bdeignan / ui-claims-data

Clean and analyze weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims in the U.S. Data dates back to 1967 and goes until June 2020.

ui-claims-data

Data source: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims.asp Metadata source: https://developer.dol.gov/expanding-growth/oui-inital-claims/

Background

“The Unemployment Insurance weekly claims data are used in current economic analysis of unemployment trends in the nation, and in each state. Initial claims measure emerging unemployment and continued weeks claimed measure the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits.”