Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Two Months

he number of U.S. workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 6,000 to 310,000 for the week ended June 25, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The drop was unexpected as analysts had forecast claims to be between 310,000 and 335,000, Bloomberg reported.

The drop left unemployment claims at the lowest level since mid-April, Labor said.

The number of people filing continuing jobless claims fell to 2.6 million the week ended June 18, from 2.596 million the previous week, Labor said.

The four-week moving average of continuing claims rose to 2.604 million, from 2.602 million.