Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States increased to 1782 thousand in the week ending May 9 of 2026 from 1776 thousand in the previous week. Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States averaged 2728.88 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. source: U.S. Department of Labor

Continuing Jobless Claims in the United States is expected to be 1870.00 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 1990.00 Thousand in 2027 and 2010.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-14 12:30 PM
Continuing Jobless Claims
May/02 1782K 1758K 1790K 1775.0K
2026-05-21 12:30 PM
Continuing Jobless Claims
May/09 1782K 1776K 1790K 1779.0K
2026-05-28 12:30 PM
Continuing Jobless Claims
May/16 1782K 1796.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Continuing Jobless Claims - Federal Workers 7710.00 7820.00 People May 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1782.00 1776.00 Thousand May 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 209.00 212.00 Thousand May 2026
Initial Jobless Claims - Federal Workers 424.00 392.00 People May 2026
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 202.50 204.00 Thousand May 2026
Labour Costs 122.55 121.72 points Dec 2025
Productivity 119.58 119.35 points Mar 2026


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
1782.00 1776.00 23130.00 988.00 1967 - 2026 Thousand Weekly
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