U.S. jobless claims increase 6,000 to 386,000

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
The number of Americans who filed requests for jobless benefits rose by 6,000 last week to 386,000, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday
Claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 380,000 from 377,000
Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had projected claims would fall to a seasonally adjusted 376,000 in the week ended June 9
The average of new claims over the past four weeks, meanwhile, increased by 3,500 to 382,000, the highest level in six weeks
Continuing claims decreased by 33,000 to a seasonally adjusted 3.28 million in the week ended June 2, the Labor Department said
Continuing claims are reported with a one-week lag
About 5.82 million people received some kind of state or federal benefit in the week ended May 26, down 145,990 from the prior week
Total claims are reported with a two-week lag.