US initial jobless claims dropped -3k to 229k in the week ending June 11, slightly better than expectation of 230k. Four-week moving average of initial claims rose 3k to 219k.
Continuing claims rose 3k to 1312k in the week ending June 4. Four-week moving average of continuing claims dropped slightly by -750 to 1317.5k, lowest since January 10, 1970, when it was 1311k.