May 7 (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)
05/02/26 200,000 203,250 N/A N/A
04/25/26 190,000-R 207,750-R 1,766,000 1.2
04/18/26 215,000 211,000 1,776,000-R 1.2
04/11/26 208,000 210,000 1,808,000 1.2


PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES:
Initial claims: April 25 at 189,000; April 18 at 215,000; April 11 at 208,000
Four-week average: April 25 at 207,500; April 18 at 211,000; April 11 at 210,000
Continued claims: April 18 at 1,785,000; April 11 at 1,808,000
Insured unemployment rate: April 18 at 1.2 percent; April 11 at 1.2 percent
Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast:
U.S. Initial Claims: 205,000
U.S. Continued Claims: 1.800 mln
UNADJUSTED DATA:
Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims
05/02/26 180,968 04/25/26 1,735,798
04/25/26 180,669 04/18/26 1,775,951


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