TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Nov 5 (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) 10/31/26 189,000 194,750 N/A N/A 10/24/26 195,000-R 197,000-R 1,718,000 1.1 10/17/26 195,000 198,000 1,695,000-R 1.1 10/10/26 200,000 198,750 1,722,000 1.1 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Oct. 24 at 194,000; Oct. 17 at 195,000; Oct. 10 at 200,000 Four-week average: Oct. 24 at 196,750; Oct. 17 at 198,000; Oct. 10 at 198,750 Continued claims: Oct. 17 at 1,701,000; Oct. 10 at 1,722,000 Insured unemployment rate: Oct. 17 at 1.1 percent; Oct. 10 at 1.1 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 196,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.710 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 10/31/26 176,698 10/24/26 1,494,812 10/24/26 179,649 10/17/26 1,484,623 NOTES: N/A - not available R - revised ((Washington newsroom))