Investing.com – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week.
Initial jobless claims dropped by 1,000 to 267,000 the Labor Department said.
Economists had expected claims to rise to 270,000 last week.
Claims for the prior week were unrevised.
Claims have now remained below the 300,000 mark, associated with a strong labor market, for 65 straight weeks.