Chart 1. Number of initial claims (in millions) for unemployment insurance, regular unemployment insurance program, 2020
Date Number of claims

04 Jan 2020

210,000

11 Jan 2020

206,000

18 Jan 2020

219,000

25 Jan 2020

210,000

01 Feb 2020

205,000

08 Feb 2020

207,000

15 Feb 2020

215,000

22 Feb 2020

218,000

29 Feb 2020

216,000

07 Mar 2020

212,000

14 Mar 2020

256,000

21 Mar 2020

2,923,000

28 Mar 2020

5,985,000

04 Apr 2020

6,149,000

11 Apr 2020

4,869,000

18 Apr 2020

4,202,000

25 Apr 2020

3,451,000

02 May 2020

2,784,000

09 May 2020

2,315,000

16 May 2020

2,149,000

23 May 2020

1,887,000

30 May 2020

1,605,000

06 Jun 2020

1,537,000

13 Jun 2020

1,472,000

20 Jun 2020

1,460,000

27 Jun 2020

1,436,000

04 Jul 2020

1,398,000

11 Jul 2020

1,479,000

18 Jul 2020

1,398,000

25 Jul 2020

1,262,000

01 Aug 2020

1,043,000

08 Aug 2020

883,000

15 Aug 2020

920,000

22 Aug 2020

872,000

29 Aug 2020

875,000

05 Sep 2020

881,000

12 Sep 2020

860,000

19 Sep 2020

860,000

26 Sep 2020

803,000

03 Oct 2020

782,000

10 Oct 2020

833,000

17 Oct 2020

798,000

24 Oct 2020

768,000

31 Oct 2020

765,000

07 Nov 2020

728,000

14 Nov 2020

732,000

21 Nov 2020

762,000

28 Nov 2020

719,000

05 Dec 2020

853,000

12 Dec 2020

873,000

19 Dec 2020

803,000

26 Dec 2020

763,000

Source: Employment and Training Administration, initial claims, seasonally adjusted, retrieved from Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ICSA, April 27, 2021.