Investing.com – The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the U.S. last week fell slightly more-than-expected, official data showed on Thursday.
In a report, the U.S. Department of Labor said the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending April 2 fell to a seasonally adjusted 382K, down from 392K in the preceding week, whose figure was revised up from 388K.
Analysts had expected initial jobless claims to fall to 385K.
The report showed that continuing jobless claims in the week ended March 26 fell less-than-expected, dropping to 3.723 million, down from a revised 3.732 million in the preceding week.
Analysts had expected continuing jobless claims to fall to 3.700 million.
Following the release of the data, the U.S. dollar was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.27% to hit 1.4288.
Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was upbeat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of 0.2%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a rise of 0.17%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.15%.
In a report, the U.S. Department of Labor said the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending April 2 fell to a seasonally adjusted 382K, down from 392K in the preceding week, whose figure was revised up from 388K.
Analysts had expected initial jobless claims to fall to 385K.
The report showed that continuing jobless claims in the week ended March 26 fell less-than-expected, dropping to 3.723 million, down from a revised 3.732 million in the preceding week.
Analysts had expected continuing jobless claims to fall to 3.700 million.
Following the release of the data, the U.S. dollar was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.27% to hit 1.4288.
Meanwhile, the outlook for U.S. equity markets was upbeat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a gain of 0.2%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a rise of 0.17%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.15%.