Weekly
Number
1986 - 2026
Feb 8, 1986 to Mar 21, 2026
FRED
6 months ago
StaleApr 17, 2026
Continued claims, also referred to as insured unemployment, is the number of people who have already filed an initial claim and who have experienced a week of unemployment and then filed a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. Continued claims data are based on the week of unemployment, not the week when the initial claim was filed.
As of March 21, 2026 • W data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 2,093 weekly observations, over 40 years, 2 months, updated weekly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
2,093
Coverage
40 years, 2 months
Updates
weekly
This dataset's metadata was updated on 4/23/2026. The current data may be outdated.