Continued Jobless Claims in United States

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1,799,000 (8 Aug) ABS · personas · Semanal · CSV

Recessions COVID recession

Period	personas
Aug 2026	1,799,000
Aug 2026	1,777,000
Jul 2026	1,799,000
Jul 2026	1,777,000
Jul 2026	1,789,000
Jul 2026	1,798,000
Jun 2026	1,821,000
Jun 2026	1,806,000
Jun 2026	1,812,000
Jun 2026	1,800,000
May 2026	1,786,000
May 2026	1,771,000
May 2026	1,785,000
May 2026	1,771,000
May 2026	1,776,000
Apr 2026	1,758,000
Apr 2026	1,776,000
Apr 2026	1,808,000
Apr 2026	1,809,000
Mar 2026	1,787,000
Mar 2026	1,832,000
Mar 2026	1,816,000
Mar 2026	1,851,000
Feb 2026	1,847,000
Feb 2026	1,871,000
Feb 2026	1,827,000
Feb 2026	1,865,000
Jan 2026	1,859,000
Jan 2026	1,842,000
Jan 2026	1,823,000
Jan 2026	1,865,000
Jan 2026	1,875,000
Dec 2025	1,900,000
Dec 2025	1,860,000
Dec 2025	1,910,000
Dec 2025	1,887,000
Nov 2025	1,894,000
Nov 2025	1,932,000
Nov 2025	1,943,000
Nov 2025	1,949,000
Nov 2025	1,946,000
Oct 2025	1,962,000
Oct 2025	1,953,000
Oct 2025	1,947,000
Oct 2025	1,928,000
Sep 2025	1,929,000
Sep 2025	1,921,000
Sep 2025	1,916,000
Sep 2025	1,925,000
Aug 2025	1,927,000
Aug 2025	1,937,000
Aug 2025	1,942,000
Aug 2025	1,957,000
Aug 2025	1,942,000
Jul 2025	1,963,000
Jul 2025	1,936,000
Jul 2025	1,941,000
Jul 2025	1,949,000
Jun 2025	1,952,000
Jun 2025	1,954,000

Period	personas
Aug 2026	22,000
Aug 2026	-22,000
Jul 2026	22,000
Jul 2026	-12,000
Jul 2026	-9,000
Jul 2026	-23,000
Jun 2026	15,000
Jun 2026	-6,000
Jun 2026	12,000
Jun 2026	14,000
May 2026	15,000
May 2026	-14,000
May 2026	14,000
May 2026	-5,000
May 2026	18,000
Apr 2026	-18,000
Apr 2026	-32,000
Apr 2026	-1,000
Apr 2026	22,000
Mar 2026	-45,000
Mar 2026	16,000
Mar 2026	-35,000
Mar 2026	4,000
Feb 2026	-24,000
Feb 2026	44,000
Feb 2026	-38,000
Feb 2026	6,000
Jan 2026	17,000
Jan 2026	19,000
Jan 2026	-42,000
Jan 2026	-10,000
Jan 2026	-25,000
Dec 2025	40,000
Dec 2025	-50,000
Dec 2025	23,000
Dec 2025	-7,000
Nov 2025	-38,000
Nov 2025	-11,000
Nov 2025	-6,000
Nov 2025	3,000
Nov 2025	-16,000
Oct 2025	9,000
Oct 2025	6,000
Oct 2025	19,000
Oct 2025	-1,000
Sep 2025	8,000
Sep 2025	5,000
Sep 2025	-9,000
Sep 2025	-2,000
Aug 2025	-10,000
Aug 2025	-5,000
Aug 2025	-15,000
Aug 2025	15,000
Aug 2025	-21,000
Jul 2025	27,000
Jul 2025	-5,000
Jul 2025	-8,000
Jul 2025	-3,000
Jun 2025	-2,000
Jun 2025	-6,000

Period	personas
Aug 2026	1,789,000
Aug 2026	1,786,500
Jul 2026	1,790,750
Jul 2026	1,796,250
Jul 2026	1,803,500
Jul 2026	1,809,250
Jun 2026	1,809,750
Jun 2026	1,801,000
Jun 2026	1,792,250
Jun 2026	1,785,500
May 2026	1,778,250
May 2026	1,775,750
May 2026	1,772,500
May 2026	1,770,250
May 2026	1,779,500
Apr 2026	1,787,750
Apr 2026	1,795,000
Apr 2026	1,809,000
Apr 2026	1,811,000
Mar 2026	1,821,500
Mar 2026	1,836,500
Mar 2026	1,846,250
Mar 2026	1,849,000
Feb 2026	1,852,500
Feb 2026	1,855,500
Feb 2026	1,848,250
Feb 2026	1,847,250
Jan 2026	1,847,250
Jan 2026	1,851,250
Jan 2026	1,865,750
Jan 2026	1,875,000
Jan 2026	1,886,250
Dec 2025	1,889,250
Dec 2025	1,887,750
Dec 2025	1,905,750
Dec 2025	1,914,000
Nov 2025	1,929,500
Nov 2025	1,942,500
Nov 2025	1,950,000
Nov 2025	1,952,500
Nov 2025	1,952,000
Oct 2025	1,947,500
Oct 2025	1,939,250
Oct 2025	1,931,250
Oct 2025	1,923,500
Sep 2025	1,922,750
Sep 2025	1,922,250
Sep 2025	1,926,250
Sep 2025	1,932,750
Aug 2025	1,940,750
Aug 2025	1,944,500
Aug 2025	1,951,000
Aug 2025	1,949,500
Aug 2025	1,945,500
Jul 2025	1,947,250
Jul 2025	1,944,500
Jul 2025	1,949,000
Jul 2025	1,953,750
Jun 2025	1,950,250
Jun 2025	1,949,000

About this indicator

Source	U.S. Department of Labor (ETA)
Frequency	Weekly
Release	Con periodicidad semanal, referido a la semana anterior (un desfase más que las peticiones iniciales). (12:30 GMT)
What it is	Continued jobless claims count the number of people still receiving unemployment benefits after their initial claim in the United States. Released by the Department of Labor (DOL), they complement initial claims in gauging the persistence of unemployment.
How it's calculated	It is drawn from the administrative records of state unemployment offices, tallying claimants who renew their benefits. It is released weekly, seasonally adjusted, and with a one-week additional lag relative to initial claims.
Market implications	A sustained rise shows the unemployed are finding it harder to get back to work, a sign of a softening labour market, while a fall points to easier re-hiring. The Federal Reserve watches it to calibrate rate policy, and it moves the dollar.
Limitations	The series is volatile, subject to revisions and seasonal effects, and depends on legislative changes to the duration and coverage of benefits, which can distort comparisons over time.