TABLE – US Labor Dept. jobless claims data

Feb 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) 01/31/26 231,000 212,250 N/A N/A 01/24/26 209,000 206,250 1,844,000 1.2 01/17/26 210,000 204,000 1.819,000-R 1.2 01/10/26 199,000 205,250 1,865,000 1.2 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ESTIMATES: Initial claims: Jan. 24 at 209,000; Jan. 17 at 210,000; Jan. 10 at 199,000 Four-week average: Jan. 24 at 206,250; Jan. 17 at 204,000; Jan. 10 at 205,250 Continued claims: Jan. 17 at 1,827,000; Jan. 10 at 1,865,000 Insured unemployment rate: Jan. 17 at 1.2 percent; Jan. 10 at 1.2 percent Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast: U.S. Initial Claims: 212,000 U.S. Continued Claims: 1.847 mln UNADJUSTED DATA: Week ended Initial claims Week ended Continued claims 01/31/26 251,651 01/24/26 2,214,483 01/24/26 231,633 01/17/26 2,136,751 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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