Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) | FRED

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Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCNSA)

Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration

Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

Units: Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Weekly, Ending Saturday

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.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Employment and Training Administration, Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) [CCNSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCNSA, May 11, 2024.

Initial Claims (ICNSA)

Source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration

Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

Units: Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Weekly, Ending Saturday

An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claim requests a determination of basic eligibility for the Unemployment Insurance program.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Employment and Training Administration, Initial Claims [ICNSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ICNSA, May 11, 2024.