TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Aug 13 (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) 08/08/26 209,000 199,000 N/A N/A 08/01/26 200,000-R 199,000-R 1,777,000 1.2 07/25/26 198,000 203,250 1,799,000-R 1.2 07/18/26 189,000 208,000 1,777,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Aug. 1 at 199,000; July 25 at 198,000; July 18 at 189,000 Four-week average: Aug. 1 at 198,750; July 25 at 203,250; July 18 at 208,000 Continued claims: July 25 at 1,801,000; July 18 at 1,777,000 Insured unemployment rate: July 25 at 1.2 percent; July 18 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 202,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.795 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 08/08/26 186,909 08/01/26 1,811,074 08/01/26 172,472 07/25/26 1,834,900 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))