collecting unemployment
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Key details: The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, rose by 21,000 to 1.85 million.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Between the two automakers, thousands of workers in Michigan and Kentucky are now collecting unemployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
The number of people already collecting unemployment checks, meanwhile, likely hovered around a four-year high of 1.93 million near the end of September.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
About 1.88 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended Dec. 2, 20,000 more than the previous week.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting its highest level in two years last week.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
