USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Nov-12-2022 was 222,000 and it is neutral for USA stock markets

USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Nov-12-2022 was 222,000 and it is neutral for USA stock markets.

However next 3 to 4 months is a tough time for Stock Markets globally due to increase in interest rates in USA.

Facebook plan to layoff 11,000 employees, Twitter plan to layoff 4,400 employees, Amazon plan to layoff 10,000 employees says that companies are cautiously spending and looking to optimize costs.

Getting to FED interest rate hikes, it is a cycle. To sometime interest rates will go on hiking and then they will reduce. USA inflation is coming under control to some extent which is a positive news for USA stock markets. First interest rate cut is possible in 2023 second half which will be taken as positive news when FED thinks of reducing interest rates.

USA official unemployment claims for 4 weeks moving average was 218,750 for week ending Nov-12-2022.

USA official unemployment claims by week

• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Nov-12-2022 was 222,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Nov-05-2022 was revised from 225,000 to 226,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Oct-29-2022 was 218,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Oct-22-2022 was 218,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Oct-15-2022 was 214,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Oct-08-2022 was 226,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Oct-01-2022 was 219,000
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Sep-24-2022 was 190,000
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Sep-17-2022 was 209,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Sep-10-2022 was 208,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Sep-03-2022 was  232,000
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending August-27-2022 was 228,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending August-20-2022 was 237,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending August-13-2022 was 245,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending August-06-2022 was 252,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending July-30-2022 was 248,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending July-23-2022 was  254,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jul-16-2022 was 261,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jul-09-2022 was 244,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jul-02-2022 was 231,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jun-25-2022 was 231,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jun-18-2022 was 233,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jun-11-2022 was 229,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jun-04-2022 was 232,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending May-28-2022 was 200,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending May-21-2022 was 210,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending May-14-2022 was 218,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending May-07-2022 was 197,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Apr-30-2022 was 202,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Apr-23-2022 was 181,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Apr-16-2022 was 184,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Apr-09-2022 was 186,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Apr-02-2022 was 167,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Mar-26-2022 was 171,000
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Mar-19-2022 was 166,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Mar-12-2022 was 177,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Mar-05-2022 was 229,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Feb-26-2022 was 215,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Feb-19-2022 was 233,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Feb-12-2022 was 243,500.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Feb-05-2022 was 225,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jan-29-2022 was 239,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jan-22-2022 was 261,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jan-15-2022 was 286,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jan-08-2022 was 231,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Jan-01-2022 was 207,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Dec-25-2021 was 200,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Dec-18-2021 was 206,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Dec-11-2021 was 205,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Dec-04-2021 was 188,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Nov-28-2021 was 227,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Nov-20-2021 was 199,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Nov-13-2021 was 270,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Nov-06-2021 was 269,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Oct-30-2021 was 271,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Oct-23-2021 was 283,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Oct-16-2021 was 291,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Oct-09-2021 was 293,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Oct-02-2021 was 329,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Sep-25-2021 was 364,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Sep-18-2021 was 351,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Sep-11-2021 was 335,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Sep-04-2021 was 312,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Aug-28-2021 was 356,250.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Aug-21-2021 was 353,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Aug-14-2021 was 349,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending Aug-07-2021 was 377,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending July-31-2021 was 385,000.
• USA official unemployment initial claims for the week ending July-24-2021 was 400,000.

Just to Compare how Unemployment claims in USA prior to Pandemic:

• USA unemployment initial claims for the week ending November 9, 2019 is 222,000 in USA.
• USA unemployment initial claims for the week ending November 16, 2019 is 223,000 in USA.

Just to Compare how Unemployment claims during Peak Pandemic and Lockdown Periods in USA:

• USA unemployment initial claims for the week ending March 28, 2020 is 6,867,000 in USA.
• USA unemployment initial claims for the week ending April 4, 2020 is 6,615,000 in USA.

USA official unemployment initial claims for week ending Nov-12-2022 was 222,000 and it is neutral for USA stock markets.