TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Oct 29 (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) 10/24/26 194,000 196,750 N/A N/A 10/17/26 195,000-R 198,000-R 1,701,000 1.1 10/10/26 200,000 198,750 1,722,000-R 1.1 10/03/26 198,000 198,250 1,703,000 1.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Oct. 17 at 194,000; Oct. 10 at 200,000; Oct. 3 at 198,000 Four-week average: Oct. 17 at 197,750; Oct. 10 at 198,750; Oct. 3 at 198,250 Continued claims: Oct. 10 at 1,728,000; Oct. 3 at 1,703,000 Insured unemployment rate: Oct. 10 at 1.1 percent; Oct. 3 at 1.1 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 199,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.720 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 10/24/26 178,851 10/17/26 1,490,071 10/17/26 173,203 10/10/26 1,476,064 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))