Data interpretation Also known as "small non-farm", it is a monthly indicator calculated by the American Automatic Data Processing Company ADP to measure the change in non-farm employment in the private sector of the United States. The data is collected from about 500,000 anonymous American companies and reflects the employment situation in the United States.

Data impact If the published value is greater than the expected value, it is good for the US economy and the US dollar, and bad for non-US.

Statistical method The expected value of the change in employment in the previous month, excluding agricultural and government workers.

Publishing agency American Automatic Data Processing Company

Data interpretation The number of initial unemployment claims is one of the indicators reflecting the domestic labor market situation. The statistics are the number of people who apply for unemployment benefits for the first time.

Data impact If the published value is greater than the expected value, it is bad for the US dollar and good for non-US.

Statistical method The number of people who applied for unemployment insurance for the first time in the past week

Publishing agency U.S. Department of Labor