No states triggered Extended Benefits program for week ending Jan 10, 2026

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Weekly EB trigger status shows zero states 'on' the Extended Benefits program for the week ending January 10, 2026.

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The Department of Labor reported 209,000 seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims for the week ending Jan. 24, 2026, down 1,000 from the prior week's revised 210,000; the 4-week moving average rose to 206,250. Insured unemployment (continued claims) for the week ending Jan. 17 fell to 1,827,000 (a 1.2% insured unemployment rate), the lowest level since September 2024. Unadjusted initial claims totaled 231,181 (down 41,255), continued weeks claimed across all programs were 2,265,780 (down 69,868), and no state was "on" the Extended Benefits trigger that week.

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The U.S. Department of Labor's weekly Unemployment Insurance claims release for the week ending January 10, 2026 (published Jan. 29, 2026) states: "No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending January 10." The same wording appears in the Office of Unemployment Insurance press release for that week, confirming the Department's official data. Verdict: True — authoritative DOL publications explicitly report that no state was triggered on the EB program for the week ending January 10, 2026.

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Update · Jan 30, 2026, 08:16 PMTrue
The U.S. Department of Labor's weekly Unemployment Insurance claims release for the week ending January 10, 2026 (published Jan. 29, 2026) states: "No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending January 10." The same wording appears in the Office of Unemployment Insurance press release for that week, confirming the Department's official data. Verdict: True — authoritative DOL publications explicitly report that no state was triggered on the EB program for the week ending January 10, 2026.
Original article · Jan 29, 2026
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