United States

Continued jobless claims

Ongoing unemployment insurance claims.

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Source: FRED · CCSA

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Continued jobless claims - United States in United States was 1.8M on June 6, 2026, higher by 24K (+1.3%) from the prior observation. Charted from weekly observations in number.

Latest1.81M
MoM+1.34%
YoY-6.46%
10Y Avg2.79M
Latest observationJune 6, 2026
Model surprise-22.8K

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Continued jobless claims - United States time series chart. Showing observations from Jan 7, 1967 to Jun 6, 2026. Latest value 1.8M.

Min988K
Mean2.73M
Max23.1M
Latest observationJune 6, 2026

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80 · Acceptable
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3/6 strong
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Retrieved Jun 19, 2026

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CategoryLabor
FrequencyWeekly
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Latest observationJune 6, 2026
Platform last fetchJune 19, 2026
Transformslevel, mom, index 100
About this series

Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment)

The reading right now

As of June 2026, Continued jobless claims for United States stood at 1.8M. That is up 24K from the prior week. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 1.8M, ranging from a low of 1.3M in June 2022 to a high of 3.3M in June 2021. The current reading sits 980.2K below its trailing ten-year mean of 2.8M.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.