Weekly
Index (no units)
1984 - 2026
Jun 2, 1984 to Mar 7, 2026
FRED
7 months ago
StaleMar 20, 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 7, 2026 • Weekly data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 2,093 weekly observations, over 41 years, 9 months, updated weekly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
2,093
Coverage
41 years, 9 months
Updates
weekly