213,000 New U.S. Unemployment Claims...Lowest in 7 months

The U.S. Labor Department said 213,000 new unemployment claims were filed last week, down 6,000 from a week ago.

That was the lowest reading in seven months since late April, below the 220,000 expert forecast compiled by Dow Jones.

The number of "continued unemployment benefits" claims filed for unemployment benefits for more than two weeks was 1.98 million weekly on Nov. 3-9, up 36,000 from the previous week.

New unemployment claims increased significantly in early and mid-October due to Hurricane Hurlin and Milton damage and then slowed again.

Wall Street is paying close attention to the U.S. job market trends, with concerns still lingering about the U.S. economic outlook.