TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

July 16 (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) 07/11/26 208,000 214,250 N/A N/A 07/04/26 216,000-R 219,000-R 1,805,000 1.2 06/27/26 217,000 222,500 1,821,000-R 1.2 06/20/26 216,000 224,500 1,806,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: July 4 at 215,000; June 27 at 217,000; June 20 at 216,000 Four-week average: July 4 at 218,750; June 27 at 222,500; June 20 at 224,500 Continued claims: June 27 at 1,814,000; June 20 at 1,806,000 Insured unemployment rate: June 27 at 1.2 percent; June 20 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 217,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.815 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 07/11/26 244,826 07/04/26 1,846,671 07/04/26 225,992 06/27/26 1,773,331 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))