USD 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;
- USD Unemployment Claims Graph
- History
Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
---|---|---|---|
Jun 27, 2024 | 233K | 236K | 239K |
Jun 20, 2024 | 238K | 235K | 243K |
Jun 13, 2024 | 242K | 225K | 229K |
Jun 6, 2024 | 229K | 220K | 221K |
May 30, 2024 | 219K | 218K | 216K |
May 23, 2024 | 215K | 220K | 223K |
May 16, 2024 | 222K | 219K | 232K |
May 9, 2024 | 231K | 212K | 209K |
-
- USD Unemployment Claims News
- From channelnewsasia.com|Jun 27, 2024
The U.S. dollar drifted lower against most currencies on Thursday, pressured by softening data in the world's largest economy that backs expectations the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. The yen edged up from a 38-year low against the greenback following the U.S. numbers, even as traders remained on high alert for any signs of Japanese intervention to prop up the currency. U.S. reports showed that jobless claims for state unemployment benefits dropped to 233,000 for the week ended June 22. However, the ...
- From dol.gov|Jun 27, 2024
In the week ending June 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 233,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 238,000 to 239,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 232,750 to 233,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending June 15, unchanged from the ...
- From barchart.com|Jun 20, 2024
The dollar index (DXY00) Thursday rose by +0.34%. Higher T-note yields Thursday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials and supported the dollar. Also, hawkish comments Thursday from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari were bullish for the dollar when he said it would likely take a year or two for the US to get back to 2% inflation. Thursday’s weaker-than-expected US economic reports were bearish for the dollar. US weekly initial unemployment claims fell -5,000 to 238,000, signaling a weaker labor market than ...
- From zerohedge.com|Jun 20, 2024
Jobless claims not good, housing data bad, Philly Fed ugly... and that meant the US macro surprise index plunged to early-2019 lows... near the lowest level since 2016... chart Source: Bloomberg. But that 'bad news' had no (good news) influence on rate-cut expectations (which worsened marginally).... chart Source: Bloomberg. Treasury yields ended the day marginally higher after recovering from the spike early on after claims data... chart Source: Bloomberg. That 'bad news' was also bad news for the momo names too as The Dow ...
- From dol.gov|Jun 20, 2024|7 comments
In the week ending June 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 242,000 to 243,000. The 4-week moving average was 232,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 227,000 to 227,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending June 8, unchanged from the ...
- From think.ing.com|Jun 13, 2024|2 comments
It has been a topsy-turvy 24 hours for financial markets. Treasury yields plunged in the wake of the soft CPI report, but retraced a little as markets digested the more hawkish-than-anticipated Fed dot plot of projections for the Fed funds target rate. We are now back firmly in a lower yields situation following more soft US numbers this morning. For starters we have a big increase in initial jobless claims of 242k versus the 225k consensus, up from 229k the previous week while continuing claims rose to 1820k (consensus 1795k and ...
- From dol.gov|Jun 13, 2024|7 comments
In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 229,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 222,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending June 1, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 1 was ...
- From dol.gov|Jun 6, 2024|14 comments
In the week ending June 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 229,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 219,000 to 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 222,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 222,500 to 223,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending May 25, unchanged from the previous ...
Released on Jun 27, 2024 |
---|
Released on Jun 20, 2024 |
---|
Released on Jun 13, 2024 |
---|
Released on Jun 6, 2024 |
---|
- Details