Weekly jobless claims fall to 189,000, Labor Department says

Initial claims fell 6,000 in the week ending October 31. Continuing claims rose 23,000 to 1,718,000.

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- 189,000 seasonally adjusted, week ending Oct 31
- Prior week revised up to 195,000 from 194,000
- Four-week moving average: 194,750
- 1,718,000 seasonally adjusted, week ending Oct 24
- Prior week revised down to 1,695,000 from 1,701,000
- Insured unemployment rate unchanged at 1.1%
- Figures come from the Department of Labor's weekly unemployment insurance claims release, published November 5, 2026.

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