TABLE - US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department report of initial state joblessbenefit claims, seasonally adjusted.

Insured Unemployment Week Ended Initial Claims 4-Week Avg. Continued Claims rate (pct) 08/30/25 237,000 231,000 N/A N/A 08/23/25 229,000 228,500 1,940,000 1.3 08/16/25 234,000 226,000 1,944,000-R 1.3 08/09/25 224,000 221,750 1,961,000 1.3 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: August 23 at 229,000; August 16 at 234,000; August 9 at 224,000 Four-week average: August 23 at 228,500; August 16 at 226,000; August 9 at 221,750 Continued claims: August 16 at 1,954,000; August 9 at 1,961,000 Insured unemployment rate: August 16 at 1.3 percent; August 9 at 1.3 percent

Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 230,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.962 mln

UNADJUSTED DATA:Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims08/30/25 196,999 08/23/25 1,893,10408/23/25 191,208 08/16/25 1,934,356 NOTES: Beginning with the report released on March 14, 2024, the Labor Department said the methodology used to seasonally adjust the national initial claims and continued claims reflects a change in the estimation of the models. N/A - not available R - revised

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