TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Oct 1 (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) 09/26/26 197,000 200,000 N/A N/A 09/19/26 198,000-R 202,500-R 1,701,000 1.1 09/12/26 198,000 204,000 1,712,000-R 1.1 09/05/26 207,000 206,250 1,717,000 1.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Sept. 19 at 197,000; Sept. 12 at 198,000; Sept. 5 at 207,000 Four-week average: Sept. 19 at 202,250; Sept. 12 at 204,000; Sept. 5 at 206,250 Continued claims: Sept. 12 at 1,719,000; Sept. 5 at 1,717,000 Insured unemployment rate: Sept. 12 at 1.1 percent; Sept. 5 at 1.1 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 200,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.725 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 09/26/26 156,738 09/19/26 1,498,378 09/19/26 164,717 09/12/26 1,545,645 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))