U.S. weekly jobless claims fall amid tight labor market

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Initial jobless claims in the United States last week fell to 200,000 amid a tight labor market, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday.

In the week ending May 28, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreased by 11,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised level of 211,000, according to a report released by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).