Dataset
4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims
fred.IC4WSA
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About
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.
Cite as: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims [IC4WSA], retrieved from FRED, https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IC4WSA. This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Publisher
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1967–2026
- Places
- not stated
- Updated
- weekly
- Last modified
- 2026-11-05
- Units
- Number
- License
- Public domain, citation requested (FRED API terms of use)
- Method
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IC4WSA
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date | date | the first day of the period |
| value | number | 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| date |