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Continuing Jobless Claims
People receiving U.S. unemployment insurance each week and the 4-week average, seasonally adjusted
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Continuing claims, weekly · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 30 days
4-week average · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 30 days
Dashed: the projection from the latest reading. Shaded: the range about two in three outcomes land in. A projection, not a promise.
From the Department of Labor’s weekly claims report; continuing claims run a week behind initial claims. The 4-week average is the department’s own published figure.
How many people are still collecting unemployment benefits. When this rises while new claims stay flat, people who lose jobs are taking longer to find the next one.
What this chart reads
- Continued jobless claimsas “Continuing claims, weekly”latest 2026-10-10
- Continued Jobless Claims, 4-Week Averageas “4-week average”latest 2026-10-10
Sources
Continued jobless claims. Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor), Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report, continued claims (insured unemployment), seasonally adjusted (FRED series CCSA). Palanor pulls it from the FRED API (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) nightly.
Continued Jobless Claims, 4-Week Average. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report: 4-week moving average of continued claims (insured unemployment), seasonally adjusted (FRED series CC4WSA). Palanor pulls it from the FRED API (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) nightly.
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