Weekly
Index (no units)
1985 - 2026
Mar 30, 1985 to Mar 21, 2026
FRED
7 months ago
StaleApr 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 March 21, 2026 • Weekly data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 2,091 weekly observations, over 41 years, updated weekly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
2,091
Coverage
41 years
Updates
weekly