Weekly jobless claims rise to 200,000, Labor Department says

Initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 to 200,000 in the week ending November 7. Continuing claims fell to 1,697,000.

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- Advance seasonally adjusted figure for the week ending November 7. The prior week was revised up from 189,000 to 191,000. Four-week moving average: 195,250.
- Down 20,000 from the prior week's level, which was revised down to 1,717,000. The insured unemployment rate was 1.1%, unchanged.
- Figures are from the Labor Department's Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims release, published Thursday, November 12, 2026.

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