initial claims meaning

• [Finance]
  A measurement of the number of jobless claims filed by individuals seeking to receive state jobless benefits. This number is watched closely by financial analysts because it provides insight into the direction of the economy. Higher initial claims positively correlate with a weakening economy, and vice versa for lower initial claims.

• THURSDAY : The Labor Department reports initial claims for unemployment insurance.
• Ruff said of Clinton's initial claim of executive privilege.
• A regular administrative court had rejected the initial claim in September.
• Initial claims will eventually stabilize around 350, 000, she said.
• The Labor Department reports on initial claims for unemployment compensation.
• THURSDAY : The Labor Department reports on initial claims for unemployment insurance.
• The Labor Department reports on initial claims for unemployment insurance.
• Two states or territories reported no change in initial claims.
• It also reports on initial claims for unemployment insurance for the week.
• Also, initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week.

• "initial claims" meaning in Chinese: [网络] 首度申报救济；失业保险金人数；首次申请失业保险金人数