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CCSA · FRED

Continuing claims

Measures re-hiring difficulty — the missing half of low-fire/low-hire.

Latest reading

1,701,000

Number · observation 2026-09-19, published 2026-10-01

Last 24 observations.

Signal

+0.46

Inside the normal range. Not a strong reading either way.

Use
In model: block 2 score
Model input
% change from a year earlier
Direction
A rising value raises recession risk.

Where it fits

Labor Market: Detect the income-to-consumption feedback loop that turns a slowdown into a recession. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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