TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department report of initial state jobless benefit claims, seasonally adjusted. Insured Unemployment Week Ended Initial Claims 4-Week Avg. Continued Claims rate (pct) 08/01/26 199,000 198,750 N/A N/A 07/25/26 198,000-R 203,250-R 1,801,000 1.2 07/18/26 189,000-R 208,000-R 1,777,000-R 1.2 07/11/26 209,000 214,750 1,789,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: July 25 at 197,000; July 18 at 188,000; July 11 at 209,000 Four-week average: July 25 at 202,750; July 18 at 207,750; July 11 at 214,750 Continued claims: July 18 at 1,782,000; July 11 at 1,789,000 Insured unemployment rate: July 18 at 1.2 percent; July 11 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 202,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.790 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 08/01/26 171,246 07/25/26 1,837,481 07/25/26 176,535 07/18/26 1,842,547 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))