Investing.com - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week.
Initial jobless claims declined 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 268,000 the Labor Department said on Thursday.
Analyst had forecast initial claims falling to 275,000 in the latest week.
Claims for the prior week were unrevised.
Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a strong job market, for 64 straight weeks, the longest stretch since 1973.