The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent ...

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 247,000 for the week ... advertisement. US weekly jobless claims rise for second straight week. Story by Reuters ...

Initial claims increased by 8,000 to 247,000 in the week ended May 31, a period that included Memorial Day. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 235,000 applications.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 230,000 claims for the latest week. Unadjusted claims increased 10,742 to 212,506 last week, lifted by a 3,329 jump in filings in Michigan.