May 21 (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)
05/16/26 209,000 202,500 N/A N/A
05/09/26 212,000-R 204,000-R 1,782,000 1.2
05/02/26 199,000 203,000 1,776,000-R 1.2
04/25/26 190,000 207,750 1,758,000 1.1


PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES:
Initial claims: May 9 at 211,000; May 2 at 199,000; April 25 at 190,000
Four-week average: May 9 at 203,750; May 2 at 203,000; April 25 at 207,750
Continued claims: May 2 at 1,782,000; April 25 at 1,758,000
Insured unemployment rate: May 2 at 1.2 percent; April 25 at 1.1 percent
Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast:
U.S. Initial Claims: 210,000
U.S. Continued Claims: 1.785 mln
UNADJUSTED DATA:
Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims
05/16/26 185,625 05/09/26 1,678,750
05/09/26 191,451 05/02/26 1,689,408


NOTES:
N/A - not available
R - revised
((Washington newsroom))