TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

July 23 (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) 07/18/26 187,000 207,500 N/A N/A 07/11/26 209,000-R 214,750-R 1,796,000 1.2 07/04/26 217,000-R 219,250-R 1,798,000-R 1.2 06/27/26 217,000 222,500 1,821,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: July 11 at 208,000; July 4 at 216,000; June 27 at 217,000 Four-week average: July 11 at 214,250; July 4 at 219,000; June 27 at 222,500 Continued claims: July 4 at 1,805,000; June 27 at 1,821,000 Insured unemployment rate: July 4 at 1.2 percent; June 27 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 212,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.807 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 07/18/26 192,296 07/11/26 1,853,567 07/11/26 246,014 07/04/26 1,839,676 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))