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collecting unemployment benefits



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Even better, the number of people already collecting unemployment benefits appears to have flatlined around 1.8 million to 1.9 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026

Key details: The number of people already collecting unemployment benefits, known as continuing claims, fell by 47,000 to 1.87 million in the week ended Dec. 20.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 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

Though unemployment remains low, 1.93 million Americans were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended Nov. 18, the most in two years.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023


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