TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Aug 27 (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) 08/22/26 203,000 205,500 N/A N/A 08/15/26 207,000-R 204,250-R 1,778,000 1.2 08/08/26 212,000 199,750 1,796,000-R 1.2 08/01/26 200,000 199,000 1,781,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Aug. 15 at 206,000; Aug. 8 at 212,000; Aug. 1 at 200,000 Four-week average: Aug. 15 at 204,000; Aug. 8 at 199,750; Aug. 1 at 199,000 Continued claims: Aug. 8 at 1,799,000; Aug. 1 at 1,781,000 Insured unemployment rate: Aug. 8 at 1.2 percent; Aug. 1 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 208,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.790 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 08/22/26 169,786 08/15/26 1,778,347 08/15/26 173,017 08/08/26 1,794,019 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))