Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - 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, seasonally adjusted continued unemployment claims stood at 1,827,000 on 17 January 2026, compared to 1,865,000 on 10 January. This represents a reduction of 2.04 percent.
Sample. In the weekly time series displayed in the plot, there are a total of 3,081 records. The period covered by the series is from January 1967 to January 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: claims had an average value of 2,733,629; they registered a minimum of 988,000 on 31 May 1969; they reached their highest level of 23,130,000 on 9 May 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | 1875000.0 |
| 2026-01-10 | 1865000.0 |
| 2026-01-17 | 1827000.0 |
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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 |
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Unemployment claims
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3082 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-01-24 |
| Initial unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3079 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-01-24 |
| Initial unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3082 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-01-24 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3081 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-01-17 |
| Continued unemployment claims (seasonally adjusted; 4-week average) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3078 | 1967-01-28 | 2026-01-17 |
| Continued unemployment claims (not seasonally adjusted) - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 3081 | 1967-01-07 | 2026-01-17 |
| Persons covered by unemployment insurance - United States - Department of Labor - Weekly | 2871 | 1971-01-02 | 2026-01-03 |