---
title: "Continued Unemployment Claims (SA)"
slug: continued-unemployment-claims-sa
summary: "Continued unemployment claims fell to 1.7 million in the week ending Oct 17, 2026"
category: "Jobs"
unit: count
frequency: weekly
direction: bidirectional
latest_value: 1701000.0
latest_period: "2026-10-17"
trend: falling
last_updated: "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"
source: "U.S. Department of Labor data retrieved via FRED"
source_url: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Continued Unemployment Claims (SA).\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Continued Unemployment Claims (SA).\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/."
---

# Continued Unemployment Claims (SA)

> Continued unemployment claims fell to 1.7 million in the week ending Oct 17, 2026

## Current Reading

As of the week ending Oct 17, 2026, Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) is **1.7 million** (falling).

continued weeks of state jobless benefits claimed, down from 1.95 million a year earlier

## What Changed

- Continued unemployment claims fell to 1.7 million in the week ending Oct 17, 2026, from 1.72 million.
- Down 252,000 from the same week a year earlier.

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2026-10-17 | 1.701M |
| 2026-10-10 | 1.722M |
| 2026-10-03 | 1.703M |
| 2026-09-26 | 1.714M |
| 2026-09-19 | 1.699M |
| 2026-09-12 | 1.712M |
| 2026-09-05 | 1.717M |
| 2026-08-29 | 1.765M |
| 2026-08-22 | 1.775M |
| 2026-08-15 | 1.771M |
| 2026-08-08 | 1.796M |
| 2026-08-01 | 1.781M |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 1967: **23.13 million** in May 2020
- Low since 1967: **988,000** in May 1969
- Pre-pandemic average (2015-01 – 2019-12): **1.96 million**
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **3.72 million**

## Methodology

This indicator carries weekly observations and is interpreted as moving in both directions against household distress, with no single end of the range reading as the distressed one. Source: U.S. Department of Labor data retrieved via FRED.
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

U.S. Department of Labor data retrieved via FRED — [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA)

Data retrieved: 2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

## Related Indicators

- [indeed-job-postings-index-us](https://americandefault.org/indicators/indeed-job-postings-index-us/)
- [initial-unemployment-claims-sa](https://americandefault.org/indicators/initial-unemployment-claims-sa/)
- [jolts-quits-rate](https://americandefault.org/indicators/jolts-quits-rate/)
- [unemployment-rate](https://americandefault.org/indicators/unemployment-rate/)

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

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- BibTeX: https://americandefault.org/citations/continued-unemployment-claims-sa.bib
- RIS: https://americandefault.org/citations/continued-unemployment-claims-sa.ris

## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Continued Unemployment Claims (SA)." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Continued Unemployment Claims (SA)." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/continued-unemployment-claims-sa/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.