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 1,710,000 on 17 October 2026, compared to 1,709,500 on 10 October. This represents a gain of 0.03 percent.
Sample. There are 3,117 data points overall in the weekly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range extending from January 1967 to October 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: claims hit a peak of 21,243,000 on 16 May 2020; they recorded a bottom of 998,250 on 7 June 1969; they had a mean value of 2,723,233.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 1,707,000 |
| 2026-10-10 | 1,709,500 |
| 2026-10-17 | 1,710,000 |
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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 | 3121 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-10-24 |
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3118 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-10-24 |
| Initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3121 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-10-24 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3120 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-10-17 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3117 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-10-17 |
| Continued unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3120 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-10-17 |
| Persons covered by unemployment insurance - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 2910 | 1971-01-02 | 2026-10-03 |