TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Sept 24 (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) 09/19/26 197,000 202,250 N/A N/A 09/12/26 198,000-R 204,000-R 1,719,000 1.1 09/05/26 207,000-R 206,250-R 1,717,000-R 1.1 08/29/26 207,000 207,500 1,765,000-R 1.1-R PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Sept. 12 at 196,000; Sept. 5 at 206,000; Aug. 29 at 207,000 Four-week average: Sept. 12 at 203,250; Sept. 5 at 206,000; Aug. 29 at 207,500 Continued claims: Sept. 5 at 1,730,000; Aug. 29 at 1,769,000 Insured unemployment rate: Sept. 5 at 1.1 percent; Aug. 29 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 201,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.745 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 09/19/26 163,811 09/12/26 1,552,283 09/12/26 153,568 09/05/26 1,565,654 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))