United States Continuing Jobless Claims

Last Release

Nov 22, 2025

Actual

1,939

Units In

Thousand

1,943

Frequency

Weekly

Next Release

Dec 11, 2025

Time to Release

6 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
23,128 May 2020	988 May 1969	2,737.32 Thousand	1967-2025	U.S. Department of Labor

Continuing Jobless Claims refer to actual number of unemployed and currently receiving unemployment benefits who filed for unemployment benefits at least two weeks ago.

Latest Updates

Continuing jobless claims in the United States which are seen as a proxy for the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, decreased to 1939 thousand in the week ending November 22nd 2025, the lowest in seven weeks, from a downwardly revised 1943 thousand in the previous period, and below forecasts of 1960 thousand. Despite the recent decline, continuing claims remain near their highest level since 2021 amid a cooling labour market, making it harder for unemployed Americans to secure new jobs.