Continuing Jobless Claims: Release Dates, Results & History
Continuing Jobless Claims last printed 1.78M on Thu, Aug 27, 2026 against a 1.79M consensus forecast and a 1.80M prior, exactly on consensus. The next release is Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
Initial claims count the newly laid off; continuing claims count everyone still drawing benefits, so they measure how fast the unemployed find new work. In a low-hiring economy the two diverge: layoffs stay quiet while benefit rolls grind higher because nobody is getting rehired. That divergence is the cleanest early read on where the unemployment rate is heading.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
Higher continuing claims are bullish Treasuries via the labor-slack channel. When initial claims are calm but continuing claims keep climbing, the market trades the continuing side. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.78M | 1.79M | 1.80M | 0.00 | ON THE SCREWS | |
| 1.80M | — | 1.78M | — | ABOVE PRIOR | |
| 1.78M | 1.80M | 1.80M | 0.00 | ON THE SCREWS | |
| 1.80M | 1.79M | 1.78M | 0.00 | ON THE SCREWS | |
| 1.78M | 1.80M | 1.80M | 0.00 | ON THE SCREWS | |
| 1.80M | — | 1.80M | 0.00 | ON THE SCREWS |
The 6 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
Official series history
| PERIOD | VALUE (CLAIMS) | PRIOR | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,778K | 1,796K | -18K | |
| 1,796K | 1,781K | +15K | |
| 1,781K | 1,799K | -18K | |
| 1,799K | 1,777K | +22K | |
| 1,777K | 1,789K | -12K | |
| 1,789K | 1,798K | -9K | |
| 1,798K | 1,821K | -23K | |
| 1,821K | 1,806K | +15K |
The most recent official rows; the chart above draws the longer series. Desk-captured prints above include the consensus forecast and standard-deviation surprise the moment each number landed.
Weekly, every Thursday, in the initial claims report · 8:30 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.