Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment claims
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the 4-week average of seasonally adjusted continued unemployment claims stood at 1,788,000 on 6 June 2026, compared to 1,778,250 on 30 May. This represents a gain of 0.55 percent.
Sample. There are 3,098 records in the weekly time series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1967 to June 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics calculated on the whole sample: claims reached a minimum of 998,250 on 7 June 1969; they achieved a maximum of 21,243,000 on 16 May 2020; they were equal on average to 2,729,094.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 1770500.0 |
| 2026-05-30 | 1778250.0 |
| 2026-06-06 | 1788000.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Continued unemployment claims (jobless claims) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | No |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of persons |
| Source | U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration |
| Source type | Federal Administration |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Measure type | Level , 4-week average |
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Unemployment claims
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3102 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-13 |
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3099 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-06-13 |
| Initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3102 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-13 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3101 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-06 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3098 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-06-06 |
| Continued unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3101 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-06-06 |
| Persons covered by unemployment insurance - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 2891 | 1971-01-02 | 2026-05-23 |