TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Oct 22 (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) 10/17/26 194,000 197,750 N/A N/A 10/10/26 200,000-R 198,750-R 1,728,000 1.1 10/03/26 198,000 198,250 1,703,000-R 1.1 09/26/26 199,000 200,500 1,714,000 1.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Oct. 10 at 199,000; Oct. 3 at 198,000; Sept. 26 at 199,000 Four-week average: Oct. 10 at 198,500; Oct. 3 at 198,250; Sept. 26 at 200,500 Continued claims: Oct. 3 at 1,710,000; Sept. 26 at 1,714,000 Insured unemployment rate: Oct. 3 at 1.1 percent; Sept. 26 at 1.1 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 200,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.720 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 10/17/26 172,390 10/10/26 1,481,260 10/10/26 191,711 10/03/26 1,462,489 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))