TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

July 30 (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) 07/25/26 197,000 202,750 N/A N/A 07/18/26 188,000 -R 207,750 -R 1,782,000 1.2 07/11/26 209,000 214,750 1,789,000 -R 1.2 07/04/26 217,000 219,250 1,798,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: July 18 at 187,000; July 11 at 209,000; July 4 at 217,000 Four-week average: July 18 at 207,500; July 11 at 214,750; July 4 at 219,250 Continued claims: July 11 at 1,796,000; July 4 at 1,798,000 Insured unemployment rate: July 11 at 1.2 percent; July 4 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 200,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.798 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 07/25/26 175,573 07/18/26 1,848,068 07/18/26 193,376 07/11/26 1,846,201 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))