Continuing Jobless Claims
a.k.a. Continuing claims
The weekly US count of people who are still receiving unemployment benefits after their first week.
In plain English
The weekly US count of people who are still receiving unemployment benefits after their first week.
Continuing claims come out every Thursday with initial claims. Initial claims show new layoffs; continuing claims show how many people are still out of work and claiming.
If continuing claims keep rising, people are finding it harder to get rehired, a sign the job market is cooling.
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