Unemployment claims are weekly reports of the number of people who have filed for unemployment benefits for the first time. These claims are an important indicator of the health of the labor market, as they can provide early warning signs of economic recessions or expansions.
In the United States, unemployment claims are filed with state governments. The US Department of Labor then compiles the data and publishes it on a weekly basis.
The numbe...

The ADP National Employment Report is a monthly economic indicator that measures the change in non-farm private employment in the United States. The report is based on payroll data collected from approximately 400,000 private business clients of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP).
The ADP employment change is released two days before the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its monthly employment report. The ADP report is often seen as a leading indicator of th...