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Home > Categories > Population, Employment, & Labor Markets > Weekly
Initial Claims

 
Initial Claims (ICSA)

Observations

2025-05-03: 228,000 | Number, Seasonally Adjusted | Weekly,
Ending Saturday

Updated: May 8, 2025 7:33 AM CDT

Next Release Date: May 15, 2025

Observations

2025-05-03: 228,000
Updated: May 8, 2025 7:33 AM CDT
Next Release Date: May 15, 2025

2025-05-03:  228,000  
2025-04-26:  241,000  
2025-04-19:  223,000  
2025-04-12:  216,000  
2025-04-05:  224,000  
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Number,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Weekly,
Ending Saturday

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Notes

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, Initial Claims [ICSA],
retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ICSA, .

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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

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