US Economy - Labor Market
Unemployment Rate
Percent, Seasonally Adjusted
Percentage of people who are jobless, actively seeking work, and available to take a job.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
Number, Seasonally Adjusted
Number of people that have filed to receive unemployment insurance benefits in the previous week. Initial unemployment claims is a report issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on a weekly basis.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis