Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 1702 thousand in the week ending August 12 of 2023 from 1711 thousand in the previous week. source: U.S. Department of Labor

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States averaged 2771.99 Thousand from 1967 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 23130.00 Thousand in May of 2020 and a record low of 988.00 Thousand in May of 1969. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Continuing Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Continuing Jobless Claims - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2023.

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States is expected to be 1900.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Continuing Jobless Claims is projected to trend around 1910.00 Thousand in 2024 and 1800.00 Thousand in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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United States Continuing Jobless Claims



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-08-17 12:30 PM Aug/05 1716K 1684K 1700K 1680.0K
2023-08-24 12:30 PM Aug/12 1702K 1711K 1708K 1685.0K
2023-08-31 12:30 PM Aug/19 1702K 1703K 1690.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Initial Jobless Claims 230.00 240.00 Thousand Aug 2023
Continuing Jobless Claims 1702.00 1711.00 Thousand Aug 2023
Productivity 114.02 112.98 points Jun 2023
Labour Costs 128.77 128.24 points Jun 2023
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 236.75 234.50 Thousand Aug 2023
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims 0.90 1.55 Thousand Dec 2021

United States Continuing Jobless Claims
Continuing Jobless Claims refer to actual number of unemployed and currently receiving unemployment benefits who filed for unemployment benefits at least two weeks ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1702.00 1711.00 23130.00 988.00 1967 - 2023 Thousand Weekly
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US Continuing Claims Lowest Since Mid-February
Continuing jobless claims in the US, which include people who have received unemployment benefits for a week or more, fell to 1757 thousand in the week ended May 27, 2023, from 1794 thousand, and compared with market expectations of 1800 thousand. It was the lowest reading since mid-February.
2023-06-08
Continuing Claims Highest in 10 Months
Continuing jobless claims in the United States increased to 1710 thousand in the week ending December 17th from 1669 thousand in the previous week. It is the highest level since February of 2022, above market forecasts of 1686 thousand suggesting it has been more difficult for the unemployed to find new jobs.
2022-12-29
US Continuing Claims Rise for 8th Week, Top Forecasts
The number of Americans filing continuing claims for unemployment benefits rose by 62 thousand to 1.671 million on the week ending November 26th, increasing for the eighth consecutive week and well above forecasts of 1.600 million. It was the highest number since early February, reinforcing that the labor market is gradually cooling and Americans who are losing their job are having more trouble finding a new one.
2022-12-08