With an increase of 69k this past week, continuing claims topped 1.7 million, up over 30% from their May low. They've been trending up the last few months and are often a better predictor of future unemployment than headline unemployment rate and monthly jobs created.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...ed-2023-03-09/