Weekly initial claim filings for unemployment insurance are
slowing, but remain at historically high levels
Jan.
04
May
23
Jan.
11
Jan.
18
Jan.
25
Feb.
01
Feb.
08
Feb.
15
Feb.
22
Feb.
29
Mar.
07
Mar.
14
Mar.
21
Mar.
28
Apr.
04
Apr.
11
Apr.
18
Apr.
25
May
02
May
09
May
16
Source: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Data, U.S. Department of Labor & Upjohn Institute
0
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Number of
claims in
millions
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
3.3
6.9
6.6
5.2
4.4
3.8
3.2
2.7
2.4
2.1
(seasonally
adjusted)
Week
Ending:
Over the past 10 weeks
total initial claims have
exceeded 40 million
exceeded 40 million
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