US Continuing Jobless Claims Rise to 1.779M
Brief · Published 2026-08-22 · Data period 2026-08-22
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Continuing jobless claims rose to 1,779,000 in the week ended August 22, from 1,771,000 the prior week. The increase followed a decline in the previous week and kept claims near the lower end of the range seen over the past three months. Initial jobless claims, a separate measure, totaled 204,000 in the same week. The latest reading is well below the series high of 23,130,000 set in May 2020 and remains below the 1,937,000 recorded a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Source & methodology
Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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