[U.S. Department of Labor Technical Issue Leads to Premature Release of Unemployment Benefits Data] A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Labor stated that a technical issue caused the premature release of some data and indicated that the complete data series will be published by the end of business on November 20, 2025. The data shows that for the week ending October 18, seasonally adjusted continuing unemployment claims in the U.S. increased by 10,000 to 1.957 million, a significant rise compared to 1.916 million for the week ending September 13.