Persons covered by unemployment insurance - 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 number of persons covered by unemployment insurance stood at 153,547,535 on 23 May 2026, unchanged with respect to 16 May.
Sample. The weekly series plotted above has 2,891 observations in total. The series covers the time range extending from January 1971 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: insured persons had a mean value of 111,350,588; they reached a minimum of 52,631,500 on 1 January 1972; they reached a maximum of 153,547,535 on 4 April 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | 153547535.0 |
| 2026-05-16 | 153547535.0 |
| 2026-05-23 | 153547535.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Persons covered by unemployment insurance |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| 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 | 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 |