Continuing jobless claims in the US, which measure unemployed people who have been receiving unemployment benefits for a while, rose to 5.271 million in the week ended January 2nd, from 5.072 million a week before and above market expectations of 5.061 million. source: U.S. Department of Labor
Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States averaged 2805.71 Thousand from 1967 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 24912 Thousand in May of 2020 and a record low of 988 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 January of 2021.
Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States is expected to be 5000.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States to stand at 3900.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Continuing Jobless Claims is projected to trend around 2700.00 Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.