Weekly
Index (no units)
1986 - 2026
Feb 8, 1986 to May 16, 2026
FRED
5 months ago
StaleJun 4, 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 May 16, 2026 • Weekly data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 2,102 weekly observations, over 40 years, 3 months, updated weekly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
2,102
Coverage
40 years, 3 months
Updates
weekly