Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to a four-week high last week, interrupting a run of subdued firings, a Labor Department report showed Thursday.
Jobless claims increased by 14,000 to 257,000 (forecast was 245,000) in 22 April. Number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 10,000 to 1.99 million in the week ended April 15 (these data reported with one-week lag).
Prior week’s reading was revised to 243,000 from 244,000.
Source: Ministry of Economy
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