Continuing jobless claims in United States stood at 1.718 million persons on 24 Oct 2026, according to FRED. The latest value is down 12% from a year earlier (1.953 million persons on 18 Oct 2025). Ten years earlier, on 22 Oct 2016, the value was 2.066 million persons (down 17% since). The highest value since 1967 was 23.13 million persons on 9 May 2020, the lowest 988,000 persons on 31 May 1969.
Data source: FRED · Unit: persons · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Continuing jobless claims, measured in persons, reflects labor market conditions in United States, indicating the balance between available workers and job openings. It serves as a crucial signal of economic health, consumer spending capacity, and social stability. Labor market data typically includes multiple dimensions: unemployment rates, employment-to-population ratios, labor force participation, and wage growth. Each metric captures different aspects of job market dynamics — for example, the unemployment rate counts only those actively seeking work, while the participation rate reveals how many working-age people are engaged in the labor market. In United States, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Continuing jobless claims often precede broader economic shifts: rising unemployment typically signals slowing economic activity, while tightening labor markets may foreshadow wage pressures and inflation.
Continuing jobless claims in United States stood at 1.718 million persons on 24 Oct 2026, according to FRED.
The latest value is down 12% from a year earlier (1.953 million persons on 18 Oct 2025). Ten years earlier, on 22 Oct 2016, the value was 2.066 million persons (down 17% since).
The highest value since 1967 was 23.13 million persons on 9 May 2020, the lowest 988,000 persons on 31 May 1969.
| Indicator | Continuing jobless claims |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | persons |
| Source | FRED |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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U.S. Employment and Training Administration. (2026). Continuing jobless claims — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/continuing-jobless-claims/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA
U.S. Employment and Training Administration. "Continuing jobless claims — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/continuing-jobless-claims/USA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA.
U.S. Employment and Training Administration. 2026. "Continuing jobless claims — United States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/continuing-jobless-claims/USA. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA.
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author = {{U.S. Employment and Training Administration}},
title = {{Continuing jobless claims --- United States}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/continuing-jobless-claims/USA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA}
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