate MoM
Michigan 5 Year Inflation Expectations
Michigan Inflation Expectations
PCE Price Index
PCE Price Index Annual Change
PCE Price Index Monthly Change
PCE Prices QoQ
Producer Price Inflation MoM
Producer Prices
Producer Prices Change
Rent Inflation
Services Inflation
Health
Coronavirus Cases
Coronavirus Deaths
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
Hospital Beds
Hospitals
Medical Doctors
Nurses
Money
Banks Balance Sheet
Central Bank Balance Sheet
Fed Capital Account Surplus
Foreign Bond Investment
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Interbank Rate
Interest Rate
Loans to Private Sector
Money Supply M0
Money Supply M1
Money Supply M2
Private Debt to GDP
Proxy Funds Rate
Repo Rate
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Trade
Auto Exports
Balance of Trade
Capital Flows
Crude Oil Production
Current Account
Current Account to GDP
Exports
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt
Foreign Direct Investment
Gold Reserves
Goods Trade Balance
Imports
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Net Long-term TIC Flows
Oil Exports
Terms of Trade
Terrorism Index
Tourism Revenues
Tourist Arrivals
Weapons Sales
Weekly Crude Oil Production
Government
Asylum Applications
Credit Rating
Fiscal Expenditure
Government Budget
Government Budget Value
Government Debt
Government Debt to GDP
Government Revenues
Government Spending
Government Spending to GDP
Holidays
Military Expenditure
Business
API Crude Imports
API Crude Oil Stock Change
API Crude Runs
API Cushing Number
API Distillate Stocks
API Gasoline Stocks
API Heating Oil
API Product Imports
Bankruptcies
Business Confidence
Business Inventories
Capacity Utilization
Car Production
Car Registrations
CFNAI Employment Index
CFNAI Personal Consumption and Housing Index
CFNAI Production Index
CFNAI Sales Orders and Inventories Index
Changes in Inventories
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Chicago PMI
Composite Leading Indicator
Composite PMI
Corporate Profits
Corruption Index
Corruption Rank
Crude Oil Imports
Crude Oil Rigs
Crude Oil Stocks Change
Cushing Crude Oil Stocks
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Employment Index
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index
Dallas Fed Manufacturing New Orders Index
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Prices Paid Index
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Production Index
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index
Dallas Fed Services Index
Dallas Fed Services Revenues Index
Distillate Fuel Production
Distillate Stocks
Durable Goods Orders
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation
Factory Orders
Factory Orders Ex Transportation
Gasoline Production
Gasoline Stocks Change
Grain Stocks Corn
Grain Stocks Soy
Grain Stocks Wheat
Heating Oil Stocks
Industrial Production
Industrial Production Mom
ISM Manufacturing Employment
ISM Manufacturing New Orders
ISM Manufacturing Prices
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices
Kansas Fed Composite Index
Kansas Fed Employment Index
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index
Kansas Fed New Orders Index
Kansas Fed Prices Paid Index
Kansas Fed Shipments Index
Leading Economic Index
Lmi Inventory Costs
Lmi Logistics Managers Index Current
Lmi Logistics Managers Index Future
Lmi Transportation Prices
Lmi Warehouse Prices
Manufacturing PMI
Manufacturing Production
Manufacturing Production MoM
Mining Production
Natural Gas Stocks Change
New Orders
NFIB Business Optimism Index
Non Defense Capital Goods Orders Ex Aircraft
Non Manufacturing PMI
NY Empire State Employment Index
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index
NY Empire State New Orders Index
NY Empire State Prices Paid Index
NY Empire State Shipments Index
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
Philly Fed Business Conditions
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Philly Fed Employment
Philly Fed New Orders
Philly Fed Prices Paid
Refinery Crude Runs
Retail Inventories Ex Autos
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments
Richmond Fed Services Index
Services PMI
Steel Production
Total Rigs
Total Vehicle Sales
Wholesale Inventories
Consumer
Bank Lending Rate
Chain Store Sales
Consumer Confidence
Consumer Credit
Consumer Spending
Credit Card Accounts
Debt Balance Auto Loans
Debt Balance Credit Cards
Debt Balance Mortgages
Debt Balance Student Loans
Debt Balance Total
Disposable Personal Income
Economic Optimism Index
Gasoline Prices
Households Debt to GDP
Michigan Consumer Expectations
Michigan Current Economic Conditions
Personal Income
Personal Savings
Personal Spending
Private Sector Credit
Redbook Index
Retail Sales Ex Autos
Retail Sales Ex Gas and Autos MoM
Retail Sales MoM
Retail Sales YoY
Used Car Prices MoM
Used Car Prices YoY
Housing
15 Year Mortgage Rate
30 Year Mortgage Rate
Average House Prices
Average Mortgage Size
Building Permits
Building Permits MoM
Case Shiller Home Price Index
Case Shiller Home Price Index MoM
Case Shiller Home Price Index YoY
Construction Spending
Existing Home Sales
Existing Home Sales MoM
Home Ownership Rate
House Price Index MoM
House Price Index YoY
Housing Index
Housing Starts
Housing Starts MoM
MBA Mortgage Market Index
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index
MBA Purchase Index
Mortgage Applications
Mortgage Originations
Mortgage Rate
Nahb Housing Market Index
New Home Sales
New Home Sales MoM
Pending Home Sales
Pending Home Sales MoM
Price to Rent Ratio
Residential Property Prices
Single Family Home Prices
Total Housing Inventory
Taxes
Corporate Tax Rate
Personal Income Tax Rate
Sales Tax Rate
Social Security Rate
Social Security Rate For Companies
Social Security Rate For Employees
Withholding Tax Rate
Climate
CO2 Emissions
Precipitation
Temperature
More Indicators
National Statistics
State Indicators
Federal Reserve
World Bank
TRADING ECONOMICS
Subscriptions
We have a plan for your needs.Standard users can export data in a easy to use web interface or using an excel add-in.Advanced users can use our Python/R/Matlab packages.API users can feed a custom application.
White label accounts can distribute our data.
50 Million Indicators
Economic Calendar
News Stream
Earnings Releases
Credit Ratings
Forecasts
50K Markets
Live Quotes
Currencies
Stocks
Commodities
Bonds
Get Started
We Are Hiring
Trading Economics welcomes candidates from around the world.Current job openings:
Web Developer
| Global
Web Designer
| Global
Data Analyst
| America
Apply Now.
