TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Oct 15 (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) 10/10/26 199,000 198,500 N/A N/A 10/03/26 198,000-R 198,250-R 1,710,000 1.1 09/26/26 199,000 200,500 1,714,000-R 1.1 09/19/26 198,000 202,500 1,699,000 1.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Oct. 3 at 197,000; Sept. 26 at 199,000; Sept. 19 at 198,000 Four-week average: Oct. 3 at 198,000; Sept. 26 at 200,500; Sept. 19 at 202,500 Continued claims: Sept. 26 at 1,716,000; Sept. 19 at 1,699,000 Insured unemployment rate: Sept. 26 at 1.1 percent; Sept. 19 at 1.1 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 200,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.710 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 10/10/26 190,626 10/03/26 1,469,083 10/03/26 171,170 09/26/26 1,502,896 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))