Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States which are seen as a proxy for the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, increased to 1862 thousand in the week ending January 31 of 2026 from 1841 thousand in the previous week, and above forecasts of 1850 thousand. source: U.S. Department of Labor
Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 1862 thousand in the week ending January 31 of 2026 from 1841 thousand in the previous week. Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States averaged 2733.05 Thousand from 1967 until 2026, 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 February of 2026.
Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 1862 thousand in the week ending January 31 of 2026 from 1841 thousand in the previous week. Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States is expected to be 1950.00 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 2010.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.