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Continuing Jobless Claims
Continuing Jobless Claims, also known as insured unemployment, measures the number of people who have already filed for unemployment benefits and continue to receive them. It is released weekly by the US Department of Labor and provides insight into the duration of unemployment and labor market conditions.
Example
“Continuing jobless claims rose to 1.9 million, the highest level in eight months, suggesting that laid-off workers were struggling to find new employment.”