Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Apr 12, 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
23.13 M PSN on May 9, 2020
Lowest
988.00 K PSN on May 31, 1969
About 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.
Continuous Jobless Claims in High Risk Territory U.S. Continuous Jobless Claims
Rep: 1,906k 🚨Higher than Expected 🚨
Exp: 1,889K
Prev: 1,898k (revised down from 1,905k)
Continuous claims came at 1,906k which is 8,000 higher than last weeks revised 1,898k.
The Trend
Since Sept 2022 continuing claims have increased from 1.302m to 1.906m (604k+)
Continuous Jobless Claims Continues to IncreaseU.S. Continuous Jobless Claims
Rep: 1,895 🚨 20k HIGHER THAN EXPECTED🚨
Exp: 1,875K
Prev: 1,865k (revised down from 1,871k)
20,000 higher continuous claims than expected. This is keeping the long term trend rising and remains one of thee most concerning charts out there.
Chart Trend
Since Sept
U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims (Updated Chart & Release)U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims
Rep: 1,806k ✅Lower Than Expected ✅
Exp: 1,845k
Prev: 1,832k (revised down from 1,834)
Whilst the short term lower than expected continuous jobless claims are welcomed the long term trend is one of thee most concerning charts out there.
Chart Trend
Since Sept 2022
MACRO MONDAY 11~ Cont. Jobless Claims MACRO MONDAY 11
Continued Jobless Claims ECONOMICS:USCJC
Continued Jobless Claims are the continued unemployment benefits claimed by workers who made their first “Initial claim” and remained unemployed in the weeks that followed.
In other words, Initial Jobless Claims account for only the peopl
Keep an eye on continuing claims as early recession indicatorLast year, continuing claims for unemployment insurance hit the lowest level since 1970. After a sharp uptick this year due to layoffs that mostly affected white collar tech workers, the absolute number remains strong relative to history, but is now above the lows of 1972–73, 1987–88, 2000, and 2018
The Case for UnemploymentUnemployment is tricky. You just cannot announce high unemployment. The political damage is too much to take. But unfortunately, the time comes when unemployment just increases...
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