New jobless claims in the US fell to 197,000 last week, expected 200,000

The number of new jobless claims in the US amounted to 197,000 during the latest reporting week. According to Bloomberg, the market expected 200,000 claims.

Last week’s figure was revised to 198,000 from an initial 197,000.

USw39Consensusw38RevisedNew jobless claims last week197,000200,000197,000198,000Consensus data from Bloomberg