Jobs · CCSA
Continuing jobless claims
As of Oct 10, 2026, continuing jobless claims stood at 1,728,000, a change of +25,000 from the week before.
Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration via FRED®. Weekly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Oct 10, 2026; snapshot taken Oct 26, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT.
Latest (Oct 10, 2026)
1,728,000
Change from Oct 3, 2026
+25,000
A year earlier
1,928,000
12-month change
-10.4%
1,728,000 Oct 10, 2026 · Number
Number. Data from Jan 7, 1967 to Oct 10, 2026 (3,119 observations); older daily or weekly values are shown as month-end readings in the chart.
What it measures
Continued claims count the people still receiving regular state unemployment benefits. A rising number suggests that people who lose their jobs are taking longer to find new ones.
- Official title
- Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment)
- Units
- Number
- Frequency and adjustment
- Weekly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Employment and Training Administration
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1,728,000 | +25,000 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1,703,000 | -11,000 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1,714,000 | +15,000 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1,699,000 | -13,000 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1,712,000 | -5,000 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1,717,000 | -48,000 |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1,765,000 | -10,000 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1,775,000 | +4,000 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1,771,000 | -25,000 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1,796,000 | +15,000 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1,781,000 | -18,000 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1,799,000 | +22,000 |
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Sources
- U.S. Employment and Training Administration, Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) [CCSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA, Oct 26, 2026.
- View CCSA on FRED® · U.S. Employment and Training Administration
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