The US Capitol Building in Washington DC. File photoMOSCOW, May 12The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending May 7 increased by 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure to 203,000, the country's Department of Labor said.Analysts , polled by the Daily FX portal, expected, on the contrary, a decrease in the indicator to 195 thousand. The indicator of the previous week was revised to 202 thousand from 200 thousand. The average number of initial applications over the past four weeks increased by 4.25 thousand — to 192.75 thousand — from the level of the previous week, the indicator of which was revised to 188.5 thousand from 188 thousand .The total number of those receiving unemployment benefits in the US for the week ended April 30 fell by 44 thousand from the revised figure of the previous week — to 1.343 million people. This is the lowest figure since January 1970. The previous week's figure was revised up to 1.387 million from 1.384 million. Data on the number of initial jobless claims (Initial Jobless Claims) are published weekly by the US Department of Labor. The indicator reflects the number of people who applied for benefits for the first time during the reporting week.
